Humble Beginnings: The Origin Story of Modern Biotechnology
The history of modern biotechnology began around four decades ago with the invention of genetic…
23/12/2020 - 4 minutes
SynBio
Are We Still Friends? What Brexit Means for UK Synthetic Biology
Synthetic biology is one of the big strengths of UK science, but can the country…
07/12/2020 - 8 minutes
Synthetic Biology Could Lead to Clean Energy Using Light and Carbon Dioxide
Researchers in Germany and France have combined synthetic biology with microfluidics to create artificial photosynthetic…
15/05/2020 - 3 minutes
Camena Bioscience Hits DNA Synthesis Milestone
Camena Bioscience has achieved a significant DNA synthesis milestone by reproducing the DNA sequence of…
06/02/2020 - 3 minutes
A Different Culture Shaping Synthetic Biology in Europe
Synthetic biology research is strong in Europe, but the region has much to learn from…
07/01/2020 - 8 minutes
Scientists Use DNA Data Storage to Hide Information in Everyday Objects
Scientists have developed a method for storing DNA data in 3D-printed objects, which could one…
09/12/2019 - 4 minutes
British AI Firm Gets €9M Boost to Develop Drug-Discovery Tech
London-based LabGenius has secured €8.9M in Series A funding, which the company plans to use…
24/10/2019 - 2 minutes
UK Scientists Open Bacterial Genome Up to Making Artificial Proteins
A research group from the University of Cambridge has created bacteria with less complexity in…
16/05/2019 - 2 minutes
This Biotech Writes Long DNA Molecules From Scratch
Writing long stretches of DNA is difficult and expensive. The Austrian biotech Ribbon Biolabs is…
12/04/2019 - 3 minutes
Unlocking the Potential of Fast DNA Synthesis
While the price and speed of reading DNA have dropped massively, writing DNA fast and…
20/03/2019 - 4 minutes
Life in Bioplastic, it’s More Fantastic
Plastic is the staple material of modern life, and a sustainable future will need bioplastics.…
14/01/2019 - 10 minutes
How to Scale up in Biotech
Scaling up is a problem a lot of biotechs find difficult, both in terms of…
10/01/2019 - 9 minutes
