New England Biolabs

10/12/2026

Did you know Massachusetts has the largest salt marsh system north of Long Island? Salt marshes are important ecologically and culturally for multiple Indigenous peoples in Massachusetts. This Indigenous Peoples' Day, we encourage our employees and customers to learn more about how the land around them supports Indigenous life.

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/great-marsh-acec

10/09/2026

As part of the two-day celebration for our Passion in Science Awards, award winners were guided through bacterial agar art creation! NEB Principal Scientist Mehmet Berkmen is always excited to share his love for microbes of all colors and shapes 🧫

10/07/2026

Our final awardee presenter is Rojelio Mejia, M.D., who won a Passion in Science Humanitarian Duty Award for the My Poverty and Parasite Nexus project, which he founded to connect parasites, poverty and more through science and advocacy.

10/07/2026

Can you imagine what it would be like to learn about chemical concepts through textile art practices? Passion in Science Arts and Creativity Award winner Anne-Frances Miller has developed courses that use natural dye to support hands-on projects!

10/07/2026

Presenting for the Passion in Science Awards, Scientific Mentorship and Advocacy Awardee Richard O’Rorke highlights The DNA Drive project and the impact of citizen science 🔬

10/07/2026

Our first Passion in Science Awardee presentation of the day! Environmental Stewardship Award Winner Chukwudi Ikegwu spotlights his conservation work in Nigeria using eDNA and bioacoustics for non-invasive amphibian biodiversity monitoring 🐸

09/30/2026

Today's the day! Stock up on your lab reagents and support the Monarch butterflies with US catalog sales for our Monarch Day. Learn more at www.neb.com 🦋

09/29/2026

Corals. Robots. NGS.​

At first glance, they don't seem related. But at the DAMP Lab (https://nebiolabs.com/4rLo9fm), they're part of the same mission: helping researchers scale science through automation. From automated library preparation to sequencing some of the most challenging sample types, this Boston University core facility is redefining what's possible in high-throughput genomics.​

We're proud to feature the DAMP Lab as a member of the NEBNext Alliance Program.

09/28/2026

Earlier this month, NEB hosted the 2026 Boston Phage Symposium on our Ipswich campus! We are thrilled to have supported a shared interest in phage research and great talks from four labs from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University!

09/23/2026

A study by UCSF, NEB, National Institutes of Health (NIH), and HUN-REN Biological Research Centre researchers identifies END nucleases, anti-viral systems within diverse bacteria that target bacteriophages with hypermodified DNA. These nucleases are composed of two domains: a catalyically inactive DNA glycosylase similar to those typically found in DNA repair pathways and a nuclease cleavage domain. This family of restriction endonuclease shows a remarkable diversity of substrates, being able to target bacteriophages with modified cytosines, thymines, and guanines in their DNA. The END nucleases are another striking example of how nature can repurpose protein domains and enzyme activities for new functions, in this case to protect the cell from its viral predators.

The END nuclease targets eight phage families with at least ten different known DNA modifications, but not unmodified DNA. Its specificity is dictated by the C-terminal iEndoIII domain. To combat END, modified phages encode direct-binding inhibitors.