New research has revealed how bacteria open emergency valve-like protein channels under stress. This breakthrough…
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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 at the Vienna BioCenter designed a testing protocol for SARS-CoV-2 that can process tens…
The vaccine, made of disease-fighting proteins, could boost efficacy, accelerate production of seasonal flu vaccines.…
Plant-Based Models Have Unveiled the Dynamic Steps of Virus Maturation A critical process in the…
Researchers from IDC Herzliya and Bar-Ilan University develop a novel software tool to quantify potential…
Recent findings by Slovenian and German scientists artfully explore potential to transform proteins into custom-made…
The CRISPR-based gene editor, C-to-G Base Editor (CGBE), opens up treatment avenues for up to…
Better designed vaccines for insect-spread viruses like dengue and Zika now possible. Better designed vaccines…
Scientists have created an automated system to make unstable DNA-building blocks on demand, improving efficiency…
Researchers at Osaka University use deep learning to reduce noise in the electrical current data…
Researchers found that the first frost prompts a spike in COOLAIR, which suppresses the flowering…
A handheld MasSpec Pen detects meat and fish fraud in 15 seconds with 100% accuracy.…
Stanford Scientists’ Software Turns ‘Mental Handwriting’ Into On-Screen Words, Sentences Call it “mindwriting.” The combination…
Proof-of-principle research shows that genes can be accurately edited in cells throughout the body. Researchers…
Columbia team designs high-performance, implantable system that can manipulate brain signals and suppress pathological coupling;…
Scientists discovered that the brain’s hand-recognition areas, not tool-specific zones, dictate how we grasp tools.…
First optogenetics-based study of unrestricted social interactions within groups of animals. Northwestern University researchers are…
Detection innovation could enhance drug development and cancer research. Small changes in the structure of…