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Professor Louise Horsfall on using microbes to generate in-demand materials, such as lithium, from waste…

The Government defines engineering biology as the design, scaling and commercialisation of biology-derived products and services that can transform sectors or produce existing….

Carbon capture is a way of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from industrial processes. At CyanoCapture we are harnessing biology to do this.

Synthetic Biology and AI can significantly boost the bioeconomy by scaling up through the use of Digital Twins, which digitalize part of the traditionally expensive…

Microbes and enzymes break down plastics. What we do with them next is as important in tackling the microplastics problem.

A new research centre, the first of its kind in the UK, is being formed to enhance and develop the natural abilities of micro-organisms in cleaning up our planet.

Tiny ‘superhero’ micro-organisms that have natural abilities in cleaning up our planet are the focus of a new £13m innovation centre involving universities including Heriot-Watt.

Six new Engineering Biology Mission Hubs and 22 Mission Awards to transform solutions in areas like vaccine, textile and food production.