Biotechnology - technology that uses living organisms to make products - could soon allow us to conjure up products as diverse as household cleaning products, organs for transplant and cleaner renewable fuels.
Modern molecular biotechnology, or the application of our knowledge of the genome to engineer organisms with beneficial traits, enables new solutions to today’s challenges. Today, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which adds the tools of molecular biotechnology to humanity’s toolbox, promises similar improvements in wellbeing as those that were delivered by previous technological ...
Biotechnology’s reach extends beyond the generation of life saving treatments to provide innovations that address critical planetary challenges. Alternative forms of biotechnology are responsible for often subtle yet transformative contributions to our daily lives. Biotechnology beyond medicine is actively helping us to achieve the SDGs in an inconspicuous yet powerful fashion at a time when ...
Biotech and its applications are rapidly evolving. Businesses, governments, and experts need to work together to realize its full potential in healthcare.
Current global food systems cannot provide a sustainable, healthy diet for the world’s growing population. Our dietary preferences for livestock-based food contributes to huge greenhouse gas emissions. Biotechnology can deliver sustainable solutions by transforming the food and agricultural sector.
Scientists working to improve the treatment and diagnosis of cancer are beginning to use AI, DNA sequencing and precision oncology among other techniques.
Seven of Earth’s nine planetary boundaries – the natural systems that keep our planet stable – have now been breached. The World Economic Forum’s 10 Emerging Technology Solutions for Planetary Health, produced in collaboration with Frontiers, highlights how innovation can help restore balance within these limits.
Biotechnology could mitigate humans' impact on the planet through large-scale bio-based interventions aimed at restoring former environmental balances and creating new ones.
