Grow your own paint? Could happen using genetic coding of nature’s colors
In the United Kingdom, researchers from the University of Cambridge and Dutch company Hoekmine BV are unlocking the genetic code behind some of the...
Kush Expanding From Cannabis Packaging and Supplies to Terpenes Genomics Lab
In California, Kush Bottles, Inc., originally a packaging and supplies company for cannabis dispensaries and growers, is expanding with its new Product Development and...
PrecisionHawk Integrates Drone Data Platform with John Deer’s Operations Center
In North Carolina, PrecisonHawk is integrating DataMapper, its drone data platform, with John Deere’s Operations Center, which will allow farmers to see all of...
The Rise of Organic Manufacturing: Ginkgo, Amyris, Genomatica’s circle of innovation is a trend...
The factories of old — a technological wave that swept in with the Industrial Revolution — these were inorganic manufacturing centers, and they are...
Dirt DNA – Soil Genetic Testing Helps Farmers
In California, Trace Genomics has tested over 10,000 different soil samples for customers like Driscoll strawberry producer and Western Growers Association, to help growers...
Workhouse Fungus Aspergillus More Diverse Than Originally Thought
An international team has sequenced ten Aspergillus species, more than doubling the number of the industrially important Aspergillus species that have been sequenced to...
We aren’t even half human – microbes make up more than 50%
In the United Kingdom, scientists say more than half of our body is not human, with human cells making up a mere 43% of...
Researchers Use Genetics to Answer Grapevine Root Questions
In South Dakota, the National Science Foundation is giving nearly $830,000 to two South Dakota State University Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science...
Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic resistant bacteria in guts
In the United Kingdom, surfers and bodyboarders are three times more likely to have antibiotic resistant E. coli in their guts than non-surfers, new...
Microbes respond differently in hybrid vs. inbred corn roots – could impact crop genetic...
In Nebraska, University of Nebraska researchers showed that a microbial community’s response can depend on the species of crop – or genetic profile of...