In the ever-evolving landscape of scientific research, two extraordinary initiatives have emerged to push the boundaries of knowledge and inspire a new generation of scientists and researchers. The iGEM competition and The Transcriptome, a pioneering website for scientific articles, have…
New teams means new posts!
In the ever-evolving landscape of scientific research, it can be difficult to stay up to date with the latest within the field. For the 4th year in a row The Transcriptome aime to be a website for scientific articles, written…
Could DNA be the solution to data storage shortage?
With the unceasing, advancing technical progress that forms the engine of our modern society, the amount of data as well as data size is increasing massively. Therefore, it is a crucial goal to save all these precious bits of information…
AlphaFold – The 50 year old problem of protein folding solved with AI
In recent years, AI has begun to demonstrate its potential in solving very difficult problems in many different fields, from self-driving cars to chess to predicting the 3D structure of proteins. But what are proteins and why is their structure…
Vitamin A deficiency and Golden Rice
Today’s organism was modified over two decades ago. This topic may not be an easy topic for everyone, because today we’ll discuss the effects vitamin A deficiency can have on your body and how many children suffer from this deficiency. However, we will also talk about a silver lining: the “Golden Rice”.
GMOs And Purple Tomatoes
You stroll through the shopping aisles of your local supermarket to get your weekly supply of groceries. As you reach out to a bunch of tomatoes you are struck by an unusual sight. These tomatoes are not red, but deep…
Reverse aging: the promise of tomorrow
Scientists have managed to reverse aging in human skin cells by rejuvenating them a staggering 30 years. To understand how researchers managed this astonishing feat we must first understand a few concepts. How do we age? Have you ever wondered…
Ethology – The Study of Animal Behavior
Ethology – Definition and Uses In this post, we wanted to present another very interesting subject: ethology. First, a definition. Ethology consists of studying animal behavior. What is implied by “behavior”? We can mention here animal communication, predation, mating, migration.…
Stem cells are creators
You read that right. Creators of what? All organs and tissues as well as every specialized cell in your body. To understand what stem cells do, let’s first look into how tissues are constructed. Tissues consist of cells surrounded by…
How biotechnologies facilitate the production of insulin
While the biotech industry has seen enormous growth and diversification, even more because of the pandemic, the largest corporations in the industry still make most of their profits through the manufacturing of a single, small protein, insulin. More than 5%…