Space Station microbes similar to home microbes

In California, microbiologists at the University of California, Davis analyzed swabs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) and compared them with...

Microbes get memory and…ahem…gas in latest engineering project

In Texas, researchers at Rice University successfully engineered microbes to have genetic memories of their environment and events and to give off response signals...

Fighting climate change with genetically modified livestock in Africa

In Kenya, the International Livestock Research Institute is helping create climate and disease resistant livestock to help farmers in Africa adapt to diseases like...

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Meatable hosts distinguished guests for EU’s first cultivated meat tasting

In the Netherlands, Meatable has hosted the European Union’s first cultivated meat tasting. Michelin-starred chef Ron Blaauw; Constantijn van Oranje, Prince of the Netherlands...

Cool as a cucumber (coating): Sweden’s Saveggy raises $2.1 million for edible produce preserver

In Sweden, foodtech startup Saveggy has raised €1.76 (US$2.1 million) to scale up an edible cucumber coating made from a proprietary formula of canola...

Designer develops chitin-based seed pods

In New York, designer Mara Zimmerman has developed SEAD, a seed delivery and cultivation material made from discarded seafood cells. Specifically, Zimmerman uses chitin from...