5 Ways CRISPR Is About to Change Everything
AdultsBiologyBiotechnologyHuman...CRISPR-based gene therapies are already changing healthcare for things like sickle cell disease. But CRISPR is bigger than just medicine, and it could revolutionize everything from food and agriculture to green energy fuels to plastics.
Bee-Inspired
YouthAnimalsNatureTechnology...The pioneering startup BloomX has developed devices like the Robee and Crossbee to mimic the different pollination strategies of bees.
The Most Dangerous Weapon Is Not Nuclear
AdultsBiotechnologyEconomyScience...A breathtaking scientific revolution is taking place – biotechnology has been progressing at stunning speed, giving us the tools to eventually gain control over biology. On the one hand solving the deadliest diseases while also creating viruses more dangerous than nuclear bombs, able to devastate humanity.
What Biologists Do: Crash Course Biology
AdultsBiologyBiotechnologyEducation...A biologist’s natural habitat is anywhere questions about life are being asked—whether the subject is a nematode or a narwhal, a single cell, or a whole ecosystem.
This MIT Engineer Built His Own Bionic Leg
YouthHistoryTechnologyBiotechnology...At MIT's Media Lab, researchers are developing prosthetic limbs that users can control with their minds, making a robotic foot move as seamlessly as a biological one.