Biotechnology
“What if a technology's safeguards could directly enhance its capabilities to address our global problems? Ironically, this may be the case for one of the most feared and misunderstood advancements in recent years: biotechnology.” — George Church
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A Natural Obsession
October 26, 2009
Organic foods are exploding in popularity. But fears of biotechnology—and a widespread mistrust of science—won’t help efforts to create a truly sustainable agriculture.
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Folding Our Way to a Revolution
October 12, 2009
With a few strands of nucleic acids and some ingenious programming, DNA origami is remaking nanotechnology, from drug delivery to chip design.
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Blueprinting Biology
September 28, 2009
Scientists develop a visual language for mapping biological systems that they hope will become “the circuit diagrams of biology.”
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Monkey See, Monkey Juice
September 18, 2009
An elegant gene therapy trial “cures” colorblindness in monkeys and new film about Darwin attempts to drum up some controversy.
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The Rorschach Paintings
August 18, 2009
In creating her new series, Pareidolia, artist and chemist Vesna Jovanovic detected biomorphic and medical forms in blots of ink.
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Cash for Eggs
July 22, 2009
There should be no question about researchers paying for egg donations.
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New York’s Stem Cell Coup
July 22, 2009
Now that new national stem cell guidelines are in place, New York’s recent policy shift could make it the stem cell capital of the country.
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Scientific Flip-Flop
June 18, 2009
Five experts debate the roots of GM opposition, the role of big agribusiness, and whether we’ve achieved real scientific consensus.
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What the Cow Genome Tells Us
June 08, 2009
The recent sequencing of the bovine genome will dramatically transform more than just the cattle industry.
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Light Mind Control
May 18, 2009
Light-sensitive proteins from algae illuminate the brain, providing a more sophisticated view of neural circuitry.
biotechnology, cognition, neuroscience, research, synthetic biology
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After the Fall
April 02, 2009
Alexis Rockman’s latest exhibit portrays a psychedelic, posthuman natural world where our failings horrify but ultimately inspire us.
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Design and Being Just
March 23, 2009
At some point during the show, VL started growing too fast. It was time to stop it. But did that mean killing it?
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Scientific Integrity and Stem Cells
March 12, 2009
President Obama signs two key documents to help ensure America's continued global leadership in scientific discoveries.
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Getting Our Nitrogen Fix
March 04, 2009
Our ability to pull nitrogen from the air fed a growing human population. Can 21st century biotechnology refine the process while reducing environmental impact?
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Safeguarding Biology
February 02, 2009
Can biotechnology safely reverse the course of our deteriorating biosphere?
biotechnology, cooperation, decision making, disease, research
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The Biohacking Hobbyist
December 11, 2008
Why does all biology happen in academic or industrial labs? Mac Cowell, cofounder of DIYbio, seeks to change that.
biotechnology, community, genetics, innovation, synthetic biology, technology
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iGEM 2008: Novice Bioengineers Get Their Freak On
December 10, 2008
A recent iGEM judge reflects on spontaneous dance parties and the future of molecular machines.
biotechnology, creativity, engineering, innovation, synthetic biology, technology
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Cribsheet #16: Synthetic Biology
June 25, 2008
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Wasps Sniff Out Bombs, Drugs, Corpses
October 21, 2005
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The Esperanto of the Bacteria World
October 11, 2005
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World
Sad Sacks
As a UK adviser is fired over politically unpalatable advice and an English teacher is suspended over an article about animal sexuality, the fate of facts is on the line.
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Ideas
Sweet Obesity
As obesity rates soar, Americans are consuming more low-calorie artificial sweeteners. But do artificial sweeteners actually help people lose weight?
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Books
Books to Read Now
November releases feature the mysteries of Grigori Perelman, the evolutionary origins of reading, and strategies for containing strains of flu.
