Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Scientists knit futuristic eco-building designs using fungal networks

July 14, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image courtesy of the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment Scientists have developed mycocrete, a paste made [...]

New high-tech helmets may protect American football players from debilitating concussions

June 9, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Evidence is mounting that head impacts in American football can lead to devastating neurological [...]

Humans evolved to walk with an extra spring in our step

May 30, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Scientists have discovered that the recoil created by the flexible arch of human feet helps [...]

What does flattery do to our brains? Here are five Frontiers articles you won’t want to miss

March 15, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. But with tens of [...]

12 exotic bacteria found to passively collect rare earth elements from wastewater

February 28, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Scientists have shown that the biomass of 12 previously unstudied strains of cyanobacteria from around the globe is efficient at [...]

Human test subjects may no longer be needed for mosquito bite trials thanks to invention of new biomaterial

February 9, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Studies on mosquito feeding behavior are crucial to fighting malaria, dengue, and other [...]

Microbes in cow stomach can break down plastic

July 2, 2021 // 0 Comments

Microbes in cow stomachs can break down plastics, representing an eco-friendly way to reduce litter: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology [...]

Wasp egg-laying organ inspires new tool to reduce trauma in minimally invasive surgery

September 30, 2020 // 0 Comments

A new tissue-transport tool inspired by the egg-laying ovipositor organ of wasps may reduce trauma and patient recovery time in minimally invasive surgery: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology [...]

New Specialty Section: Preclinical Cell and Gene Therapy

January 28, 2020 // 0 Comments

This new section expands the repertoire of Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. [...]

Quantum physics and origami for the ultimate get-well card

April 2, 2019 // 1 Comment

Scientists have combined the simplicity of paper with the complexity of quantum physics for point-of-care testing in low-resource environments; Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology [...]

Industrial Biotechnology: a new specialty in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology is launched

December 14, 2018 // 2 Comments

Female scientist in lab looking at a test tube containing liquid

Industrial Biotechnology is a new specialty in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology [...]

How safe is GM cotton?

September 28, 2018 // 2 Comments

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology: GM cotton in Mexico is delivering monster crops, without the Frankenstein – thanks to traditional farming practices and use of non-GM crop ‘refuges’.

GM cotton in Mexico is delivering monster crops, without the Frankenstein – thanks to traditional farming practices and use of non-GM ‘refuges’; Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. [...]

New method for monitoring fetal heartbeat

September 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

A new technique for hearing fetal heartbeat described in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology could lead to inexpensive fetal health monitoring at home [...]

New method for producing malaria drug at large scales

September 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

A study in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology shows that genetically engineered moss can rapidly produce artemisinin at an industrial scale. [...]