Biotech
The Bacteria That Might Just Be the Future of Materials Science
Engineering bacteria that can produce biofilms using synthetic materials.
Behind the Gorgeous Microorganismal Art of Nurit Bar-Shai's 'Chemical Tweets'
Biotech meets art on a petri dish.
Everything Wrong with the “GMO” Label Is Found in This Blueberry Tree
Root grafting, as nature intended.
An Incomplete List of Things That Are Not Actually “Hacking”
Let's wordhack this problem before it's too late.
Can Green GM Crops Convince Enviro-Minded Consumers?
GM sweet corn doesn't need pesticides, but it will never be organic.
Philip Beesley's "Radiant Soil" Is A Garden Of Near-Living Robotic Flora
The latest installation from this artist-scientist mimics organic cell systems.
MIT's Silk Pavilion Explores Digital and Biological Computing With Silkworms
MIT Media Lab's Mediated Matter Research Group has a thing for silkworms and is using them to "print" architecture.
This Is Probably Going to Be the First Woolly Mammoth That Gets Cloned
Russian scientists discovered the first woolly mammoth with perfectly preserved blood—and they've already got a deal with a Korean biotech group that wants to clone it.
Australian Scientists Think "Salamander-Like" Human Limb Regeneration Is Possible
A new arm, grown for you in your nearest hospital.
Neil Harbisson Is A Cyborg Who Can Hear Colors
Rafel Duran Torrent’s short film Cyborg Foundation talks to the “first recognized cyborg in the world”.
Data Garden Pushes Biodegradable Circuitry and Plantable Albums
The co-founders of Philadelphia computer enviro-art conservatory and net label Data Garden have been longing to move their machines back outdoors where they belong.