Topic: biotechnology

$122 million sunlight-to-fuel effort

Monday, July 26th, 2010

the us Department of Energy is putting up $122 million to help humans capture the energy of the sun and create renewable liquid fuels through “artificial photosynthesis.”

Watching a gene at work

Monday, July 19th, 2010

How human proteins are made from DNA can be followed in real time.

Cisgenics: same same, but different from GM food technology

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Cisgenics is being held up as a plant breeding technology distinct from the techniques that produce GM food. I think not.

New Aussie biofuels project

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

An Australian Government-funded research project aims to advance the understanding of second generation biofuels.

Talking Technology – new Facebook page

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Got stuff on your mind that concerns emerging technologies, stuff you need to talk to someone about? Check our new Facebook page.

Silenced genes behind iP stem cells’ limitations

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

US scientists have found a cluster of inactive genes in induced pluripotent stem cells that may be responsible for their limitations compared to embryonic stem cells.

Food security rates high as global challenge: Survey

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Food security is an issue that looms large in the minds of the world’s leading scientists. Will this translate into any action or are there too many human-inspired hurdles?

Food vs. fuel. Growing grain for food wins

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Using productive farmland to grow crops for food instead of fuel is more energy efficient, following analysis of 17 years of data

The coming famine: achieving global food security

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Without doubling our research investment in R&D for agriculture and food production we face one of the greatest famines in history.

Algae show potential to produce human therapeutic proteins

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Researchers have modified algae to grow human therapeutic proteins that treat a range of diseases at levels suitable for commercial production.