By: Devika Rao What is Gene Therapy? Used as an alternative to drugs and surgery, gene therapy is a form of medical treatment that fixes...

By: Tanishtha Nath What is Nanotechnology? Nanotechnology has many uses in biology, genetic engineering, drug delivery, agriculture, and...

By: Zeynep Tokuz Want to major in biotech but don’t know about the different career paths you might take following college? Well, fear...

By: Hannah Lee The purpose of the study of forensics is to observe and analyze evidence from a crime scene in order to help investigate...

By: Frances Kueper In 2009, glowing marmoset monkeys were successfully genetically engineered by Japanese researchers Erika Sasaki and...

By: Tanishtha Nath What is a GMO? Have you ever seen the labels on food products saying ‘Non-GMO’ and just pretended to know what that...

By: Zeynep Tokuz Have you ever wondered how or why fireflies glow? Many organisms exhibit bioluminescence—in this article, we will...

By: Hannah Lee Organ failure is a leading cause of death worldwide. In the United States alone, over 100,000 people are on a transplant...

By: Frances Kueper and Devika Rao Introduction DNA, the blueprint for all living cells, is crucial in the study of biotechnology....

By: Tanishtha Nath Cloning is often thought of as an exotic, unnatural process, but what exactly is cloning? Most people think that to be...

By: Zeynep Tokuz On March 19th, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued the stay-at-home order forcing millions of Californians to shelter in...

By: Frances Kueper and Devika Rao Although the word miracle is used sparingly in science, CRISPR technology has recently been awarded...

By: Tanishtha Nath and Hannah Lee A Summary: Blue Biotechnology, as suggested by its color, includes the study and application of...

By: Bala Jeya Ganesh Babu and Charlotte Li For tens of thousands of years, humans relied on Mother Nature for whatever they needed in...

By: Frances Kueper and Devika Rao Evergreen trees have traditionally been used to celebrate winter festivals for thousands of years....

By: Tanishtha Nath and Hannah Lee Green Biotechnology focuses on the agricultural and environmental fields of biotech. Agricultural...

By: Frances Kueper and Devika Rao Red Biotechnology, a branch of biotech that emphasizes therapeutic and pharmaceutical applications of...

By: Tanishtha Nath and Hannah Lee You often hear about the topic of biotechnology in the news or see it mentioned in scientific articles,...