Using evolution as a guiding principle, researchers have successfully engineered bacteria-yeast hybrids to perform photosynthetic carbon assimilation, generate cellular energy and support yeast growth ...

The quest to transform biology into a tool for sustainable production is making strides in the field of metabolic engineering. Researchers are designing innovative ways to harness the potential of ...

A new study on weathered microplastics in human blood suggested a concerning side effect: an increased risk of blood clots. In a recent Microplastics and Nanoplastics study, one team looked at the ...

Princeton bioengineer Clifford Brangwynne has been named a 2025 Keio Medical Science Prize Laureate for his discovery of liquid-liquid phase separation in cells. Japan’s Keio University awards the ...

Eating a placenta may not give you the health benefits some people want you to believe it has, but using it as a bandage might. The placenta is an organ created during pregnancy that provides ...

“I think it’s quite likely that we’d want to bioengineer new organisms that are better suited to living on Mars,” Musk said during a recorded 2013 interview, as quoted by Forbes that same year.

Academic and industry partnership led by Sarah Harcum, a Professor in the Department of Bioengineering in Clemson University, seeks to enhance the accuracy of oxygen uptake rate estimation of Chinese ...