Some bacteria release a toxin that forms pores on other cells. EPFL scientists have studied…
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.
Chameleons, salamanders and many toads use stored elastic energy to launch their sticky tongues at…
Novel applications of a technology called coaxial electrospinning could improve contraceptive products and help. When…
Polymerized estrogen shown to protect nervous system cells. Research could enable improved treatment of spinal…
A research team centered at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) and Tokyo Medical and…
A new interface developed by researchers in Bristol and Paris takes touch technology to the…
Greater understanding of phenomena could enable unprecedented control over gene expression. Magnetogenetics — the idea…
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Tennessee, and…
A new liquid-cell technology allows scientists to see living biological materials and systems in three…
A new genetic engineering tool will help open the floodgates of microbial metabolite applications. Secondary…
A research team from the MIPT Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases…
Lesley Chow and her team at Lehigh University present a new 3D printing platform to…
New microbial research at the University of Copenhagen suggests that ‘survival of the friendliest’ outweighs…
For the first time, we can take a molecular-level look at one of the world’s…
Genetic oscillator records changes in microbiome growth patterns in vivo. For all the attention the…
A new way of 3D printing soft materials such as gels and collagens offers a…
Use of brain-like extracellular matrix allows cell growth and treatment to more closely replicate physiological…
Coated pill carries microneedles that deliver insulin and other drugs to the lining of the…