Using microorganisms, KAIST researchers have successfully developed a new bio-based plastic to replace conventional plastic.

As part of the EU-funded project SSTAR, Novamont has developed two new formulations of insulating fluids derived from sustainable sources, allowing ...

A research team has developed an innovative technique that enables precise modification of specific proteins within complex ...

Bio-conjugation techniques utilizing proteins, such as attaching fluorescent markers to identify cancer cells, are actively ...

Polyester amide is a next-generation material that combines the advantages of PET (polyester) and nylon (polyamide), two ...

The chemical manufacturing unit of D&L Industries Inc. is looking at building a second biodiesel plant months before the implementation of a government directive mandating a higher blend, ...

Sierra Leone could become the second country in West Africa to decriminalize abortion, which health workers say would ...

As shipping increases its use of biofuels to meet stricter emissions regulations, CM Technologies (CMT) is urging shipowners ...

When she got pregnant at 16, Fatou Esther Jusu was terrified that it would derail her future. Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone. Fearing judgment from her family, she took friends’ advice and bought ...

Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone. Fearing judgment from her family, she took friends' advice and bought misoprostol, a drug whose uses include abortion, from a local pharmacy. It didn't work.

Amid the high risks of unsafe abortions for women and girls in Sierra Leone, discussions are underway to decriminalize the procedure. At 16, Fatou Esther Jusu feared her pregnancy would derail her ...