The Great White Shark's genome may hold the key to tackling disease in humans in a new way - and for the first time scientists have successfully sequenced the whole thing.

Aylin Woodward · Business Insider 21 Feb 2019

Decarbonizing Energy

Scientists are calling for 'artificial trees' to fight climate change

A team of German scientists are urging the world to invest in artificial photosynthesis, which would mimic the way plants soak up carbon and could help in the fight against climate change.

Marlene Cimons · EcoWatch 12 Feb 2019

Biotechnology

We must retrain engineers for the 21st century – here’s how

Tech education lags behind the pace of innovation - and needs to play catch-up.

Paulo Garcia · The Conversation 08 Feb 2019

Biotechnology

5 life lessons from your immune system

Our immune systems are remarkable defenders of our bodies against illness, but could they could also teach us some valuable lessons for how we work and live?

Joanna Groom · The Conversation 31 Jan 2019

Biotechnology

Who holds the key to the future of biotechnology? You do

Your data is key to all developments in biotech. But first we need to find a way of using it that is both progressive and ethical.

Elizabeth O’Day and Sang Yup Lee 16 Jan 2019

Space

In a first for humankind, China successfully sprouts a seed on the Moon

China's Chang'e 4 lunar lander touched down on the far side of the moon on January 3, which also carried a biosphere experiment that contains five sets of plants and some insects.

Stephen Johnson · Big Think 16 Jan 2019

Precision Medicine

Why biodiversity is key to our survival

Diversity is thought to make ecosystems, species and populations more resilient to environmental stresses.

Eric Muraille · The Conversation 11 Jan 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Jellyfish are taking over the world – and climate change could be to blame

From climate change to over-fishing, the effects we’re having on the oceans could be helping huge populations of jellyfish spread, sometimes with disastrous consequences.

Sean Fleming 08 Jan 2019

Biotechnology

How virtual reality tumours could help cure cancer

Built by doctors at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, the simulation allows detailed exploration of tumours through a VR lab.

Dan Robitzski · Futurism 08 Jan 2019

Biotechnology

The science behind your decision-making

What drives us to stick with what we're familiar with, or explore the unknown? It's all in our minds.

Fanny Cazettes · The Conversation 07 Jan 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This breakthrough in plant engineering could feed millions more people

A naturally occurring 'glitch' in certain crops has been suppressing growth and yield, but scientists believe they have found a way to bypass it.

Thin Lei Win · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 07 Jan 2019

Global Health

Scientists have combined a house plant with a rabbit gene. This is why

A genetically modified pothos ivy can remove cancer-causing pollutants from the air in our homes.

Olivia Rosane · EcoWatch 02 Jan 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

It's time to bust some myths about genes, inheritance and health

The billions of microbes that live within our body can be beneficial to our physical and mental health.

Ian Myles · The Conversation 17 Dec 2018

Future of Food

Billions of cockroaches are being farmed in China to tackle food waste

Cockroaches can efficiently eat and process food waste, before they themselves are used as animal feed and in medicine when they reach the end of their life span.

Ryan Woo and Thomas Seun · Reuters 11 Dec 2018

Biotechnology

Scientists have created biodegradable microneedles to fight eye disease

Researchers in Singapore have developed a contact lens-like patch covered with microneedles that deliver drugs to treat eye diseases.

Rosamond Hutt 07 Dec 2018

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