Plastic-eating bacteria boost growing business of bioremediation
Bacteria, fungi and plants can be grown and engineered to remove plastics, chemicals and pollutants from contaminated soil and water…
My Lab Unlocked: Professor of Sustainable Biotechnology
Professor Louise Horsfall on using microbes to generate in-demand materials, such as lithium, from waste…
Engineering biology inquiry launched
The Government defines engineering biology as the design, scaling and commercialisation of biology-derived products and services that can transform sectors or produce existing….
CyanoCapture: using algae to fight climate change
Carbon capture is a way of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from industrial processes. At CyanoCapture we are harnessing biology to do this.
Digital Twins to Advance Biomanufacturing
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…
Can Biology Address the Microplastics Problem?
Microbes and enzymes break down plastics. What we do with them next is as important in tackling the microplastics problem.
£13 million for biotechnology research to address environmental challenges
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.
Heriot-Watt scientists to help battle pollution through ‘superhero’ micro-organisms
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.
New £100m fund will unlock the potential of engineering biology
Six new Engineering Biology Mission Hubs and 22 Mission Awards to transform solutions in areas like vaccine, textile and food production.
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