MIT Engineers Program Bacteria to Function Like Transistors for Plant Health

By Ben Dreith · Dezeen · 2026-08-20

According to Dezeen, a team of researchers at MIT has successfully developed biological circuits using Pantoea agglomerans bacteria. By mimicking the on-off signaling of traditional digital transistors, these engineered colonies allow for complex cellular communication. The study

According to Dezeen, a team of researchers at MIT has successfully developed biological circuits using Pantoea agglomerans bacteria. By mimicking the on-off signaling of traditional digital transistors, these engineered colonies allow for complex cellular communication. The study