Health | Biotech
Biotech project bears fruit
(AUSTRALIA) A long-running research programme at an Australian university has resulted in the development of a ‘golden’ banana. Packed with pro-vitamin...
(AUSTRALIA) A long-running research programme at an Australian university has resulted in the development of a ‘golden’ banana. Packed with pro-vitamin...
(SCOTLAND) The country that has been synonymous with producing world-class whisky for centuries is now powering cars with its most...
(FINLAND) A Helsinki service provider is shifting to using renewable fuels in its vehicles and machines. Neste will supply Stara...
(USA) Synthetic biology could hold the key to ending the mass slaughter of rhinos, according to new research. Demand has...
(PORTUGAL) Researchers in Portugal have discovered two genes in baker’s yeast that can help plants grow in difficult environments. Paula...
(USA) A Californian biotech company has attracted $40 million of investment to develop pioneering cancer treatments. Vivace Therapeutics raised the sum...
(CANADA) Shell has struck a deal to support the commercialisation of a promising biofuel technology that can make renewable gasoline...
A network of unpaid experts are giving up their time to debunk the many myths about GM crops. GMO Answers...
(SOUTH AMERICA) A renewable fuel producer is testing a cropping concept to gauge its potential for growing a feedstock used...
(USA) Scientists in America have found a way to combat malaria-carrying mosquitoes using gene-editing technology. The researchers from UC Berkeley and UC...