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Did you know that genetically engineered bacteria can do math?
Believe it or not, scientists in India have genetically engineered bacteria to perform mathematical…
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Scientist engineered bacteria to generate electricity from wastewater
Scientists have engineered E. coli bacteria -- the most widely studied microbe -- to generate elect…
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A scientist tested knock-off Ozempic sold online. He found dangerous ingredients and doses — and got scammed out of money.
Weight-loss drugs sold online without a prescription are likely a scam or have dangerous doses, say…
Gabby Landsverk
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Wearables for plants, bacteria eating viruses, and 8 technologies in 2023 that can change the future
The World Economic Forum has announced ten breakthrough technologies set to change the world over t…
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Scientists studied social media videos of whales rubbing seaweed on their skin and concluded they're probably exfoliating
Videos show baleen whales across the world play with kelp out in the open ocean. Scientists says th…
Maiya Focht
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A tiny sensor developed by Indian researcher can now tell if food is spoiled, real-time
Industries typically use much bulkier metres - roughly one inch long by five inches tall - to measu…
PTI
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Scientists engineered plastic-eating 'super-enzymes' that can break down bottles in days
Researchers stitched together proteins from plastic-eating bacteria to create "super-enzymes" that …
Aylin Woodward
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This bio-engineered houseplant claims to clean the air as efficiently as 30 air purifiers
A Paris-based startup ‘Neoplants’ has genetically modified a plant to do the work of 30 air purifie…
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Israeli scientists inch closer to developing a genetic treatment to cure AIDS
The one time injection technique utilises type B white blood cells that would be genetically engine…
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Harmful metals and bacteria are lurking in the pipes at shuttered schools as students near a return to class, experts warn
Experts say harmful metals, like lead, and bacteria, like Legionella, have likely entered the water…
Connor Perrett,Yelena Dzhanova
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A Chinese scientist claims to have genetically-engineered babies - here's what editing DNA means
That is, except for the work of Dr. He Jiankui. He claims to have used CRISPR to target and knock o…
Andrea Schmitz,Benji Jones
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Scientists Discover Potential New Way To Fight Fat And Depression: Bacteria
That's why researchers are now actively working to alter bacteria from nature so that their behavio…
Lauren F Friedman
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Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires are betting on a bacteria that could change the way we grow food
In September, a group of billionaire investors, including Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Michael Bloom…
Aria Bendix
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A Columbia scientist's 'new and powerful weapon' against the coronavirus destroys particles using UV light without harming people
Scientists recently discovered a way to safely harness the pathogen-killing power of ultraviolet li…
Aria Bendix
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Scientists created carbon-sucking 'Frankenstein' bricks using microbes. The material can spawn its own babies.
To test the lifespan of the living brick, the researchers stored the mixture inside a shoe-box-size…
Aria Bendix,Aria Bendix
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Before we put people on Mars, we should infect the planet with Earthly microbes, a group of scientists says
Accordingly, all equipment and rockets sent into space are carefully sterilized before leaving Eart…
Aylin Woodward
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20 million bacteria-infected mosquitoes are getting released into a California city by a division of Google's parent company
"[M]oving our work from the laboratory to the field is not only an important milestone for our grou…
Kevin Loria
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The US military wants to hunt enemy subs with genetically-engineered sea life
As is, there is already a $45 million tri-service effort among Army, Navy, and Air Force researcher…
Ryan Pickrell
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Bacteria created a GMO 8,000 years ago that we still eat
One stretch of DNA - the code of which matched with a species of bacteria called Agrobacterium - wa…
Ellie Kincaid
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Silicon Valley's favorite veggie burger is about to hit a wave of controversy - but scientists say it's bogus
Business Insider spoke with a variety of scientists who hail from distinct backgrounds and research…