Scientists have identified a previously unknown natural compound produced by heat-loving cyanobacteria that helps protect…
Browsing: Biotechnology
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 demonstrated that newly developed molecules designed to block an immune checkpoint can trigger a…
A new stem cell–based therapy challenges traditional pain treatment by using pain-sensing neurons to reduce…
Scientists are using CRISPR to fast-track the domestication of a wild fruit. For roughly 10,000…
An archaeon reads the same codon in two different ways, overturning a doctrine that has…
Researchers are uncovering how sweat could become a powerful tool for real-time health monitoring. Sweat…
Researchers created a highly efficient gene-editing method that fixes multiple DNA mutations in a single…
A new microneedle patch delivers IL-4 directly into damaged heart tissue, helping the heart rebuild…
UC Davis scientists created wheat that can partially fertilize itself by releasing a chemical that…
Nasal nanodrops carrying gold-based spherical nucleic acids can slip into the brain and activate powerful…
Researchers used CRISPR to enhance a naturally meat-like fungus, boosting its digestibility and production efficiency.…
Researchers designed microscopic hydrogel spheres filled with blood-detecting bacteria to identify gastrointestinal bleeding non-invasively. After…
Scientists have engineered the first fully human-made bone marrow system, recreating the complex mix of…
In a first-in-human phase 1/2a clinical trial, researchers used adult stem cells to help restore…
A global team harnessed the Fugaku supercomputer to build one of the largest and most…
Using robotic evolution, UC San Diego scientists trained bacteria to produce more of the pigment…
Scientists at NUS have found that DNA’s phosphate groups can guide chemical reactions like molecular…
Researchers at the University of São Paulo have discovered a molecule in arachnid venom that…