Rafts4Biotech blog
Let’s play Rafts!
From engineering bacteria that degrade plastics to microbes that produce antibiotics, fuel and vegan milk, synthetic biology is revolutionizing the world as we know it. Soon, this discipline will enable applications that would have sounded [...]
November Top10 BactToTheFuture stories
1. This bacterium will self-destruct in 30 seconds! 💣 Scientists have developed a new mechanism that instructs engineered #bacteria to die after carrying out their task 🦠 If there is one [...]
October Top10 BactToTheFuture stories
1. Punk is not dead — it just turned eco-friendly! Scientists have developed a new leather fabric with no plastics or animals involved, only #fungi! 🕶️🍄 Until now, we´ve had two [...]
Microbial biofactories: the miniature workhorses of modern industry
From their first uses in the fermentation of alcoholic drinks almost 10000 years ago, to their current role in yielding a wide range of compounds such as drugs, soaps and food, microbes are changing the [...]
September Top10 BactToTheFuture stories
1. #DNA à la carte! 🧬🍽️ That’s the goal of these scientists from @DNAScript and their ambitious project to create a DNA-printer! When scientists need specific DNA for their research, they [...]
Green SynBio: Bacteria for a sustainable planet
Large numbers of species on the brink of extinction, rising global temperatures, air, water and soil pollution - these and other events are causing an unprecedented environmental crisis that the world is facing nowadays. At [...]
