Biomedicine & Biotech

Just like fingerprints, we all have a unique set of behavioral quirks.

In the quest to separate nature from nurture, scientists seeking to understand the contribution of genetics have more tools.

I recently wrote about three of the deadly neurotoxins being produced by cyanobacteria (aka blue-green algae) during an ongoing algae bloom in South Florida (See 

Antibacterial surfaces are one way that we are fighting back against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Killing bacteria before they infect our bodies obviously precludes the need for an antibiotic.

Life finds a way. But that doesn't mean it's always easy.

As the world remains captivated by the fortuitous discovery of the 12 boys and their football coach found alive in a deep-seated cave in Thailand, the initial feeli

Many people believe that a so-called “genetically modified organism” (GMO) is a term that has some significance for interpreting the safety of food.

Most life on Earth -  plants, algae, and even some microorganisms - gain energy due to photosynthesis, a process where sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide are used to make glucose, a type of food for them just like it is u

The exhaled breath or “blow” squirted from the Eastern Australian humpback whale is replete with its own viral ecosystem or virome.

1. Recycling My Own Blood