Brewing Pheromones for Pest Control
Harmful pesticides on your food may be less of a worry in the future, as…
17/09/2018 - 2 minutes
Food
The latest news on how biotechnology is transforming the food we eat to make it better for ourselves and the environment.
Novozymes Releases Enzyme That Helps Chickens Better Absorb Food
Novozymes has released a new enzyme that breaks down bacterial cell debris in the gut…
14/09/2018 - 2 minutes
Cassava Plants Gene Edited Using CRISPR to Produce Waxy Starch
A team of European researchers applied CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology to engineer cassava plants that…
05/09/2018 - 3 minutes
Lab-Grown Meat Will Be on the Market in 2021
Dutch startup Mosa Meat has raised €7.5M in a Series A round, which will support…
18/07/2018 - 3 minutes
Device Helps Protect Cereals by Diagnosing Herbicide Resistance in Weeds
Mologic and Newcastle University have launched a diagnostic device that provides rapid information on herbicide…
14/06/2018 - 2 minutes
A Trojan Horse of Nanoparticles Could Fight Fungal Infections in Grapevines
German researchers have developed nanoparticles that can protect grapevines from a fungal disease that causes…
31/05/2018 - 2 minutes
Biotech VC Goes After Disrupting Animal Health and Nutrition
The French biotech VC Seventure, known for its investments in microbiome health, has launched a…
23/03/2018 - 2 minutes
French Biotech Uses Natural Peptides to Boost Plant Growth and Immunity
Micropep Technologies, a Toulouse-based biotech, has raised €4M to develop peptides that boost plant growth and…
06/03/2018 - 3 minutes
New Belgian Biotech will use Microorganisms to Replace Pesticides and Fertilizers
Aphea.Bio has gathered a total of €9M in funding to start working on a new technology to produce biopesticides and…
26/06/2017 - 1 minute
Resurrected Proteins could be New Weapon against Crop Viruses
Researchers from Spain have succeeded in expressing a 4 billion year-old enzyme in a present-day E.…
12/05/2017 - 3 minutes
‘Meat’ the Founder behind the Lab-Grown Burger Investors are Queuing for
Mark Post is a researcher at the University of Maastricht and co-founder and CSO of…
24/04/2017 - 7 minutes
RNA Spray fights Viruses and could Sidestep problems with GMOs
RNA and clay could be the future of crop protection and manipulation of plants' traits.…
13/01/2017 - 3 minutes
