<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Biotechnology - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Biotechnology news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:02:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Gene-Editing Technology Offers New Ways to Create the Dogs of Our Dreams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technologies like CRISPR are giving us new ways to create the dogs of our dreams &mdash; and a reason to reckon with our past mistakes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/gene-editing-technology-offers-new-ways-to-create-the-dogs-of-our-dreams/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/gene-editing-technology-offers-new-ways-to-create-the-dogs-of-our-dreams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe Hurries to Fund More Cutting-Edge Businesses to Compete with China and U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[European governments, facing a nearly $1 trillion gap in investment funding, are casting a wide net to back start-ups developing pioneering technologies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/europe-hurries-to-fund-more-cutting-edge-businesses-to-compete-with-china-and-us/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/europe-hurries-to-fund-more-cutting-edge-businesses-to-compete-with-china-and-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After 2 Plasma Donor Deaths, Company Pauses Clinics in Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grifols, a Spanish company, said &ldquo;unfounded attention&rdquo; on its blood plasma business in Canada had led it to temporarily end collections at 17 clinics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/after-2-plasma-donor-deaths-company-pauses-clinics-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/after-2-plasma-donor-deaths-company-pauses-clinics-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prediction Market Betting on Drug Trials and Approvals Sparks Concern About Undermining Research]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prediction markets on Kalshi and Polymarket now let people wager money on drug approvals. Kalshi also plans to allow bets on clinical trial results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/prediction-market-betting-on-drug-trials-and-approvals-sparks-concern-about-undermining-research/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/prediction-market-betting-on-drug-trials-and-approvals-sparks-concern-about-undermining-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemical actuation expands the design space of living light materials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chemical stimulation represents a new strategy for controlling bioluminescence in engineered living materials (ELMs). Brachi et al. demonstrate that embedding the naturally bioluminescent dinoflagellate Pyrocystis lunula within 3D-printed hydrogels enables sustained, reusable optical responses through chemical and mechanical activation. This work expands the design strategies available for optically ELMs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/chemical-actuation-expands-the-design-space-of-living-light-materials/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/chemical-actuation-expands-the-design-space-of-living-light-materials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary-Dell Chilton Dies at 87; Helped Create First Genetically Modified Plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1982, she led the research team that figured out how to genetically alter plants, a discovery that would eventually transform global agriculture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/mary-dell-chilton-dies-at-87-helped-create-first-genetically-modified-plant/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/mary-dell-chilton-dies-at-87-helped-create-first-genetically-modified-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Programmable mycolysins expand the antimicrobial toolkit against mycobacteria]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a timely advance for antimycobacterial biotechnology, Abouhmad et al. engineered modular ‘mycolysins’ that combine mycobacteriophage lysis functions with membrane-active peptides to efficiently breach the mycobacterial envelope and achieve pathogen intracellular killing. Their work opens a route that may accelerate the development of biologics against tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/programmable-mycolysins-expand-the-antimicrobial-toolkit-against-mycobacteria/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/programmable-mycolysins-expand-the-antimicrobial-toolkit-against-mycobacteria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New Race to Find Treatments for Measles]]></title><description><![CDATA[As vaccination rates decline, biotech companies see a potential new market for measles drugs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/the-new-race-to-find-treatments-for-measles/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/the-new-race-to-find-treatments-for-measles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Measles Roaring Back, the Search for a Drug is On]]></title><description><![CDATA[As vaccination rates decline, biotech companies see a potential new market for measles drugs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/with-measles-roaring-back-the-search-for-a-drug-is-on/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/with-measles-roaring-back-the-search-for-a-drug-is-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better Sex, Better Hair, Better Sleep: ‘Humanmaxxing’ Is Here]]></title><description><![CDATA[The biotech billionaire who wants to rebuild your body and blow your mind.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/better-sex-better-hair-better-sleep-humanmaxxing-is-here/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/better-sex-better-hair-better-sleep-humanmaxxing-is-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Ebola Spreads in East Africa, Will China Step Up?]]></title><description><![CDATA[China is well positioned to help stop the deadly virus, and could move into a gap left by U.S. retreat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/as-ebola-spreads-in-east-africa-will-china-step-up/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/as-ebola-spreads-in-east-africa-will-china-step-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[J. Craig Venter (1946—2026)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent years, science and engineering have advanced at a relatively incremental rate, partly due to the reward system of academia and conservative funding environments [1,2]. A limited number of breakthrough biotechnologies have included directed evolution, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-based ones, the mRNA Coronavirus vaccine, and AI-based protein design. Otherwise, there have been fewer disruptive discoveries and inventions in biology and biotechnology t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/j-craig-venter-19462026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/j-craig-venter-19462026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s Rise in Drug Development Looms Over U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clinical trials in China are getting attention at an international oncology gathering in Chicago. China&rsquo;s surging biotechnology industry is fueling alarm that U.S. dominance in the field is waning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/chinas-rise-in-drug-development-looms-over-us/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/chinas-rise-in-drug-development-looms-over-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reprogramming halophilic life for low-salt biomanufacturing]]></title><description><![CDATA[By reengineering Halomonas bluephagenesis to grow and produce polyhydroxybutyrate under low-salinity, open conditions, Sun et al. transform salinity from a fixed physiological constraint into a bioprocess variable. This study reframes halophilic chassis design for more flexible and sustainable industrial biomanufacturing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/reprogramming-halophilic-life-for-low-salt-biomanufacturing/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/reprogramming-halophilic-life-for-low-salt-biomanufacturing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biotechnologies based on the fungal bioluminescence pathway]]></title><description><![CDATA[The originally published article contained figures that did not comply with the journal’s policies regarding the use of generative AI. Figures 1, 4, and 5 have been replaced, and the associated captions have been modified. The authors regret the error.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/biotechnologies-based-on-the-fungal-bioluminescence-pathway/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/biotechnologies-based-on-the-fungal-bioluminescence-pathway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue at the edge]]></title><description><![CDATA[‘Blue at the Edge’ was created using C-phycocyanin (C-PC)-containing total soluble protein extract from extremophilic Galdieria. The painting portrays a moonlit desert, a quiet terrain that appears lifeless, but in a vibrant living blue made from algae. This visual contrasts the acidic, high-temperature environments where Galdieria thrives—inhospitable habitats that actually sustain metabolically versatile life. This alga thrives under elevated CO2 in complete darkness and very low pH on a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/blue-at-the-edge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/blue-at-the-edge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rich and Powerful Want to Live Forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the Kremlin to Silicon Valley, some of the most powerful people in the world now want something more: eternal life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/the-rich-and-powerful-want-to-live-forever/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/the-rich-and-powerful-want-to-live-forever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Targeting the gut–joint axis: an oral Spirulina hydrogel as an adjuvant strategy for rheumatoid arthritis therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oral Spirulina hydrogel targets the gut–joint axis via barrier repair, microbiota remodeling, and immune balance, synergizing with standard rheumatoid arthritis therapies for enhanced efficacy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/targeting-the-gutjoint-axis-an-oral-spirulina-hydrogel-as-an-adjuvant-strategy-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-therapy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/targeting-the-gutjoint-axis-an-oral-spirulina-hydrogel-as-an-adjuvant-strategy-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-therapy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientific breakthrough versus successful startup: teaching scientists to navigate bench to business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientific breakthroughs infrequently translate into startups without structured training. Stanford’s BioEntrepreneurship Bootcamp teaches a practical framework for navigating bench-to-business translation. The curriculum integrates instruction on intellectual property, team formation, risk assessments, milestone-based funding, and investor communication, with the goal of equipping scientists to advance discoveries into viable ventures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/scientific-breakthrough-versus-successful-startup-teaching-scientists-to-navigate-bench-to-business/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/scientific-breakthrough-versus-successful-startup-teaching-scientists-to-navigate-bench-to-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Synthetic plug-in fatty acid pathway for stress-adaptive lipid accumulation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lipid production in microalgae usually comes at the cost of growth. This study shows that a modular ‘plsXYC’ plug-in pathway can maintain energy balance while sustaining lipid accumulation under environmental stress. The approach reframes stress from a limitation into an opportunity for resilient carbon conversion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/synthetic-plug-in-fatty-acid-pathway-for-stress-adaptive-lipid-accumulation-in-chlamydomonas-reinhardtii/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/biotechnology/synthetic-plug-in-fatty-acid-pathway-for-stress-adaptive-lipid-accumulation-in-chlamydomonas-reinhardtii/</guid></item></channel></rss>