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
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
Beating Back Viruses with CRISPR and Genetically Modified Rockcress Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Agriculture is a constant battle against viruses, bacteria, and fungi, while farmers try to protect their crops through the means available to them. The cost of yield losses and harvest […] More
Motor protein involvement in cancer formation in GMO mice Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Sadly for all researchers in the field, the way cancer works is highly varied and dependent on the specific type. Because of that, each different type of cancer has to […] More
How Iron Kills Stars & Forms Black Holes We all know that we are made of starstuff. Stars had to die in order for us to be able to live. This reaction happens almost immediately after a star tries to form iron, as the process of fusing iron is an endothermic reaction- it requires more […] More
Many pet parents are expressing concerns about the recent news of a new strain of canine influenza in the US. Here is what we know: What is canine influenza? Canine flu is a highly contagious virus in dogs that is transmitted via direct contact, respiratory droplets expelled from the mouth and nose, and contaminated objects […] More
