New CRISPR-Cpf1 Used To Make Soybeans Healthier With No DNA Change Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. CRISPR’s capabilities have been expanded once again, this time to be used to increase the amount of healthy fats in soybeans. Let’s skip right into the details for […] More
Genetically Modified Egg-Less Hens Used For Rare Bird Breeding Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Just because new techniques and technologies are developed doesn’t mean the oldies aren’t still as useful as they were before. Today’s topic is related to the topic of de-extinction, in […] More
Donald Trump is not even wrong Something tells me that if you told Donald Trump that he’s “not even wrong,” he would take it as a compliment. Things that satirize him aren’t even satire anymore, because his actual words are far more ridiculous. The excerpts from his press conference were absolutely ridiculous. Check out this […] More
Scientists create a biorobotic diode to treat degenerative diseases Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. What do the terms biorobotics and biocomputing mean to you? For some of you in the know, you may think to bring up the research to design robotic systems that […] More
tSE 038 – Shaughnessy Naughton, founder of the pro-science PAC 314 Action! [iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5086235/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/standard/tdest_id/466777″ height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Hosts: Natalie Newell (Skeptical Parenting) and Dan Broadbent (A Science Enthusiast)! Watch us LIVE on YouTube for parts of the podcast:https://youtu.be/cFtz_qMsE2A (with Miles) and https://youtu.be/s3v7kcfqAso (intro/GoTW/extended outtake)! Sponsor: Fuck it. God of […] More
Is It Ethical To Conduct Human Genetic Modifications? Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Is it ethical to conduct genetic modifications on humans? It’s one thing to discuss such modifications to be done on adults that are requesting it, but what about with infants or […] More
A Tenet Of Evolutionary Biology May Be Completely Wrong Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Not every tenet of science is set in stone. That’s often been seen in fields like physics and astronomy over the past few decades, where huge innovations and discoveries have […] More
The Development Of An Environmentally Friendly Pesticide Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Pesticides are a necessity in agriculture. Prior to the use of pesticides in any form, farmers would often find their livelihood under siege by pests from every type, fungi, insect, microbial, and […] More
How To Teach Plants To Use Their Energy Wallet More Efficiently Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Proteins make up everything living that matters. Okay, sure, DNA actually makes up everything, but DNA just exists to transcribe and make proteins. It’s the proteins that actually […] More
Climate Change: What Effect Will It Have On Plants? Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Temperature, rainfall, soil stability, and many other factors contribute to plant growth (and in turn successful agriculture). Humans do our best to help influence and manipulate these conditions to improve […] More
Fighting The Agricultural Pestilence Of The Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Among all the plant diseases and pests that those in agriculture face, it is often the viral-based conditions that prove the most troubling and difficult to manage. Unlike weed […] More
Draft of Trump executive order would legalize discrimination because: God Last week, The Investigative Fund and the website called “The Nation” released a draft of Donald Trump’s executive order entitled “Establishing a Government-Wide Initiative to Respect Religious Freedom.” According to the site, the executive order covers: “any organization, including closely held for-profit corporations,” and protects […] More
