Figuring Out The Lifestyles and Behaviors of Parasitic Worms Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Parasites are some of the most diverse organisms found in nature. They can take a number of different forms and are spread liberally across the kingdom of life. From bacteria […] More
CRISPR Is Not Immune To The Development Of Resistance Genes Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Depending on your point of view about biotechnology, recent revelations about the effects of CRISPR on organisms could be good or bad. As a science writer for Bioscription, I […] More
Wolbachia, The Arthropod-Controlling Bacteria That Lords Over Reproduction Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Across the entire phylum of arthropods, there is something that unites almost all of them. Beyond their genetics and their physiology that places them within Arthropoda in the first place, there […] More
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5128526/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] The Science Enthusiast Podcast! Just the right amount of not-a-science-podcast! It’s not the worst, but thank you for listening (and we’re sorry?)! Hosts: Natalie Newell (Skeptical Parenting) and Dan Broadbent (A Science Enthusiast)! Check out the live YouTube videos of the show:http://youtu.be/KUlNp86iegc & http://youtu.be/1KzTFfCQwZ […] More
Water Contaminated With Arsenic May Be Cleansed By Discovery Of New Bacteria Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Contaminated drinking water is one of the main health concerns in the world, especially within developing countries. And the greatest contaminant that health officials have to deal […] More
Bacterial Symbiosis Discovery May Allow Dozens of Crop Disease Treatments Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. When dealing with fungi, it is never just the organism itself that is the problem, but also the many mutualistic relationships it has in the soil. In some cases, […] More
PRRS-Resistant Pigs Produced Using CRISPR-Cas9 For DNA Deletion Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Another success of CRISPR-Cas9 has just been announced with the production of pigs that are likely resistant to one of the scourges of porcine husbandry, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). […] More
A New And Worse Threat To Bees Is Steadily Emerging Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. A popular and pressing issue currently in agriculture is the issue of bees and their fate in a modernizing world. Both for domesticated honey bees, who appear to be […] More
New Gene Therapy Vaccinations Represented In Mice Glowing Like Fireflies Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. The scientific breakthroughs just keep on coming hard and fast. At least in the realm of science, when asked what time period you’d like to live in, the answer […] More
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
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
