Biotechnology
There's magic in these mushrooms
Mushrooms are not merely adding umami flavours to food. Fungi are the answer to fashion, construction, computing solutions — and more.
Degrading microplastics with bacterial cocktails
Scientists are formulating bacterial consortia, searching for new sources of enzymes and engineering bacteria and protein to degrade plastic.
On your biomarkers…
From cough sounds to exhaled breath, and from sweat to tears, researchers are peering through new windows into the human body to detect disease.
On a mission to save lives
There are indications that medical research is transforming into a true multidisciplinary activity.
It's not just a vaccine
mRNA also lends itself to therapeutics, but the technology’s flaws need to be fixed.
