Viral vectors are engineered viruses that are used to deliver genetic material into cells for various applications, such as gene therapy, vaccine development, and biotechnology research. These viruses ...

CRISPR-associated Cas12 proteins are a highly variable collection of nucleic acid-targeting proteins. All Cas12 variants use RNA guides and a single nuclease domain to target complementary DNA or, in ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and laboratory automation have already shown promise for revolutionizing research in biotechnology. These technologies offer tremendous opportunities to be leveraged for ...

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The benefits of biotechnology are tangible and obvious to the world. COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of lives, and CAR-T cell therapies are bringing the concept of personalized medicine to ...

The advancement of biotechnology is critical to expanding both the bioeconomy, where society uses renewable biological resources to create biobased products and the circular economy. Of the numerous ...

If biotechnology was a color spectrum, where different colors correspond to different application areas (i.e. medicine, agriculture, etc.), then what is white biotechnology? White biotechnology is the ...

Engineering biology applies synthetic biology to address global environmental challenges like bioremediation, biosequestration, pollutant monitoring, and resource recovery. This perspective outlines ...

Farming has become a challenge to smallholder farmers in many parts of the country. This is due to unpredictable weather and inaccessible climate-smart farm input. In recent months, climate ...

By Milliam MurigiA new Africa-wide biotechnology and biosafety information portal has been launched in a move expected to improve access to credible scientific information and support informed ...