Technology
Scientists are Turning Poultry Poop into Fuel
This Thanksgiving season is not only known for cooking the favourite holiday bird but also preparing something different out of it. A team of scientists at the Ben-Gurion University in Israel recently set up a field lavatory to test poultry…
Microbiomes are the future of wellness says Eagle Genomics
A new report by Eagle Genomics lays out the transformative potential of microbiome technologies for improving health and wellness. Microbiomes are communities of microorganisms that live in and on vertebrates, including humans. Technologies based on microbiomes have wide applications in…
Commentary: British Phycological Society conference to cover the future of algae
The British Phycological Society’s annual conference will be held between the 4th to the 7th of January 2022. Registration is open on their website until December 15th. The themes of the conference will be algae’s potential as a blue carbon…
Robot probes secrets of luminescent roots
Researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science have unveiled a robot that automatically images underground plant root growth. The GLO-Bot operates using GLO-Root, a root imaging software released in 2015. The system solves many of the problems associated with conventional…
Argentinian Startup Creates Food Coloring From Fungi
Michroma, Argentinian synbio firm is currently working on the production of fungi-based natural food colourings, a market dominated by synthetics and animal-derived products. The startup has developed a heat-stable vibrant red colour made from fungi through synthetic biology and fermentation…
Fresh from the lab: cultured fish for $20, 000 per kilo
The journal Nature has profiled companies that are innovating in lab-grown fish. The industry says their offerings cut waste and benefit the environment but economic viability remains a distant prospect. Reference: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41587-021-00022-6