Biotechnology

The skin microbiome is one of the most rapidly advancing areas of dermatological research. In the past decade, scientists have developed a detailed understanding of […]

Spider silk is, by almost any measure, one of the most remarkable materials that biology has ever produced. Weight for weight, it is stronger than […]

The global livestock farming industry is one of the largest and most environmentally consequential sectors in the world economy. It occupies roughly 80% of agricultural […]

Gene therapy is moving from the pages of science fiction into clinical reality faster than most people outside the medical research community appreciate. In human […]

Few scientific developments in modern medicine have had as immediate and dramatic an impact as mRNA vaccine technology. The Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 and Moderna mRNA-1273 COVID-19 […]

The anti-aging industry has historically been associated with creams, serums, and cosmetic procedures promising to make people look younger, an industry built more on marketing […]

The global organ transplant shortage is one of the most persistent and lethal supply problems in modern medicine. In the United States alone, more than […]

Leather has a sustainability problem that the fashion and goods industry has struggled to solve for decades. Traditional leather production is tied directly to the […]

Patents are the lifeblood of the biotechnology industry. A strong patent portfolio is often the single most valuable asset a biotech company owns, the thing […]

Packaging waste accounts for roughly 30% of all waste generated in the United States, and a significant proportion of that waste is single-use plastic and […]