Biotechnology Edible CRISPR Could Replace Antibiotics Researchers are developing a probiotic to make disease-causing bacteria self-destruct. by Emily Mullin 2017-04-17T00:00:00-04:00
Biotechnology Gut Check: Scientists are Wary of At-Home Microbiome Tests New services that sequence the bacteria in your digestive tract can provide only limited information for now. by Emily Mullin 2017-03-24T11:35:00-04:00
Rewriting Life 5 Biotech Products U.S. Regulators Aren’t Ready For New techniques being used to produce our food or shape the environment raise regulatory questions. by Emily Mullin 2017-03-17T16:38:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Companies Bet on Designer Bacteria as New Way to Treat Disease Synthetic biologists are developing genetically modified bacteria that you swallow, but no one knows yet how they should be regulated. by Antonio Regalado 2016-11-08T00:00:00-05:00
Tech Policy New Way to Boost Crop Production Doesn’t Rely on GMOs or Pesticides Researchers are fiddling with the plant equivalent of gut bacteria. by Mike Orcutt 2016-07-21T09:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Startup Bets Its Magic Touch on Seeds Can Boost Crop Yields Harnessing microbes to increase crop production could lessen the need for pesticides and fertilizer. by Mike Orcutt 2016-02-18T14:36:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Unraveling the Mysterious Function of the Microbiome A new class of experimental therapies is emerging from the study of how the community of microörganisms in your body contributes to disease. by Mike Orcutt 2016-02-09T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Companies Aim to Make Drugs from Bacteria That Live in the Gut Relatively new discoveries about of the role of the microbiome in human health have sparked a race to develop new therapies based on microbes. by Mike Orcutt 2016-01-18T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Microbes Engineered to Prevent Obesity Genetically engineered bacteria ward off obesity in mice, showing how the microbiome could be used treat chronic diseases in people. by Katherine Bourzac 2015-04-08T17:07:00-04:00
Rewriting Life A Pill Filled with Bacteria Instead of Drugs Delivering healthy bacteria in a pill could help patients harboring out-of-balance microbial communities. by Susan Young Rojahn 2013-12-03T00:00:00-05:00
