There is a broad international consensus on the conservation of ecosystems, and within this large box, marine ecosystems are the ones that are of most concern. The oceans are an enormous source of wealth for life on our planet, although there are those who do not fully understand why. The question is not complicated if …
The ability of a microbiome to adulterate the physiology of an organism has recently been highlighted. This is due to a dependence generated by a close symbiotic relationship, where commensal bacteria degrade products that our human genes cannot degrade, accelerating and diversifying digestion. In other words, our microbiome is proof of the success of coevolutionary …
Many demographers and scientists predicted during much of the 20th century that food would become scarce in the near future due to the exponential increase in the world’s population. Although demographic forecasts have been fulfilled, these pessimistic expectations regarding access to food do not seem to have arrived yet. Of course, we are talking about …
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Due to technological progress, the world is evolving towards a reality of high energy consumption. Processes require more and more energy, and at the same time, the demand for clean and safe energy is increasing. This dual need that we humans currently suffer from translates into millions of dollars in investments to find that patentable …
The world is changing. This phrase is typical of the oldest inhabitants of any human era and society, but it is no less true for that. Times are always changing, and we tend to notice when they change for the worse or something new threatens us. This is the case today, for, among all the …
The polluting drift of the first world is a consequence of a poor understanding of the side effects of burning fossil fuels. This poor vision is fundamentally due to the absence of better energy technology during the industrial revolutions and has been perpetuated to the present day. This unsustainable model of production has been installed …
When talking about probiotics, many people think of Lactococcus lactis from cheese, or Lactobacillus casei from yogurt. And, although they are considered probiotics, we cannot limit the potential of this field with a narrow view of what is happening in our health. In recent times the attention of all biomedical researchers in the world has …
New biotech promises for agriculture often focus on improving the production of food material by plants. This can be done by gene editing or artificial selection, which humans have been doing for thousands of years. The fattest and tastiest fruits were continuously cultivated for obvious reasons, until we ended up genetically differentiating lineages of the …
