Latest synthetic biology News

Bug drugs: bacteria-based cancer therapies are finally overcoming barriers
Breakthrough Enhances Biomass and Yield in Tomato Plants with Synthetic Photorespiration
Synthetic Carbon Assimilation Surpasses Nature
Scientists engineer fish and flies to clean up toxic mercury
Mirror life is a scientific fantasy leading to a dangerous reality − a synthetic biologist explains how mirror bacteria could conquer life on Earth
QUT scientists develop groundbreaking biosensor for rare earth element detection
If the government wants science to have an economic impact it has to put its money where its mouth is
Reforms to boost science sector and economy
White House honors three Iowa Staters for their work in science and engineering
Chatbots won’t help anyone make weapons of mass destruction. But other AI systems just might
Launch Of Advanced Technology Consultation Paper
‘Velcro’ DNA Origami Helps Build Nanorobotic Meccano
Championing Science, Innovation And Australian Ideas
Collaboration key to ultimate genotypes in plants and livestock
Microbe atlas could reveal how to mine critical metals sustainably
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry helps us understand the building blocks of life
CSIRO and Murdoch University launch Bioplastics Innovation Hub to end plastic waste
Transitioning World’s Biggest Companies To Net Zero
Colorado State University Joins CROPPS
How genetically modified flies can reduce waste and keep it out of landfills
Nation’s food security tackled through new institute
New Institute To Tackle Nation’s Food Security
Addition to the CRISPR Toolbox: Teaching Gene Scissors to Detect RNA
Motor For Cell-free Metabolism
TRISH selects projects to advance the readiness of medication production in deep space
Unlocking World Of Bacteria
Monash University and Thermo Fisher Scientific strengthen strategic collaboration
FinalSpark Launches the First Remote Research Platform Using Human Neurons for Biocomputing
Should we fight climate change by re-engineering life itself?
Three QUT Researchers Awarded NHMRC Investigator Grants
Antimicrobial Agents Of Future
Transformative policies and anticipatory governance are key to optimising benefits and managing risks of new emerging technologies
La Trobe University Helping To Grow Plants On Moon
Plants to be grown on the moon when humans return
Student club iGEM TokyoTech seeks crowdfunding with goal to win international competition
CSIRO Breakthrough To Boost Disease Resistance In Crops
Synthetic biology advances to generate $30B opportunity for Australia
Low-cost microbe can speed biological discovery
Game changing gene therapies focus of £14m research hub
The Technical Advisory Group on the Responsible Use of the Life Sciences and Dual-Use Research meets for the first time
Major study finds potential drug target for lowering cholesterol
Little bacterium may make big impact on rare-earth processing
Funding boost to help Curtin researchers fight disease on two fronts
Leibniz Prizes for two Max Planck scientists
Microba completes stage one screening for its autoimmune disease program
Engineering ancestral antibiotics for the future
New order for brewer’s yeast
Scientists one step closer to re-writing world’s first synthetic yeast genome, unravelling the fundamental building blocks of life