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
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
New Technique Allows Development Of Better Vaccines Against Yellow Fever Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Yellow fever is one of those diseases that you really want to avoid contracting. But for 200,000 people every year, they don’t receive that option. A Yellow Condition The […] More
The Scientific Creation of a Fully Synthetic Living Organism Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Progress continues on the Synthetic Yeast Project, an international scientific initiative that aims to build a yeast genome out of completely synthetic chromosomes. The latest update involves seven papers published […] More
The Symbiotic and Parasitic Relationship Between Orchids and Fungi Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. We’ve discussed symbiotic relationships before, from the endosymbiosis that bacteria have with plants and fungi to the mutualistic relationships between plants and fungi directly. But those occasional dalliances are nowhere […] More
MARGI Tool Allows For Full Understanding Of The Human Genome Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. The Human Genome Project, a proposal to sequence the entirety of the human genome and all of its nucleotides, was completed in April of 2003. While there are still […] 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
Antibiotic Resistance To One Antibiotic May Cause Multi-Drug Resistance Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Antibiotic resistance continues to be a growing problem in medicine. While overuse of antibiotics plays its role, the general fact of population and usage over time lends itself to the […] 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
