Sourdough bread microbes unlock key for microbiomes
In Massachusetts, Tufts University and North Carolina State University researchers are looking at microbes present in over 570 sourdough bread samples from around the...
Get dirty to fight skin cancer – Dirt microbe kills melanoma cells
In Oregon, researchers at Oregon State University found that a type of soil-dwelling bacterium produces molecules that induce death in melanoma cells, The molecule...
Cattle Breeders to Pay Cargill Licensing Fees to Conduct Genetic Work
In Australia, breeders and researchers conducting genetic research or testing will have to pay a licensing fee to Cargill USA and Branhaven LLC every...
Dutch Researchers Collaborate on Huge Genetic Data Project as First Step Towards Customized Treatment
In the Netherlands, six Dutch universities are working together using big data gathered from the DNA from thousands of different people to help figure...
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...
Cleveland Clinic Joins Genome Study Looking for Patients Both Healthy and with Cancer
In Ohio, the Cleveland Clinic joined the Circulating Cell-free Genome Atlas, a national clinical trial that is looking for 7,000 cancer patients and 3,000...
Oxford Genetics Receives Grant from Innovate UK for Bioinformatics Research
In the United Kingdom, Innovate UK gave Oxford Genetics a £1.6 million grant, about $2 million, so they can conduct a research project in...
520 day isolation shows microbes could endanger Mars space crew on long journey
In Russia, six Marsonauts crew members lived in a mock space capsule for the 520 days it would take to travel to Mars and...
The sky is falling! 800 million viruses fall from the sky every day
In British Columbia, a study from the University of British Columbia found that more than 800 million viruses are deposited per square meter every...
Magic disappearing act comes to 3D printing using stereolithography and ionic salts
In Rhode Island, Brown University engineers demonstrated a technique for making 3D printed biomaterials that can degrade on demand, which can be useful in...