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Earth

Let's harness synthetic biology to fix our broken planet

If we want to reverse desertification, synthetic bacteria are one of the safer geoengineering options, says biologist��Ricard Solé

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Plastic flower blooms thanks to its own internal molecular clock

Technology

Plastic flower blooms thanks to its own internal molecular clock

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bacterial spores

Technology

Send secret messages hidden in the DNA of bacterial spores

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future

Humans

We are gods of the future – but what will we do?

Culture

Aequorea Victoria jellyfish

Life

Fluorescent jellyfish proteins light up unconventional laser

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DNA

Life

We're on the cusp of a gene editing revolution, are we ready?

Leader

Close-up of the mini stingray robot

Technology

Watch a cyborg stingray made of rat heart cells swim using light

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An early embryo - a ball of eight cells

Life

Blogging cells tell their stories using CRISPR gene editing

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Glowing 4D-printed flowers could pave way for replacement organs

Technology

Glowing 4D-printed flowers could pave way for replacement organs

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Where's the smart money going in biotech?

We asked key analysts and investors to pick out the science they think will pay off in 2005. Jo Whelan found some surprising answers

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Biowar – Good for Business?

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Trailblazing in Europe

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Baywatch...

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Coming up on the inside...

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