Biotech & pharma
Multitasking protein keeps immune system healthy
19 Sep 2016
‘CRISPR’ a viable option to GM foods
07 Sep 2016
US and Swedish authorities have concluded that as CRISPR does not insert any foreign DNA, and only removes some existing DNA, it is not a genetically modified organism (GMO)
Coffee habits may be genetic, study reveals
29 Aug 2016
People with a newly identified genetic variant in their DNA, called PDSS2, might be inclined to drink fewer cups of coffee than others, reveals new study
Potential new test to detect serious bacterial infections like meningitis, sepsis and pneumonia
23 Aug 2016
Malarial parasite boosts survival in Ebola patients
17 Aug 2016
People infected with Ebola virus were 20 per cent more likely to survive if they were co-infected with malaria-causing Plasmodium parasites, according to data collected at an Ebola diagnostic laboratory in Liberia in 2014-15
Five ways bioengineers want to use 3-D printing
16 Aug 2016
Now that 3D printing has made it easier to generate custom-made prosthetics, bioengineers are looking ahead at manufacturing actual cellular material
Five ways bioengineers want to use 3-D printing
16 Aug 2016
Now that 3D printing has made it easier to generate custom-made prosthetics, bioengineers are looking ahead at manufacturing actual cellular material
When the going gets tough, the tough get growing
29 Jul 2016
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The New Oil (Part 5): Friend-Shoring, Supply Chain Fragmentation and the Cost of Resilience
By Cygnus | 19 Jan 2026
Friend-shoring is reshaping lithium, rare earth and graphite supply chains, creating a resilience premium and new winners and losers in clean tech.
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