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Biotechnology
Biotechnology: is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or "any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use" (UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Art. 2). Depending on the tools and applications, it often overlaps with the (related) fields of bioengineering, biomedical engineering, biomanufacturing, molecular engineering, etc.
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MAY 30, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
The accumulation of incorrectly folded proteins can lead to many physiological problems. Many neurodegenerative diseases ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Detecting certain personality traits or characteristics can be challenging, but now scientists have found a way to diagn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2023Genetics & Genomics
DNA from the Nama people (photo by Justin Myrick-Tarrant) helped researchers develop a new theory of human evolution.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Fragile X syndrome is the most commonly inherited form of developmental and intellectual disability. Now scientists may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
What if sutures could actually promote wound healing? Scientists have designed so-called smart sutures that not only sti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a device called CapScan that people can take like a pill, and it will move through the digesti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Even though most people carry more or less the same genes, there is a significant amount of variation in the sequence of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2023Microbiology
There are many bacteria in the world that are, or have the potential to be beneficial to humans. Microbes have found ing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Although a rapid growth, perennial South African plant called the wooly umbrella is not related to the cannabis plant, i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Several years ago, researchers developed a wearable medical device that is like a kind of medical tattoo or e-tattoo. Th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2023Microbiology
The Tara Oceans project has been aiming to reveal more about the vast world of marine microbes, which we now know little ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Bacteria are everywhere, and while many are harmless and some are even beneficial, pathogenic bacteria present an increa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers participating in the Zoonomia project have just published a trove of papers outlining numerous findings from ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are still determining whether humans will reach a maximum possible age or if we can extend lifespan indefinit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2023Immunology
Bacteria can live in a lot of unusual places, even in tumors in the human body. Scientists have now taken advantage of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
There are a wide range of minimally invasive surgical procedures, some of which can help diagnose disease while other ma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2023Infographics
Microorganisms have colonized nearly every part of the world, including the human body.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2023Microbiology
The world has been colonized by microbes. They are everywhere, even in many places in the human body. New research has s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The nuclei of most human cells contains the entire genome, which would have a length of about six feet is it was fully e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2023Health & Medicine
Many people need lung transplants, and there is a major shortage of these organs in part because they are so difficult t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2023Microbiology
Nature has designed some spectacular micromachines, such as the flagella that propel bacterial cells, or microbial injec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Labroots is happy to announce that registration is open for the 5th Annual Event in the Bioprocessing Virtual Event Seri ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 28, 2023Microbiology
It's estimated that over 80 billion animals are slaughtered every year for their meat, and the average American consumes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 27, 2023Genetics & Genomics
One of the most famous composers who ever lived, Ludwig van Beethoven, developed hearing loss. He apparently started to ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
The accumulation of incorrectly folded proteins can lead to many physiological problems. Many neurodegenerative diseases
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Detecting certain personality traits or characteristics can be challenging, but now scientists have found a way to diagn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
DNA from the Nama people (photo by Justin Myrick-Tarrant) helped researchers develop a new theory of human evolution.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Fragile X syndrome is the most commonly inherited form of developmental and intellectual disability. Now scientists may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
What if sutures could actually promote wound healing? Scientists have designed so-called smart sutures that not only sti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a device called CapScan that people can take like a pill, and it will move through the digesti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Even though most people carry more or less the same genes, there is a significant amount of variation in the sequence of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2023
Microbiology
There are many bacteria in the world that are, or have the potential to be beneficial to humans. Microbes have found ing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Although a rapid growth, perennial South African plant called the wooly umbrella is not related to the cannabis plant, i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Several years ago, researchers developed a wearable medical device that is like a kind of medical tattoo or e-tattoo. Th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2023
Microbiology
The Tara Oceans project has been aiming to reveal more about the vast world of marine microbes, which we now know little
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Bacteria are everywhere, and while many are harmless and some are even beneficial, pathogenic bacteria present an increa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers participating in the Zoonomia project have just published a trove of papers outlining numerous findings from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are still determining whether humans will reach a maximum possible age or if we can extend lifespan indefinit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2023
Immunology
Bacteria can live in a lot of unusual places, even in tumors in the human body. Scientists have now taken advantage of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are a wide range of minimally invasive surgical procedures, some of which can help diagnose disease while other ma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2023
Infographics
Microorganisms have colonized nearly every part of the world, including the human body.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2023
Microbiology
The world has been colonized by microbes. They are everywhere, even in many places in the human body. New research has s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The nuclei of most human cells contains the entire genome, which would have a length of about six feet is it was fully e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2023
Health & Medicine
Many people need lung transplants, and there is a major shortage of these organs in part because they are so difficult t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2023
Microbiology
Nature has designed some spectacular micromachines, such as the flagella that propel bacterial cells, or microbial injec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Labroots is happy to announce that registration is open for the 5th Annual Event in the Bioprocessing Virtual Event Seri
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 28, 2023
Microbiology
It's estimated that over 80 billion animals are slaughtered every year for their meat, and the average American consumes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
One of the most famous composers who ever lived, Ludwig van Beethoven, developed hearing loss. He apparently started to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch