Viruses are commonly associated with the spread of disease and considered harmful to their host. However, there are viruses which are...

When a patient suffers from a major brain injury or severe blood loss, doctors often use artificial blood to help the patient’s red blood...

Lab-grown meat, or cultured meat, is where animal cells are grown in vitro, or outside their environment. It is a form of cellular...

Background Sarcopenia is the age-related gradual loss of muscle mass and strength. As the muscle function diminishes, one’s ability to...

The skin is the largest organ in the body, and its flexible yet tough quality allows for easy movement while preventing breakage and...

Evolution and its Relevance to Temperature  Why is it so hard for humans to regulate their body temperature based on the environment? The...

Cryopreservation is a breakthrough scientific technique that arrests biological activity by storing at ultra-low temperatures, thus...

For generations, music has been considered the universal language, crossing borders, bringing people together, and stirring great...

The Role of Biotechnology in Olfactory Diagnostics Recently, biotechnology has made remarkable strides in olfactory diagnostics,...

If you’ve ever entered a top-tier restaurant, you may have noticed that they commonly serve seafood dishes at an expensive price. While...

Soft robotics is a relatively new field under the umbrella term  ‘robotics’, which focuses on creating robots that mimic living...

Over the last few years, Artificial Intelligence has taken over many aspects in our life, including biotechnology. AI has become integral...

Coral reef ecosystems are one of Earth's most diverse and fundamental ecosystems. While reefs can often acclimate to environmental...

You may have heard of the saying “spider silk is stronger than steel,” but scientists didn’t find a practical use for this fact until...

Introduction: How are we able to explore the traits of diseases? How have we, as a society, been able to develop new medical technologies...

Life Support Systems: Life support systems are critical pieces of technology designed for the purpose of maintaining life in conditions...

The Idea: The idea professors at MIT came up with is how they can increase the capacity and durability of batteries. The solution they...

BioArt is a combination of art and biotechnology, using living organisms and scientific techniques. This form of art questions...

Chronic pain, as the name suggests, is a long term result caused by conditions such as arthritis, neck pain, and cancer. It’s one of the...

What is Carbon Fiber:  The first thing that comes to mind when one reads ‘carbon fiber’ is something along the lines of: a type of fiber,...