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Harnessing algae opens a new frontier in sustainable meat-like protein

Evidently, the need for alternatives to traditional meat and cheese has been a growing concern for health and the environment ...
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Easy-to-use, biodegradable plant-based pesticide detector in development could provide an extra layer of food safety

Rizwan Choudhury | Interesting Engineering | 
Brazilian researchers have created a sensor that can be attached to the skin of fruits and vegetables to check for harmful ...
From the plow to GMOs, here are 8 innovations that radically transformed agriculture and human history

From the plow to GMOs, here are 8 innovations that radically transformed agriculture and human history

Paul Ratner | Interesting Engineering | 
What are the agricultural inventions that have had the most impact? Here's a chronological list of some of the most ...
Humanity originally evolved in Africa — but new evidence shows we came from two distinct groups of hominids

Humanity originally evolved in Africa — but new evidence shows we came from two distinct groups of hominids

A new fascinating study reveals humans were living in different regions of Africa, migrating from one region to another and ...
Gene-edited banana that limits Panama disease and protects against browning in development in Panama

Gene-edited banana that limits Panama disease and protects against browning in development in Panama

Panama disease, also called Panama disease Tropical Race 4 (TR4), is a serious banana disease and is one of the ...
Here is a new AI-powered biotech innovation that could offer unique advantages over CRISPR when gene-editing disease therapies

Zinc fingers: New AI-powered biotech innovation could offer unique advantages over CRISPR when building gene-editing disease therapies

A new study has developed what the researchers call the "world's first" simple, modifiable proteins. Called "zinc fingers," these special ...
‘Zero detectable cancer cells’: Experimental CRISPR tool appears to cure 13-year-old’s ‘incurable’ leukemia

‘Zero detectable cancer cells’: Experimental CRISPR tool appears to cure 13-year-old’s ‘incurable’ leukemia

Deena Theresa | Interesting Engineering | 
World-first: Experimental CRISPR technology removes detectable cancer cells in 13-year-old. Alyssa received genetically modified cells that could chase and kill ...
Natural, plant-based air purifiers? This bioengineered houseplant can clean pollutants from the air

Natural, plant-based air purifiers? This bioengineered houseplant can clean pollutants from the air

Alice Cooke | Interesting Engineering | 
A startup in Paris has developed a plant that could take over the work of 30 houseplants — and it’s just the ...
Novel gene therapy study offers hope for definitive colorblindness cure

Novel gene therapy study offers hope for definitive colorblindness cure

Mert Erdemir | Interesting Engineering | 
Researchers from the University College London (UCL) used gene therapy to partly restore the function of the retina's cone receptors ...
Battling climate change with carbon-sucking poplar trees

Battling climate change with carbon-sucking poplar trees

Is old-fashioned photosynthesis up to the task of managing the enormous amount of carbon (roughly 36 billion tons per year) ...
Will climate change threats force crop biotechnology skeptics to rethink opposition to food innovation?

Will climate change threats force crop biotechnology skeptics to rethink opposition to food innovation?

Some might argue that [CRISPR] could help alleviate some of the carbon emissions from agriculture and reduce some types of ...
Here’s an update on the (quixotic?) CRISPR gene editing project to revive the defunct woolly mammoth

Here’s an update on the (quixotic?) CRISPR gene editing project to revive the defunct woolly mammoth

As CRISPR allows scientists to splice individual genes that program for specific characteristics into the genome of living species, it ...
Why do humans suffer from more diseases than other animals?

Why do humans suffer from more diseases than other animals?

Brad Bergan | Interesting Engineering | 
[C]ompared to chimpanzees, what makes us special is apparently our outsized capacity for serious mental illnesses and weird facial shapes, ...
Why gene drives may be necessary to maintain healthy ecosystems

Why gene drives may be necessary to maintain healthy ecosystems

Brad Bergan | Interesting Engineering | 
Gene driving is the process of introducing altered genes into a population capable of inducing infertility in females — which ...
Feeding astronauts on the Moon and Mars means sustaining plants and animals in space. Can science make it happen?

Feeding astronauts on the Moon and Mars means sustaining plants and animals in space. Can science make it happen?

Matthew Williams | Interesting Engineering | 
Given that missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond will not be able to rely on regular resupply missions, these ...
7,000 and counting – That’s how many diseases are linked to mutations that could be corrected with gene editing

7,000 and counting – That’s how many diseases are linked to mutations that could be corrected with gene editing

Researchers have already identified DNA errors as the cause of nearly 7,000 diseases. Thankfully, the growing world of genome editing could ...
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11 things to know about genetic engineering, including how it’s helping us fight disease

What are some interesting facts about genetic engineering, and why it is important? … Genetically engineered things are actually all ...
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11 GMO, gene-edited animals and plants that will help us battle hunger and disease

Chris Young | Interesting Engineering | 
The Genetic modification of foods, organisms, and animals, is very controversial, for quite obvious reasons. And yet, the practice has ...
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Something you want to forget? CRISPR could be used to ‘delete’ traumatic memories

Good memories give us a sensation of warmth and hope for better times, but bad memories can cause serious trauma ...
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Answering key questions about CRISPR gene therapies

What is gene editing?  Genome editing (also known as gene editing) is a group of technologies that provide scientists with ...
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From prosthetic limbs to lab-grown meat, technology can drastically improve animal welfare

John Loeffler | Interesting Engineering | 
While it's easy to think about all the ways technology has benefited humans, major technological advances have improved the lives ...
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