What if we could program living cells the way we program computers? That’s the vision driving synthetic biology — a field where biology meets engineering to design and build new biological parts, systems, and even entirely new organisms. Unlike traditional genetic engineering, which tweaks existing DNA, synthetic biology aims to ...
Imagine a world where organ transplant waiting lists no longer exist — where instead of waiting months or even years for a donor, a new organ could simply be printed on demand. This is the promise of bioprinting, a rapidly evolving frontier in biotechnology. Bioprinting is a form of 3D ...
What if your next burger didn’t require a cow to be raised — or killed? Welcome to the world of lab-grown meat, also known as cultivated meat, where science meets sustainability in a petri dish. Cultivated meat is produced by taking a small sample of animal cells and growing them ...
Ageing is one of life’s few certainties. But what if it didn’t have to be? Over the past decade, longevity research has moved from speculative science to a serious, data-driven field — and biotech is leading the charge. At the heart of this growing movement is a bold question: is ...
In the realm of biotechnology, few breakthroughs have generated as much excitement — or ethical debate — as CRISPR. Often described as “genetic scissors”, CRISPR has fundamentally changed how scientists think about editing DNA, offering unprecedented precision and potential across medicine, agriculture, and beyond. But what exactly is CRISPR, and ...