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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 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a new method to make bones transparent. The technique, they say, will enable researchers to be ...MAY 01, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Ants and bees—which seem so different—are actually cousins, according to new research. The new findings show ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 16, 2017Videos
Hard drives and solid state drives are expanding in size every day, allowing you to store more of your important informa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 14, 2017Cancer
When medical professionals are targeting a patient’s cancer, the goal is first to eliminate the cancer and if that ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 08, 2017Immunology
A specialized form of immune B cells exist in the human spleen to protect the body from specific types of bacteria. But ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 08, 2017Microbiology
Researchers are always on the lookout for new antibiotics, particularly ones that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 29, 2017Videos
A new study by investigators at Arizona State University has indicated that medications affecting gut microbes resulting ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2017Health & Medicine
The immune response to viruses includes a group of signaling proteins that act like a home security system in the body, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 25, 2017Immunology
The immune system pulls out all the stops to try and prevent cancer cells from replicating and moving throughout ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 25, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Grain sorghum is a grass plant crop grown for food grain, animal feed, the production of alcoholic beverages, and biofue ...Written By: Jennifer EllisDEC 21, 2016Microbiology
The first fecal transplant was done in humans in 1958, but has garnered a lot of interest as a beneficial therapeutic in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2016Cardiology
We tend to think of a pacemaker as a man made device, and piece of metal surgically implanted in a damaged heart to help ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing tool set off a revolution in biomedicine. Natural features of bacterial immunity were uti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2016Immunology
People suffering from head and neck cancer can be treated through surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, but a typical pr ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 17, 2016Neuroscience
Our senses keep us informed about our environment. Each of the five senses, sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch, prov ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 04, 2016Immunology
Two or more cohabiting individuals are more likely to have similar immune systems compared to the rest of the human popu ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 27, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
An alternative oxidase enzyme from a sea squirt that acts on the mitochondria can work as a fail safe. As such, it can p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells use proteins as placeholders or bookmarks that help the cells to pick up where they left off when gene expression ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2016Microbiology
Albufera Lake in Valencia, Spain is a lagoon that set the stage for a recent study analyzing the ability of moths to tol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2016Microbiology
Finding contamination in food is a very important public health concern. Infection from one specific pathogenic bacteriu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at MIT have created a new device that allows for the measurement of the growth rate of many individual cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2016Space & Astronomy
Late last month, NASA astronaut Jeff Williams set a new cumulative space time record for an American astronaut after hav ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 29, 2016Immunology
An enzyme thought to only be active in human metabolism found to play a dual role in the immune response. Thanks to this ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
3D printing technology has incredible potential and there seems to be very few limits to its application as scientists r ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a new method to make bones transparent. The technique, they say, will enable researchers to be
...
MAY 01, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Ants and bees—which seem so different—are actually cousins, according to new research. The new findings show
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 16, 2017
Videos
Hard drives and solid state drives are expanding in size every day, allowing you to store more of your important informa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 14, 2017
Cancer
When medical professionals are targeting a patient’s cancer, the goal is first to eliminate the cancer and if that
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 08, 2017
Immunology
A specialized form of immune B cells exist in the human spleen to protect the body from specific types of bacteria. But
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 08, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers are always on the lookout for new antibiotics, particularly ones that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 29, 2017
Videos
A new study by investigators at Arizona State University has indicated that medications affecting gut microbes resulting
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
The immune response to viruses includes a group of signaling proteins that act like a home security system in the body,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 25, 2017
Immunology
The immune system pulls out all the stops to try and prevent cancer cells from replicating and moving throughout
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 25, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Grain sorghum is a grass plant crop grown for food grain, animal feed, the production of alcoholic beverages, and biofue
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 21, 2016
Microbiology
The first fecal transplant was done in humans in 1958, but has garnered a lot of interest as a beneficial therapeutic in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2016
Cardiology
We tend to think of a pacemaker as a man made device, and piece of metal surgically implanted in a damaged heart to help
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing tool set off a revolution in biomedicine. Natural features of bacterial immunity were uti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2016
Immunology
People suffering from head and neck cancer can be treated through surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, but a typical pr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 17, 2016
Neuroscience
Our senses keep us informed about our environment. Each of the five senses, sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch, prov
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 04, 2016
Immunology
Two or more cohabiting individuals are more likely to have similar immune systems compared to the rest of the human popu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 27, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
An alternative oxidase enzyme from a sea squirt that acts on the mitochondria can work as a fail safe. As such, it can p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells use proteins as placeholders or bookmarks that help the cells to pick up where they left off when gene expression
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2016
Microbiology
Albufera Lake in Valencia, Spain is a lagoon that set the stage for a recent study analyzing the ability of moths to tol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2016
Microbiology
Finding contamination in food is a very important public health concern. Infection from one specific pathogenic bacteriu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at MIT have created a new device that allows for the measurement of the growth rate of many individual cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Late last month, NASA astronaut Jeff Williams set a new cumulative space time record for an American astronaut after hav
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 29, 2016
Immunology
An enzyme thought to only be active in human metabolism found to play a dual role in the immune response. Thanks to this
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
3D printing technology has incredible potential and there seems to be very few limits to its application as scientists r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch