Threading the needle

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A biotechnology student wearing blue lab coat, protective gloves, and safety glasses pipettes liquid onto an embroidered surface in a dimly lit laboratory illuminated by blue-green light. The researcher carefully dispenses precise amounts of liquid using a pipette held in one hand while working over what appears to be a textile sample on a lab bench, demonstrating the intersection of traditional craft techniques and modern biotechnology research.
Aditya Sunder, a master’s degree student in biotechnology, pipettes through embroidery in the BioInteractive Design (BInD) Lab in ISEC on Northeastern’s Boston campus. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Aditya Sunder, a master’s degree student in biotechnology, pipettes through embroidery in the BioInteractive Design (BInD) Lab in ISEC on Northeastern’s Boston campus. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

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