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Redesigning plants for drought tolerance
The University of California - Riverside stated that plants produce abscisic acid (ABA) when they face drought-like conditions. Abscisic acid (ABA) is a stress...
Engineering a new class of BioSensors
A new responsive material ‘glued’ together with short strands of DNA, and capable of translating thermal and chemical signals into visible physical changes, could...
Reducing the cost of Marijuana Drugs
There's a technology brewing that could make producing medical-grade cannabinoid compounds easier and cheaper than ever before. More efficient manufacturing could bring relief to...
Tech giants quietly investing in Synthetic Biology
The introduction and widespread adoption of fun new gadgets, games, and services in the last 15 years has provided billions of dollars of revenues...
Create your own creature
In Austen Heinz’s vision of the future, customers tinker with the genetic codes of plants and animals and even design new creatures on a...
Scientists mimic evolution
Scientists have mimicked evolution in the laboratory for the first time using droplets of oil.
The researchers behind the study claim their work proves that...