Articles for category: Biotechnology

Technology.

15 New Technologies Revolutionizing the Way We Live

Maria Faith Saligumba

As we stand at the dawn of a new technological era, an inspiring wave of innovation is transforming nearly every aspect of the way we live, work, and interact with the world around us. From healthcare and transportation to communication and everyday conveniences, these emerging technologies not only promise to make our lives easier but ...

The Women's Health Gap: When Innovation Ignores Half the Population

Bias in Biotech: How Gender Norms Affect Scientific Innovation

Annette Uy

Picture this: you’re sitting in a laboratory at 3 AM, watching breakthrough research unfold before your eyes. The scientist leading this revolutionary work happens to be a woman, but statistically speaking, she’s fighting against odds that would make any reasonable person reconsider their career path. This isn’t just about fairness—it’s about the discoveries we’re losing, ...

3D Bioprinting

Could We 3D Print an Entire Human? The Race to Build Artificial Life

Trizzy Orozco

3D printing has revolutionized numerous fields, from manufacturing to art. Yet, the realm of biological sciences may hold the most awe-inspiring potential of all. Imagine crafting life itself, layer by layer, atom by atom. The idea of 3D printing an entire human conjures visions from science fiction, but how close are we really to making ...

Space-Time Might Be a Simulation

Space-Time Might Be a Simulation

Gargi Chakravorty

The boundaries tween science fiction and cutting-edge physics have blurred dramatically in recent years. What once seemed like fantasy could represent one of the most profound questions in modern science. The possibility that our reality is computational in nature challenges everything we thought we knew about existence itself. This isn’t just about mysterious signals from ...

Black Holes Could Be Cosmic Brains

Black Holes Could Be Cosmic Brains

Gargi Chakravorty

The cosmos has always held mysteries that challenge our understanding of reality, but a bold new perspective is emerging from the intersection of astrophysics and artificial intelligence research. Scientists are discovering remarkable parallels between the most extreme objects in the universe and the neural networks that power our . These cosmic behemoths, once considered simple ...

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6 American Companies Engineering Plants to Withstand Climate Change

Maria Faith Saligumba

Imagine stepping into a cornfield where the plants can actually talk to you — not with words, but with fluorescent signals visible from space. Picture vegetables that instantly warn farmers about fungal infections before any visible damage appears. While this might sound like science fiction, it’s happening right now in laboratories and fields across America. ...

Mammoth

Resurrecting the Woolly Mammoth: Science or Spectacle?

Maria Faith Saligumba

Imagine stepping out onto the windswept tundra and locking eyes with a creature lost to time—an enormous, shaggy mammoth, its curled tusks glinting beneath an arctic sun. It sounds like the stuff of fantasy novels or blockbuster films, but today, scientists are on the brink of turning this wild dream into reality. The quest to ...

The Science Behind Metal Farming

The Tree That Bleeds Metal

Andrew Alpin

In the lush rainforests of Southeast Asia, scientists have uncovered something that sounds like science fiction. Deep in the jungles of Indonesia, Malaysia, and New Caledonia, there are trees that literally “bleed” when cut. Their sap runs not red, but a striking blue-green, packed with so much nickel that it’s more concentrated than many industrial ...