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Synthetic biology brings together multiple disciplines – across the biological sciences, computer science, engineering, social sciences and beyond – to design useful things from the building blocks of life. Tools to synthesise and engineer biological systems, enabled by growing repositories of DNA-encoded biological components, offer new approaches for a startlingly wide range of applications across health, manufacturing, energy and beyond. This ability promises to revolutionise economies a...

3 April by Piyumi Fonseka Sometimes a loan obtained to save a life can end up taking another life, in the debt-stricken villages of Sri Lanka. A 24-year-old mother killed her child and committed suicide two months ago due to her inability to repay a loan of Rs. 400, 000 to a micro-finance company. It is just one story out of millions of borrowers. Like more than 2.5 million other people in Sri Lanka, most of them were women; she had turned to micro credit in an effort to lift herself o...

In its global workforce survey, PwC finds the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the acquisition of digital skills and fuelled fears about automation.

Failing to tackle climate change could cost the world $1.7 trillion a year by 2050, according to 738 economists. A recent survey shows that three-quarters of economists from around the world strongly agreed that drastic action should be taken immediately. Two-thirds said the costs of investing toward that global goal of net-zero by 2050 would be outweighed by the economic benefits. A growing number of climate economists say the world should take “immediate and drastic action” to tackle clim...

Top stories: France to enter new national lockdown; South Korea to issue 'vaccine passport'; India extends vaccination programme.

We can achieve brilliant feats when we enable, empower and educate.

Less top-down, fewer one-size-fits-all programmes: how digital training, learning and remote work could change for the better after the COVID-19 pandemic

Human efforts to tame the Mississippi River may have had an unintended positive effect, according to a new study: more rapid transport of carbon to the ocean.

The Circulars Accelerator Cohort 2021 is supporting innovators to scale their ideas for a more circular economy. The circular economy, which aims at reducing and eliminating waste and continuing to use safe resources, can help us create a more sustainable world. The Circulars Accelerator, led by Accenture, is collaborating with UpLink, the World Economic Forums digital crowdsourcing platform to showcase their 17 innovators. The world faces unprecedented challenges caused by our current approach...

All that these technologies need to start transforming our cities is regulatory approval. Are we on the verge of a Blade Runner-style future?