Manufacturing and Value Chains
These 'biofoundries' use DNA to make natural products we need
From limitless spider silk to vaccines, biofoundries take advantage of nature's incredible capacity for building.
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Imperial College London
Imperial College London is one of the world's leading universities. Its mission is to achieve enduring excellence in research and education in science, engineering, medicine and business for the benefit of society. Imperial staff and students work across disciplinary boundaries and collaborate each year with academic, corporate and charitable organizations in 95 countries. With its partners, it defines excellence in new and unexpected ways to improve health and well-being, understand the natural world, engineer novel solutions and lead the data revolution.
3 articles from Imperial College London
Food and Water
Think globally, act locally to meet development goals
Richard Wafula, a farmer in Western Kenya, struggled to make a profit from his farm due to poor-quality seeds, pests, and lack of adequate storage. A partnership called Grow Africa helped...
Industries in Depth
