Articles tagged with "Biotechnology"
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Our greatest achievement or our biggest mistake?
October 25, 2016
Artificial intelligence carries as many risks as benefits, especially when it comes to military uses, says Dr Michael Reinsborough as he implores us to demand openess to avoid the mistakes...
New sensor technology accelerates blood analysis
September 27, 2016
Scientists in York have developed a sensor capable of detecting multiple proteins and enzymes in smaller blood samples. The biosensor consists of small nanosized devices that resonate at a specific...
Self-assembling peptide amphiphileprotein membrane
February 8, 2016
Scanning electron microscopy image of a self-assembling peptide amphiphile/protein membrane.
Nano-reactor created to produce hydrogen biofuel
January 21, 2016
A virus has been modified to split water into its two elements by a team of US scientists.
The quantum weirdness powering biology
November 5, 2015
It allows particles to be in two places at once, pass through impenetrable barriers or maintain spooky connections with other particles – but can quantum physics really govern biology?
1% battery, shutting down now. How biology can solve a very modern problem…
August 6, 2015
The key to the next big leap in battery technology is buried deep within our own cells says Dr Carol Lynn Curchoe – but can we harness it to create...
Artificial muscles to make your eyes water…
June 8, 2015
By using onion skin cells, scientists have developed an artificial muscle that can bend and contract at the same time. A research team from National Taiwan University used gold-plated onion...
Biology gets the blues
May 12, 2015
The UK has an enviable legacy when it comes to biological research…but do we take it for granted?
New molecule to slow Parkinson’s
March 23, 2015
Scientists have designed a peptide that can slow down brain cell damage associated with Parkinson disease. A research team at the University of Bath used a peptide that can bind...
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