Scientists Identify Microbe That Could Help Degrade Polyurethane-Based Plastics A strain of an extremophile group…
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.
Graphene-based biosensors could usher in an era of liquid biopsy, detecting DNA cancer markers circulating…
Ultrathin but fully packaged high-resolution camera. The unique structures of biological vision systems in nature…
Stanford Researchers Program Cells to Carry Out Gene-Guided Construction Projects Stanford researchers have developed a…
Computer program advances efforts to map every neuron in worms. Researchers working towards understanding the…
Researchers harness photolithography and programmable DNA to rapidly construct arrays of cells and proteins that…
Flexible temporary electronic displays may one day make it possible to sport a glowing tattoo…
Precision measurements can aid understanding of disease, infection and vaccines. Biology can be murky, and…
New study of heat-resistant protein class reveals unusual shape and ability to prevent dangerous clumps…
Researchers from the group of Hans Clevers have developed a new genetic tool to label…
To stop the spread of disease, it could be used to coat phone screens and…
An international team of scientists have discovered a new material that can be 3D printed…
Approach focuses on 3D structures to simplify protein creation. Researchers have developed a process that…
Biological toolkit could help enable new manufacturing approaches to sustainable materials and targeted therapies. Synthetic…
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists have improved upon the 3D bioprinting technique…
A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill many species of antibiotic-resistant…
A team of Cambridge scientists working on the intersection between biology and computation has found…
Ultrathin crack-based sensors operate on a principle similar to a spider’s sense organ and display…