Unraveling Connections Between the Brain and Gut MIT engineers have developed a new optogenetic technology…
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Biotechnology is the use of biological systems, organisms, or their components to develop innovative technologies and products that improve health, agriculture, industry, and the environment. By combining biology with tools from fields like genetics, engineering, and computer science, biotechnology enables breakthroughs such as gene editing, synthetic biology, biopharmaceuticals, and sustainable biofuels. It plays a critical role in addressing global challenges—from fighting disease and enhancing crop resilience to reducing pollution. Explore this page for the latest advances, applications, and research shaping the rapidly evolving world of biotechnology.
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model, TIGER, that predicts the on- and off-target activity…
Scientists have discovered that the flexible arch of the human foot may have played a…
A team of researchers has developed a new imaging technique called RESORT, combining the benefits…
A new Jell-O-like material could replace metals as electrical interfaces for pacemakers, cochlear implants, and…
Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method to induce a torpor-like…
A team of engineers from UC San Diego has successfully created a fully integrated system…
With the new method, scientists can explore many cancer mutations whose roles are unknown, helping…
Quantum biology explores how quantum effects influence biological processes, potentially leading to breakthroughs in medicine…
Scientists have enhanced the efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing by threefold using interstrand crosslinks, without…
Researchers have uncovered a novel pathway in bacteria that holds the potential to decarbonize various…
In a breakthrough study, scientists reconstructed ancient bacterial genomes from human and Neanderthal dental plaque,…
Bacteria-free fish fry put scientists on the track to make fish more disease resistant. Researchers,…
In a highly transdisciplinary study, scientists are rebuilding microbial natural products up to 100,000 years…
The printer generates vaccine-filled microneedle patches that can be stored long-term at room temperature and…
Using ultrasonic waves that propel drug molecules into the skin, the patch could be used…
The non-invasive FLASH system, inspired by lizard skin, electronically stimulates key hunger hormone. Scientists have…
The technology, which mimics the body’s natural clotting process, could help keep severely injured people…