In California, an Illumina spin-off DNA sequencing company called GRAIL, might have just found the Holy Grail of cancer prevention – a way to know if you have cancer before you have any symptoms. From a newly developed blood test, tiny pieces of mutated DNA that are too small to be found through any other means can now be found. Scientists were able to separate out mutations from just getting older from mutations caused by actual cancer. They plan on conducting larger scale studies in order to further determine the effectiveness of the blood test at detecting cancer before X-rays or other tests can detect it.
Latest article
Meatable hosts distinguished guests for EU’s first cultivated meat tasting
In the Netherlands, Meatable has hosted the European Union’s first cultivated meat tasting. Michelin-starred chef Ron Blaauw; Constantijn van Oranje, Prince of the Netherlands...
Cool as a cucumber (coating): Sweden’s Saveggy raises $2.1 million for edible produce preserver
In Sweden, foodtech startup Saveggy has raised €1.76 (US$2.1 million) to scale up an edible cucumber coating made from a proprietary formula of canola...
Designer develops chitin-based seed pods
In New York, designer Mara Zimmerman has developed SEAD, a seed delivery and cultivation material made from discarded seafood cells.
Specifically, Zimmerman uses chitin from...