Category: Biotechnology
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A decade ago, bioinformatics sat quietly inside research labs. Today, it sits at the centre of biotech strategy, pharmaceutical R&D, genomic medicine, and even AI-driven healthcare startups. In 2026, biology no longer moves forward without code. Bioinformatics—the discipline that merges biology, data science, and computational modelling—has evolved from a niche academic speciality into a core…
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For over a century, industrial growth has depended on fossil fuels and petrochemicals. Plastic, fuel, textiles, packaging—modern civilisation runs on carbon extracted from the ground. However, a new shift is underway. Instead of drilling for hydrocarbons, scientists are programming living cells to manufacture them. Synthetic biology is rapidly evolving from laboratory curiosity into industrial infrastructure.…
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For decades, gene therapy lived on the edge of possibility. Scientists promised cures at the molecular level. Investors poured billions into biotech startups. Yet progress often felt incremental—punctuated by setbacks, safety concerns, and regulatory hesitation. Then, 2026 changed the tempo. This year marks a structural shift in how gene therapy is developed, delivered, and scaled.…
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A tiny chip beneath the skin.A neural implant translating thoughts into movement.A cardiac device transmitting data to the cloud in real time. What once felt speculative now exists inside operating rooms—and increasingly, inside people. Implantable technology is advancing at a pace few predicted. Yet as these devices move from life-saving tools to lifestyle enhancements, one…
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If you had told a surgeon twenty years ago that they could operate on a patient thousands of miles away, they would have called it science fiction. Today, it’s clinical reality. Remote surgery and robotic assistance are no longer experimental side projects inside elite research labs. Instead, they are rapidly becoming pillars of modern healthcare…
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For most of the modern era, biotechnology and digital technology evolved in parallel. One decoded life. The other digitised information. However, that separation is rapidly dissolving. Today, DNA is treated like code. Cells are engineered like programmable systems. Drug discovery is accelerated by artificial intelligence. Biological data is processed in cloud-scale environments. In short, biotechnology…
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For most of modern history, biology and technology evolved along parallel tracks. Biology focuses on cells, organisms, and ecosystems. Technology centred on silicon, software, and systems. One studied life. The other engineered machines. Today, however, those boundaries are dissolving. Biotechnology and digital technology are rapidly merging—creating programmable biology, AI-driven drug discovery, bioengineered materials, and data-powered…