Biotech
This Mushroom Leather Is Being Made into Hermès Handbags
A bioreactor-made material is being marketed as an animal-friendly leather alternative that also aims to help save the planet
Stories by Nature Biotechnology
Vaccines
These Vaccines May Be Ready to Take On New COVID Variants
Novel types of jabs could enhance T-cell immunity or protect against emerging strains
Health Care
Billionaires Bankroll Cell Rejuvenation Tech as the Latest Gambit to Slow Aging
Start-ups bet that carefully controlled cell reprogramming may lead to age reversal, but hurdles remain
Pharmaceuticals
Preparing for the Next Plague
SARS-CoV-2 adds impetus to the race for broad-spectrum countermeasures against future global infectious scourges
Biotech
CRISPR-Edited Tomatoes Are Supposed to Help You Chill Out
The first commercial food product to use the CRISPR gene-editing technique increases levels of GABA in tomatoes
Biotech
No Bones, No Scales, No Eyeballs: Appetite Grows for Lab-Grown Seafood
Cell-based fish taste the same as their wild and farmed counterparts. But will it ever make economic sense to produce this kind of protein?
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology Offers New Ways to Fight an Endless Pandemic
A wave of funding focuses on antiviral nanomaterials as COVID countermeasures
Genetics
‘Guerilla’ Artist Daisy Ginsberg Re-creates Scent of Extinct Flowers
Ginsberg collaborates with synthetic biologists to create eau de Leucadendron and her latest: artwork for insects
Biotech
Lab-Made Chicken Reaches Select Diners in Singapore
Club-goers in the island city-state take first bites of slaughter-free chicken nuggets grown in bioreactors
Biotech
COVID Innovations: Vaccines for Variants, Drone Deliveries, Print-Your-Own Shots, and More
Next-generation COVID-19 vaccines will not only tackle different versions of the virus but will provide solutions across the world at a fraction of the cost
