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Biotechnology at the service of sustainable agriculture: Biorizon biotech and the H2020 SABANA and BACAGRO projects

• by David Valero
• octubre 22, 2018

The food industry, of undoubted global importance, is also at the forefront in technology development. As shown by Biorizon Biotech, which focuses its efforts on biotechnology. The innovations of this Spanish company are particularly related to microorganisms (microalgae, bacteria and cyanobacteria), and always guided with the orientation to improve the agricultural exploitation. For this reason, […]

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Alternatives to CRISPR-cas9: the new genetic editing tools, more precise and safer

• by David Valero
• octubre 16, 2018

Talk about CRISPR-cas9 is to refer to one of the greatest advances in genetic technology, in what to edition, reconfiguration and cell manipulation is concerned. The editing system of genes CRISPR-Cas9 has shown great promise due to its ability to act in the correction and eradication of some diseases caused by genetic disorders, such as Huntington’s disease. […]

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New studies about the increase in health, economic and environmental sustainability through the use of biofuels

• by David Valero
• octubre 15, 2018

With the approach of the European winter, the demand for fuels is boosted. The biodiesel leveraged, perhaps, by diesel, also shows the largest increase in their prices over the last four years. This market trend favors, without doubt, the transition towards the use of green energy. These fuels more friendly to the environment continue to […]