What is biotechnology? Genetic Engineering?
Biological/Genetic Engineering is when you apply engineering principles to biological systems in order to solve problems. Problems may involve sus...
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Why grow engineered bacteria at home?
Bacteria are beautiful and strange—and they're also part of a revolution in sustainable advancements across food science, energy, health, and mater...
What is DNA?
Most people have either heard, or used the abbreviation DNA — What is it?
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a microscopic chemical string that is like the hard drive of living organisms — like you. You’re probably familiar with a computer hard disk, right?
A very sharp needle reads the surface of the disk as it spins really fast — just like an old record player. In biology, the “hard...