UVA Today (press release)Engineering Dean Named Among Nation's Top InventorsUVA Today (press release)In Charlottesville, Craig H. Benson is best known as an accomplished researcher and dean of the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applie …

ForbesIs Genetic Engineering A Good Thing For Humanity?ForbesBut before I elaborate further and give some concrete examples, I feel the need to clarify what genetic engineering means, because I have found that it's a technical term that is often misund …

ForbesIs Genetic Engineering A Good Thing For Humanity? - ForbesForbesIs genetic engineering advantageous or disadvantageous for humanity? This question was originally answered on Quora by Adriana Heguy.CRISPR gene editing is coming to the clinicChemical & …

Sweet spot for engineering better cellulose-degrading enzymesScience DailySweet spot for engineering better cellulose-degrading enzymes. Date: December 12, 2017; Source: DOE/National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Summary: New insights have been gained into …

New equipment helps engineering students create circuit boardsURI Today (press release)KINGSTON, R.I., Dec. 5, 2017—Engineering students at the University of Rhode Island will soon have a new instrument to help prepare them for careers in the industry. Tha …

City, engineering firm settle arena roof repairsWatertownDailyTimes.comWATERTOWN — The Rochester engineering firm blamed for unexpected roof repairs on the Watertown Municipal Arena has agreed to pay for most of their costs. City Council members on Monday …

The IndependentScientists aim to develop drought-resistant crops using genetic engineeringThe IndependentIn a new study, published in the journal Nature Communications, a team of researchers has identified the set of genes underpinning CAM, laying the grou …

EurekAlert (press release)A new way to do metabolic engineeringEurekAlert (press release)A novel method developed by a group of researchers at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) at the University of Illinois could change the way metaboli …

ISU considers adding engineering programHouston ChronicleNORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State University is considering adding an engineering program to meet what university officials say is a "robust demand" for the degree in Illinois. The Pantagr …

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology turns 30Hindu Business LineOn November 25, 1987, a global institution for genetic engineering and biotechnology started operations with its first experiment. It started a special programme of t …