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The world of protein engineering just took a giant leap forward. A team in China has developed a method that makes designing better proteins faster, cheaper, and easier.

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Now, for those who don't know, 10–15% of babies go into the NICU when they’re born, and sometimes it’s because the baby was ...

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Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help investigators understand how a ...

Microbial biotechnology is really changing how we approach health problems. Think about it – tiny organisms that have been around forever are now key players in making new medicines and treatments. It ...

Less than 10% of plastics are recycled. A Purdue-led team, backed by NSF, is creating durable bioplastics from raw materials ...

Illumina’s Rami Mehio discusses the whole-genome sequencing of 490,640 UK Biobank participants with Molly Coddington for Technology Networks.