Nature

From Oil to Biofactories: The Silent Rise of a $150 Billion Green Manufacturing Superpower

The $150 Billion Biofactory Boom: How Industrial Biotech Is Poised to Take On Oil

What is industrial biotechnology—and why does it matter now? Industrial biotechnology (often called “white biotechnology”) uses living systems—microbes, enzymes, and cells—to make materials, chemicals, fuels, food ingredients, and other industrial products, often replacing fossil‑based or harsh chemical processes. Instead of cracking oil
November 27, 2025
Scientists Just Hacked Evolution’s

Scientists Just Hacked Evolution’s “Randomness”? University of Tokyo Breakthroughs Hint We Can Forecast Life’s Next Moves

Can evolution be predicted? A science‑based answer For more than a century, biologists have sparred over whether evolution is a chaotic, one‑off historical process or a rule‑governed phenomenon that can be forecast. A consensus is emerging: we can predict some aspects of
October 5, 2025