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
What Does A Trump Presidency Mean For Science In America? To answer this question up-front: Nothing good. Also, we’re all screwed. Might as well put that out there first as well. The “Positives” There have already been reactions across the scientific spectrum from a variety of fields and very few of them are optimistic about […] More
Fish Need Vaccinations Too: Fish Farming and Aquaculture Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. A major concern related to the ever-increasing population of humanity globally is the also increasing amount of overfishing and over-usage of some environments for agriculture. The response to the former has […] More
Smoking Leads to Weight Loss? Fact-Checking With Nematodes Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Smoking has long had a cultural history associated with weight loss. Even without understanding the biochemistry involved, ancient peoples and cultures all the way up to modern times have associated smoking […] More
Let’s Make A Brain: Stem Cells, CRISPR, and Cerebral Organoids Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Perfectly mapping and even regrowing parts of a brain have long been something only considered to be a thing in science fiction. The technology has always seemed like it […] More
Debunking Pseudoscientists: RNA From Food Can’t Change Your Genes Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. As science progresses, new methods are developed to accomplish tasks. Some help medical and agricultural science work faster, others allow completely news ways of doing things. In the business of […] More
Monsanto’s Bt Corn: Saving Africa One Seed at a Time Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Corn has become one of the primary crops grown in Africa over the years, largely in subsistence farming to feed populations. Being a versatile crop that can grow in […] More
