AvatarDevon BriggsUSDA approves stunning bioluminescent "firefly petunias" for saleverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Loz BlainThe USDA has approved Light Bio's "Firefly Petunias," and the company is taking US$29 pre-orders on these remarkable gene-edited houseplants. They …
AvatarDevon BriggsNew E. coli strain will accelerate evolution of the genes of your choiceverified_publisherArs Technica - Diana GitigStrain eliminates the trade-offs of a high mutation rate. Genetic mutations are essential for innovation and evolution, yet too many—or the wrong …
AvatarDevon BriggsScientists Gene-Hack Bacteria to Turn Waste Plastic Into Kevlar-Like Spider Silkverified_publisherfuturism.com - Maggie Harrison Dupré"We're really harnessing what nature has developed to do manufacturing for us." Upcycling Goals Now that's how you upcycle. In a recent study, …
AvatarDevon BriggsAccelerated evolution of chosen genesscience.org - Rory L. Williams, Chang C. LiuDirected evolution is a powerful strategy for engineering biomolecules. However, classical approaches to directed evolution usually rely on a …
AvatarDevon BriggsResearchers engineer bacteria that eat plastic, make multipurpose spider silkphys.org - Samantha MurrayMove over Spider-Man: Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a strain of bacteria that can turn plastic waste into a …
AvatarDevon BriggsThe 23andMe data breach just keeps getting scarierverified_publisherDigital Trends - By Fionna AgomuohThe 23andMe breach that took place in October has been confirmed as much worse than originally reported, affecting 6.9 million people, as opposed to …
