14 Nov 2017
The World Health Organisation, has highlighted a lack of new antibiotics in development which is leading to a crisis in antibiotic production and our ability to tackle infections. However, cutting-edge technology gives us a chink of hope in what could otherwise be...
17 Oct 2017
Manchester iGEM 2017 Awarded Gold at the Giant Jamboree! : This year our team of undergraduate students from the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University are working on a project that aims to engineer a bacterium that can take up and store...
11 Jul 2017
Scientists have discovered a new enzyme that will make a drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease cheaper and quicker to produce. Researchers at the Universities of Manchester and York found the enzyme in Aspergillus oryzae, a kind of fungus used for making soy sauce....
11 Jul 2017
Researchers at the University of Manchester have discovered a new species of yeast that could help brewers create better lager. Working in collaboration with the National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC), the team say it is a new of member of the Saccharomyces...
8 Mar 2017
27-28th November 2017, Manchester Conference Centre, UK. The SynBio UK conference aims to showcase UK Synthetic Biology research and to create a focal point for the community, embracing its diversity and fostering its growth and its engagement with society. Held in...
20 Feb 2017
A spin out company, C3 Bio-Technologies Ltd, was incorporated to utilise synthetic biology to facilitate the production of propane. The company seeks to develop an economically-sustainable manufacturing process for full-scale bio-propane production and brings...
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