Christopher Voigt

Head of MIT's Department of Biological Engineering; senior author of the paper

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Born: Ann Arbor

Education: University of Michigan, Brandywine High School, California Institute of Technology

Last updated Nov 1, 2026

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MIT builds working transistors out of living bacteria

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MIT researchers have built working transistors out of living bacteria. The cells are printed onto growth plates in patterns and wired together with chemical signals, forming circuits that add numbers, route signals, and perform logic operations.

Updated Sep 7