New Stem Cell Method Allows Development Of Extra-Embryonic Tissues Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Stem cells were often thought of as the holy grail of biological discovery after they were uncovered by Ernest McCulloch and James Till in 1963. A method to produce cells […] More
Central Dogma Of Genetics May Not Apply To Cephalopods Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. The central dogma of molecular biology and genetics is pretty straightforward. You take DNA, then you transcribe the desired gene into RNA (usually mRNA) and, once outside of the nucleus, […] More
Genetically Engineered Inflammation-Sensing Bacteria Made With Synthetic Biology Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Synthetic biology is complicated. When you’re building biological systems from the ground up, how could it not be? But the results are almost always something amazing, a real revolutionary accomplishment that […] More
Mass Production Of Rare Medicines With Biotechnology And Organogenesis Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Obtaining medical substances isn’t always an easy task. In the early days of history, the only available sources were from plants and fungi, whereby substances were derived from them in […] More
Perfecting An Inefficient Part Of Photosynthesis With Genetic Modification Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Evolution isn’t perfect. It is not a controlled or directed system, but instead just a result of adaptation to one’s environment through trial and error. Over a long period of […] More
Using Genetic Modification To Produce A New Source Of Rubber Plants Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Rubber is one of those unusual substances that isn’t thought about much, but is used in practically everything. From the simple and direct usage in tires for vehicles […] More
Creating GMO Plants To Let Them Hold Their Breath Underwater Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Plants aren’t all that different than animals, when it comes down to it. While they can photosynthesize their needs from the sun, for the most part, they still require […] More
Preventing Food Poisoning With An Old Biopesticide Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Food poisoning is an ongoing problem in the food supply line around the world. Even in the cleanest and most stringent of countries, outbreaks of illness still occur every now and then […] More
Making An Artificial Tree On A Chip For Hydraulic Robotic Power Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. We’ve discussed the creation of electronic plants recently and the idea of using plants as electrical storage and transferring devices, allowing an electric connection from, say, one end […] More
Changes To Agricultural Diets Altered Human Genetics In Different Cultures Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. It is a simple fact of science that over evolutionary time, such as thousands or even millions of years, an organism’s diet can influence and alter its genetics to […] More
Saving East Africa From The Pestilent Famine Of The Sugarcane Mosaic Virus Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. The fight against Potyviruses is seemingly neverending in agriculture. Say Hello To Another Terrible Potyvirus As past discussions have shown, they are some of the most deadly […] More
How Water Bears Use Glass-Like Coverings To Keep Themselves From Drying Out Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. In studies of how to survive in space and in hostile environments, there is often no better a scientific specimen than the tardigrade, the so-called water bear. […] More
