We’re not discovering the cure for cancer, we’re creating it.

Scientists have been searching for a cure for cancer for decades. But now synthetic biologists from Boston University are showing the world that maybe it’s not a matter of discovery, but creation. With genetic modifications, human bacteria may be altered to have the ability to kill cancer cells. It’s approaching age-old problems in new ways like this that has made Boston University one of today’s leading centers for discovery and knowledge. And why thinking differently about our world begins with BU.