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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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AUG 08, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Not all fat is the same. Brown fat is thought to be fat healthier than white fat.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2018Videos
The pathways that neural impulses travel can't be retrieved once they're lost... or can they?Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
The complexity of human organs has made them difficult to engineer, but real progress is being made.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2018Genetics & Genomics
In some of our body's tissues, cells have to replicate many times. That introduces a chance for new genetic errors every ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2018Videos
Every year, the Koch Institute at MIT shares some of the most stunning images produced at the research facility.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression can be hard to classify and therefore, challenging to treat. New work could help change that.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell use this shape when packing together to form structures.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have completed a massive project to create a high-resolution map of the adult fruit fly brain.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
All the structures in the body arise from a fertilized cell, and scientists are learning more about how that happens.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2018Cancer
CRISPR gene editing came about based on transfection and transduction type models of genetic transfer. There is potenti ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 23, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Plants of the future may not need to be fertilized; they might create their own nutrients. That could be a huge relief f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are getting closer to creating targeted therapies that are delivered directly where needed.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Staphylococcus aureus is thought to lead to over 11 million visits to the doctor and the ER every year in the US alone.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Although CRISPR has grabbed a lot of headlines in recent years, it is not the only gene-editing game in town.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
There are untold numbers of bacteria in our world, and we play host to trillions of microbes. So what are all those bact ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2018Videos
The United Nations has warned that by 2050, antibiotic-resistant microbes might kill ten million people every year.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2018Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system took the research world by storm when it was first introduced. Now there are concern ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2018Microbiology
As permafrost starts to thaw out, it's exposing untold numbers of new bacteria, which can spew out methane.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found ways to identify people who may develop an aggressive type of blood cancer while they are still h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Some groups expect there will be a high demand for medicinal cannabidiol (CBD), so much so that production will not meet ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 10, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Patients with a severe kind of heart disease can't always take a drug that keep their cholesterol in check.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists discovered an enzyme that can harvest a versatile molecule from trash.Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Not all fat is the same. Brown fat is thought to be fat healthier than white fat.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2018
Videos
The pathways that neural impulses travel can't be retrieved once they're lost... or can they?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
The complexity of human organs has made them difficult to engineer, but real progress is being made.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
In some of our body's tissues, cells have to replicate many times. That introduces a chance for new genetic errors every
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2018
Videos
Every year, the Koch Institute at MIT shares some of the most stunning images produced at the research facility.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression can be hard to classify and therefore, challenging to treat. New work could help change that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell use this shape when packing together to form structures.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have completed a massive project to create a high-resolution map of the adult fruit fly brain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
All the structures in the body arise from a fertilized cell, and scientists are learning more about how that happens.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2018
Cancer
CRISPR gene editing came about based on transfection and transduction type models of genetic transfer. There is potenti
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 23, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Plants of the future may not need to be fertilized; they might create their own nutrients. That could be a huge relief f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are getting closer to creating targeted therapies that are delivered directly where needed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Staphylococcus aureus is thought to lead to over 11 million visits to the doctor and the ER every year in the US alone.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Although CRISPR has grabbed a lot of headlines in recent years, it is not the only gene-editing game in town.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
There are untold numbers of bacteria in our world, and we play host to trillions of microbes. So what are all those bact
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2018
Videos
The United Nations has warned that by 2050, antibiotic-resistant microbes might kill ten million people every year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system took the research world by storm when it was first introduced. Now there are concern
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2018
Microbiology
As permafrost starts to thaw out, it's exposing untold numbers of new bacteria, which can spew out methane.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found ways to identify people who may develop an aggressive type of blood cancer while they are still h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Some groups expect there will be a high demand for medicinal cannabidiol (CBD), so much so that production will not meet
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 10, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Patients with a severe kind of heart disease can't always take a drug that keep their cholesterol in check.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists discovered an enzyme that can harvest a versatile molecule from trash.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch