‘Meat from wood’, biotech project for a sustainable economy
Developing an innovative biotechnological process that allows the conversion of waste materials such as lignin and wheat bran into products with high added value such
Developing an innovative biotechnological process that allows the conversion of waste materials such as lignin and wheat bran into products with high added value such
Breast cancer cells are capable of eating and digesting the extracellular matrix that surrounds them in order to satisfy their continuous hunger for energy. This
The gene responsible for spinal muscular atrophy, the rare genetic disease which in its most serious form causes paralysis and the premature death of children,
Cats love to eat tuna because their taste buds contain umami taste receptors which are mainly activated by molecules found in high concentrations in meat
There taurinean amino acid produced by the human body and known to be contained in many foods, it could help counteract the effects of aging,
A ‘green’ alternative to commonly used glass is on its way: thanks to amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, of biological origin and then
The first superbug immune to all known viruses has been obtained in the laboratory: it is a strain of Escherichia coli modified through synthetic bioology,
Evolution was at work on Earth even before the birth of life: the fundamental ‘building blocks’ of the very first organisms, amino acids, were in
The prehistoric populations of hunters and gatherers who lived along the Mediterranean coasts for 9,500 years consumed large quantities of fish: their paleo diet, which
The Ryugu asteroid is rich in organic molecules that are potential ‘building blocks’ of life, including various amino acids and other compounds that are formed