biotechnology

The science of walking around the house will change the way we live and relate.

Despite looking like something out of a science fiction movie, a team of researchers from the Federal Polytechnic School of Zurich (Switzerland) has managed to devise a method of genetic regulation that, through brain waves, is capable of controlling the conversion of genes into proteins. The results of the study have been published in the journal Nature Communications.

Our brain has a kind of switch that regulates our behavior in the face of sensory information that comes to us from our environment. This is demonstrated by the latest study by a team of scientists from NERF (Neuro Electronics Research Flanders) and VIB (Flanders Institute for Biotechnology).

A team of researchers and engineers from Columbia University have used circuitry technology similar to those used in computer science to develop a new type of chip that allows bacteria to "listen".

A 16-year-old student has devised a pancreatic cancer early detection system at a cost of three cents (less than 5 euro cents).

The Institute of Genomic Medicine (Imegen), a company located in the Scientific Park of the University of Valencia, has created a technology to detect the presence of horse meat in food using DNA technology. It is the first existing kit in this field and its development has been carried out on behalf of the American multinational Life Technologies, one of the world leaders in DNA technology.

Since the birth of Dolly, the first cloned mammal, was known 15 years ago, many species have been cloned: mice, cows, dogs, cats, dromedaries ... And even a fighting bull.

Although the word "ribosome" does not mean anything to most mortals, the truth is that this tiny organelle that is part of all our cells is essential for life, and its study has allowed the development of numerous antibiotics. It has also been, for years, the main object of study and obsession of Ada Yonath, a tireless Israeli researcher who has been awarded numerous prizes, including the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 and the L'Oréal-UNESCO "For Women in Science "in 2008.