Biotechnology, Renewable Energy and Sustainability

22/03/2026

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260318-the-deep-cave-bacteria-resistant-to-modern-medicine

In the brutal world of deep caves, bacteria live in a miniature world of terror. The weapons they have evolved can defeat antibiotics – but now they are inspiring powerful new drugs.

13/03/2026

The 1990s game has been run on bacteria and a satellite and played by neurons in a dish.

06/03/2026

https://futurism.com/health-medicine/bacteria-engineered-eat-tumors-inside?fbclid=IwY2xjawQTBctleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeHPXkpKCxeB-J6ZbB-gRSnGmgletQ6gv0Mb0pSRZRBIPHdu8m9CfGGqpVMAY_aem_dZESvbvCMrmOiwD0VQXv6g

Researchers say they've developed a new way to treat cancer by engineering bacteria to eat tumors from the inside out.

28/09/2025

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2497328-worlds-oldest-person-had-a-young-microbiome-and-exceptional-genome/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawNGeq1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHub2Q0czqyNo9KPifwX8G7V1U5C2xkngMhHJjLSq7R4jk-g_9z_g6QmMX3Yb_aem_yu3cAg12A02VFT05GyulBA =1759077208

Scientists have studied the genetics and lifestyle factors that enabled María Branyas Morera, officially the oldest person in the world until she died last year, to reach 117 years old

28/09/2025

25/09/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFGC5uOcNq4

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12/09/2025

10/09/2025

Some plants and fungi naturally resemble meat. But scientists and entrepreneurs are going a step further to design an even meatier plant-based alternative.

02/07/2025

29/06/2025

Elinor Ostrom shattered conventional wisdom by showing that communities can sustainably manage shared natural resources – like forests, fisheries, and water systems – without strong government regulations or privatisation. Her work is a cornerstone for modern thinking on sustainability, emphasising trust, cooperation, and shared knowledge as essential tools to support shared stewardship. In an era of global environmental challenges, Ostrom’s ideas remain a powerful guide for collective action and planetary stewardship.

Ostrom received the 2009 prize in economic sciences for her contributions.

Read about more prizes that help us understand and value our Earth: https://www.nobelprize.org/stories/11-prizes-that-help-us-understand-and-value-our-earth/

23/06/2025