Rafts4Biotech blog
Rafts4Biotech launches two new video series
At Rafts4Biotech we want you to be as excited about synthetic biology as we are! That’s why we have started our new video series #FutureOfSynbio, where the partners of our consortium will tell you [...]
Bacteria can take out our industrial trash
We may not notice it in our everyday lives, but bacteria and other microorganisms are responsible for recycling a lot of our trash. They turn our organic waste into compost, take part in the decomposition [...]
March Top10 BactToTheFuture stories
To make the way back to work easier after the Easter break here you have our monthly selection of BactToTheFuture Synbio stories. Enjoy! 1 #Biorefineries, the way towards a greener future! #SynBio Self-replicating, waste-recycling and [...]
New hazards require innovative solutions: preparing the next generation of antibiotics
Gonorrhoea, tuberculosis, salmonellosis… Not so long ago, illnesses like these were fatal. Antibiotics allowed us to treat them, but the overuse we have been doing of these drugs has a downside: bacteria have become so [...]
February Top10 BactToTheFuture stories
Despite of being the shortest month of the year, february left us some memorable #Synbio stories! Here is our top 10 selection! 1 Mushrooms join the #SynBio world and produce new antibiotics to fight resistant [...]
Academia vs Industry: when a good idea isn’t enough
The path from academia to industry is riddled with obstacles: business plans, funding schemes, market studies... Spin-off companies tread this trail, and hopefully develop a commercial product that exploits the discoveries made by academics. But [...]
