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...

From CO2 to fish feed, NovoNutrients scales up

In California, startup company NovoNutrients is making fish feed from carbon dioxide in order to keep up with the growing global demand for fish....

Monsanto Growth Ventures invests $25M in Pairwise Plants gene editing company

In California, Pairwise Plants closed a $25M Series A financing co-led by Deerfield Management and Monsanto Growth Ventures, the venture capital arm of Monsanto...

KeyGene’s crop and animal breeding patent upheld by the USPTO

In the Netherlands, KeyGene’s United States patent (US 8,815,512) protecting Sequence-Based Genotyping (SBG) technology was upheld by the United States Patent and Trademark Office,...

23andMe granted first FDA approval for cancer genetic testing

In California, 23andMe, Inc., received the first-ever FDA authorization for a direct-to-consumer genetic test for cancer risk. The authorization allows 23andMe to provide customers,...

Living Wall brings life to interior spaces

In Italy, the Living Architecture project prototypes are gaining traction as an alternative living space where natural resources are incorporated into daily living. A...

Bullying hurts both bully and victim’s guts

In Georgia, there is scientific evidence that bullying doesn’t just give you a tummy ache, but it literally changes your gut. And not just...

Genomix Nutrition Aquires Advanced Genomics’s Nutrigenomic Lab

In Texas, Genomix Nutrition, a nutrigenomic testing company, acquired Advanced Genomics's nutrigenomic lab in San Antonio. Genomix will now handle DNA testing in-house as...

AeroFarms Builds New 70,000 Foot Vertical Farm to Expand Salad Business

In New Jersey, AeroFarms built a 36 foot tall indoor farm on a former steel supply company site and now grow baby salad greens...

Boeing, SpaceX race to be decided by microbial engineering: report

The race between Boeing and Elon Musk’s SpaceX to put the first human on Mars may not be decided by who can build the...

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Spiderman, but kind of goth: University of Bayreuth team creates red silk-producing spiders

In Germany, researchers at the University of Bayreuth’s Biomaterials research group have used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology to create spiders that produce red fluorescent...

BoilMate corn-fiber cooking bowl seeks funding on Kickstarter

In California, Transcarton has launched a Kickstarter campaign for BoilMate—the world’s first fire-safe, compostable paper bowl engineered for instant cooking. BoilMate combines FDA-approved corn fiber...

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In Finland, Natural Indigo Finland and Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) have developed a water-based ink using biocolorant extracted from coffee waste supplied...