“Cows are extremely inefficient at turning plants into dairy.” This was one of the first things Nobell Foods founder and CEO Magi Richani said to me, and it continues to resonate. Just look at the numbers: it takes 6...

If there is one rule in biology, it is that there is an exception to every rule. This includes even the basic biochemistry of DNA — which was once thought to be universal. On this episode, host Lauren Richardson and Ju...

Neuroscientists have long been trying to determine what happens in the brain during sleep, but to date, they have overlooked a key player: astrocytes. These star-shaped cells were once thought to be the glue that held th...

To date, synthetic biology has been mainly focused on reproducing existing compounds and materials with biomanufacturing. Think of engineering yeast to produce anti-malarial drugs, or bacteria producing spider silk. But ...

There is no question that the biggest, most significant scientific story of 2020 is the work to understand, treat, and vaccinate against COVID-19. But the story doesn’t end there. Across bio, but particularly at the po...