Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have developed bone and muscle cells using a custom-designed ink-jet printer. The team has succeeded in bioprinting from adul…

While the Israeli government was busy this week acknowledging its developing nanotech arsenal, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan was in Switzerland warning of the dangers posed by military and terrorist…

An Iowa State University (ISU) assistant professor is working to create biorenewable, biodegradable plastics from the proteins in crops.

His researcher team is using microcellular foaming technologie…

From the biotech world comes news of some very unexpected consequences of Bt, the most popular microbe engineered into genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Bt, short for bacillus thuringiensis, is t…

The Washington Post is reporting that US commercial supplies of long-grain rice have been contaminated with a genetically engineered variety not approved for human consumption.

This could lead to bac…

In a development that could have repercussions for nanotech development, a new study shows that the benefits of growing genetically modified crops are short-lived because farmers quickly resort to spr…

In a sneak peek of what could be fashion's future, leggy models draped in dresses by designers like Oscar de la Renta and Versace strut their stuff on the runway.

But this is no Paris or New York…

Two fascinating meetings last week addressed the interconnections between nanotechnology and synthetic biotechnology, the Second International Meeting on Synthetic Biology (SB2.0) in Berkeley, and the…

Modern-day doctors may soon start using smell to detect the early warning signs of different illnesses thanks to technology that replicates – and improves upon – the human olfactory system thanks to t…

The European Union's rejection of genetically modified organism (GMO) foods is often cited as a powerful lesson in technology management, and Monsanto has for years been the poster child for how t…