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Future of Health and Healthcare
Should we be allowed to edit the genes of human embryos?
The Nuffield Council has announced that using gene editing to create designer babies is morally permissible.
Biotechnology
These bricks are made of fungus, rice and glass
The material offers a cheaper alternative to synthetic plastics or engineered wood.
Biotechnology
Breathing on Mars could now be possible, thanks to this bacteria
Cyanobacteria use photosynthesis to create oxygen.
Biotechnology
Jurassic World: Can we really resurrect a dinosaur?
Scientists have recently identified the overall genomic structure of dinosaurs, investigating whether dinosaurs could once again roam the earth.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Seaweed, Indonesia’s answer to the global plastic crisis
Indonesia has become the home of bioplastics, derived from red seaweed.
Biotechnology
A new breakthrough spares certain breast cancer patients from chemotherapy
A recent medical study shows that sufferers of a certain type of cancer saw just as much improvement with a less invasive type of treatment.
Biotechnology
This ingestible microchip could help to diagnose disease
Combining electronics with living bacteria could send a diagnostic signal to your smartphone.
Biotechnology
Precision healthcare: how maths can revolutionise medicine
Data is the fuel for radical changes in the way global health systems work.
Biotechnology
How biotechnology is evolving in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Biotechnology could mitigate humans' impact on the planet through large-scale bio-based interventions aimed at restoring former environmental balances and creating new ones.
Sustainable Development
Why bacteria could be the future of biofuel
Traditional biofuels are sourced from food crops, which is timely and cost-effective. New research shows this latest technique could meet growing energy demands.
Human Enhancement
Thousands of Swedish people are swapping ID cards for microchips
About 3,000 people in Sweden have inserted a rice grain-sized microchip under their skin so that they don't need to carry key cards, IDs, and even train tickets.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Doctors are using AI to see how diseases change our cells
This artificial intelligence can create detailed 3D models of cells for scientific study.
Biotechnology
Art and science are working together to breed the perfect chicken
A Belgian conceptual artist is helping an Ethiopian project to breed chickens that are more resilient, live longer and are less susceptible to disease.
Future of Health and Healthcare
This bat can carry deadly viruses but not get sick. Here's how
The newly-sequenced genome of an Egyptian fruit bat from a cave in Uganda offers clues as to how bats harbor and transmit deadly viruses—but don’t get sick themselves.
Biotechnology
5 surprising products made from carbon dioxide
Negative emissions products could be the future of stopping climate change.