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How genetic modification of microbes that help make foods can contribute to a more stable (and delicious) food chain

Genetic modification (GM) has been an exciting tool in food production for decades. While it sometimes gets a bad rap, the reality is that it has significantly helped feed and nourish the fast-growing global population...

With $300 Million In New Funding, Zymergen Aims To Sustainably Transform The $3 Trillion Chemical And Materials Industry

A Living Night Light Made From Microbes Could Be All The Rage This Christmas

Mushlume UFO by Urbz brings back the glowing dinoflagellate aquarium at the intersection of biology and design Growing up in a landlocked part of the southeastern United States, it wasn’t until Andy Bass moved to San...

Jennifer Doudna’s New Gene Editing Company Launches With A $20 Million Round To Develop Genetic Medicines

Could A Chief Biology Officer Make Your Company More Profitable?

You’ve Heard Of Computer-Aided Design. What About Computer-Aided Biology?

In the early days of the semiconductor industry, integrated circuits were designed by one or two engineers with slide-rules, hand-drawn on paper, and then given to a lithographer to print onto silicon wafers. As...

A New Approach To A Deadly Breast Cancer Offers Hope To The Black Women It Affects Most

How One Unassuming Little Protein Makes Coronavirus A Killer

Each month for the last 20 years, scientist and artist David Goodsell has published the Protein of the Month, showcasing his beautiful renditions of scientifically important and curious proteins. I featured some of his...

Bioeconomy Powerhouse Berkeley Lights Nearly Triples Since IPO, Now Valued At $3.9 Billion

Synthetic Biology Versus Coronavirus: Three Women In A Cutting-Edge Field Using Biological Engineering To Save Lives

Synthetic Biology Startups Raised $3 Billion In The First Half Of 2020

Illustration by Freepik Stories While Covid-19 slowed the startup economy in the first half of 2020, the bioeconomy continued to power ahead. Fifty-six synthetic biology companies pulled in just over $3 billion of...

Could Fermentation Power The Future Of Plant-Based Foods? Motif FoodWorks Thinks Yes.

Demetrix Is Scaling The Cannabinoid Industry

Whether or not you partake in the $30 billion legal cannabis market, the legalization of cannabis in parts of the U.S. and Canada has helped to destigmatize and legalize the use of the cannabinoid family of chemicals...