Ruthenium has emerged as a pivotal metal in modern medicine, drug discovery, and biotechnology, with its integration into ...

The modern biotechnology industry dawned in the 1970s, thanks to new techniques using recombinant DNA to manufacture substances such as human growth hormone and insulin. Fast forward to 2001, when the ...

What are Living Modified Organisms (LMOs)? Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) are organisms whose genetic material has been altered using modern biotechnology techniques, such as genetic engineering.

Biotechnology offers new opportunities and challenges. But what is it? How will it affect our food and agricultural system? Will it be good for consumers, farmers, and the environment? After you read ...

Using biological agents as weapons is illegal, but an organism that scientists lawfully use for genuine research could be repurposed for an attack. Therefore, what is banned depends on what an actor ...

Erie Tamale is Environmental Affairs Officer and Ulrika Nilsson is Associate Public Information Officer at the Biosafety Unit in the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal. 1 ...

The conference, themed '13 years later: Building trust and ensuring safety of genetically modified organisms,' will look at the journey towards the adoption of modern biotechnology. Some of the key ...

Recombinant DNA is one of the first stories in modern biotechnology history. The National Museum of American History contains collections which trace this foundational technique of genetic engineering ...

Have you ever wondered how scientists create new medicines, make plants resistant to pests, or even use tiny living things to clean up pollution? All these amazing feats fall under a fascinating field ...