Biological Technology Archives | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/topic/biotech/ The best minds on the most important topics. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:29:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://issues.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-issues-favicon-32x32.png Biological Technology Archives | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/topic/biotech/ 32 32 Building Decision Points Into Research’s Slipperiest Slopes https://issues.org/mirror-life-slippery-slope-decision-points/ https://issues.org/mirror-life-slippery-slope-decision-points/#respond Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46303 The controversy around a ban on “mirror life” should lead to a more nuanced public conversation about how to manage the benefits and risks of precursor biotechnologies.

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]]> https://issues.org/mirror-life-slippery-slope-decision-points/feed/ 0 “There’s a Real Urgency to Be Ready When That Bioconvergence Happens.” https://issues.org/interview-senator-young-bioconvergence/ https://issues.org/interview-senator-young-bioconvergence/#respond Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46455 Senator Todd Young shares his vision for how emerging biotechnologies can revolutionize agriculture, industry, and warfighting.

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]]> https://issues.org/interview-senator-young-bioconvergence/feed/ 0 To Build a Biorubber Industry on the Prairie https://issues.org/biorubber-industry-prairie-dawsey/ https://issues.org/biorubber-industry-prairie-dawsey/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=44625 Farmers and scientists are collaborating in Pittsburg, Kansas, to reinvigorate the local economy through biorubber production.

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]]> https://issues.org/biorubber-industry-prairie-dawsey/feed/ 0 “You Learn More From Failure—When Things Are Not Working Well.” https://issues.org/interview-katalin-kariko/ https://issues.org/interview-katalin-kariko/#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=43611 Katalin Karikó is a pioneer in research on messenger RNA (mRNA) and its medical possibilities, which were revealed on a global scale during the COVID-19 pandemic. With her colleague Drew Weissman, she… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/interview-katalin-kariko/feed/ 0 What Can Fusion Energy Learn From Biotechnology? https://issues.org/fusion-energy-lessons-biotechnology-lo-whyte/ https://issues.org/fusion-energy-lessons-biotechnology-lo-whyte/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=42840 Recent advances in fusion energy research have renewed excitement around this potentially transformative way to produce electricity and replace fossil fuel energy sources. Although fusion appears to face barriers that are unique… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/fusion-energy-lessons-biotechnology-lo-whyte/feed/ 0 A Road Map for a New Era in Biology and Medicine https://issues.org/road-map-for-new-era-biology-medicine/ https://issues.org/road-map-for-new-era-biology-medicine/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=42873 Most people are familiar with DNA, but its cousin, RNA, has become widely known only recently. In 2020, of course, RNA was in the news all the time: the COVID-19 virus is… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/road-map-for-new-era-biology-medicine/feed/ 0 Amanda Arnold Sees the Innovation Ecosystem from a Unique Perch https://issues.org/amanda-arnold-innovation-ecosystem/ https://issues.org/amanda-arnold-innovation-ecosystem/#respond Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:30:52 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=42058 In this installment of Science Policy IRL, we explore another sector of science policy: private industry. Amanda Arnold is the vice president of governmental affairs and policy at Valneva, a private… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/amanda-arnold-innovation-ecosystem/feed/ 0 A Great Bioeconomy for the Great Lakes https://issues.org/bioeconomy-great-lakes-camenares-subramanian-petersen/ https://issues.org/bioeconomy-great-lakes-camenares-subramanian-petersen/#respond Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=41000 Nourished by academic research, venture capital investments, and a vibrant community, the bioeconomy is emerging as a transformational force in places such as Boston and San Francisco. Not surprisingly, today’s bioeconomy reflects… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/bioeconomy-great-lakes-camenares-subramanian-petersen/feed/ 0 Chasing De-extinction https://issues.org/chasing-de-extinction-last-animal-ausubel-schaefer/ https://issues.org/chasing-de-extinction-last-animal-ausubel-schaefer/#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:32:17 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=39500 Three decades ago, Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park presented readers with the tantalizing question of whether a dinosaur could be brought back to life. Much of his novel is a depiction of the… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/chasing-de-extinction-last-animal-ausubel-schaefer/feed/ 0 Innovation’s New Catechism https://issues.org/innovation-new-catechism-margonelli/ https://issues.org/innovation-new-catechism-margonelli/#respond Wed, 02 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=39552 Since the mid-1970s, DARPA, the oft-copied Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has used a series of eight questions to steer investment decisions. What are you trying to do? Who cares? If you… Read More

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