Bio Tech
Feeding the world with a mix of science and tradition
If we are going to reduce hunger in the world’s smallholder agricultural communities we need to look past genetically-engineered crops. Flickr/davidsilver Nick Rose,...
Frances Arnold “Bacterial Builders” – Giving Evolution a Little...
Credit @ Caltech. Chemistry is on the verge of a bacterial revolution. Fastforward into the future, and you might find that the polyester in a Hawaiian shirt, the rubber in a...
The future of genetic enhancement is not in the West
Would you want to alter your future children’s genes to make them smarter, stronger or better-looking? As the state of the science brings prospects like these closer to reality,...
“Cells” turn on and off using electricity not by molecules
Using electricity, not molecules, to switch cells on and off Will your cellphone be able to communicate with bacteria in your body? Bacteria image via...
Custom-built DNA could be used as a sensor probe
Imagine using synthetic DNA as a sensor recording device. Rost/Shutterstock Konstantinos Vavitsas, The University of Queensland Researchers believe that DNA – the molecule...
Tiny Bits of RNA Can Reveal More About Your Personal Health
Source & Credit @ Rockfeller University It’s the critical first step in treating everything from strokes to cancer: a timely and accurate diagnosis. Today, doctors often...
Women safety is the only priority of this biotech startup
Jyoti Singh was a 23-year-old medical student when she was gang raped on a bus in India in 2012 before dying from her injuries, igniting an international firestorm about crimes...
DNALite: A New Age of Medicine Is Emerging
Credit @ The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (http://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/index_e.html) What if instead of undergoing life-altering chemotherapy or surgery,...
From student to start-up – how a PhD can boost budding businesses
Academia and business can learn from each other. Shutterstock Nicky Ringland, University of Sydney What should an undergraduate student who’s inspired to change the world do?...
Is it time to unlock biotech patents?
Biotech patents are worth big money, so companies would fiercely resist a compulsory licence. sam d Bruce Baer Arnold, University of Canberra We’re in for another round of...