TerrAvio and Servi-Tech Partnership to Offer Clients Improved Aerial Imagery Services
In California, TerrAvio and Servi-Tech, Inc. have partnered to offer more aerial imagery options to growers. TerrAvion takes hundreds of flights a week to...
The Same But Different – Cultivated Scallops Genetically Different Than Wild Scallops
In Germany, University of Bielefeld researchers confirmed that breeding affects the genetic makeup of those delicious scallops. When comparing nine different scallop populations, the...
Corals prefer eating plastic over sand even though it harms them
In North Carolina, scientists at Duke University found that corals are eating plastic, preferring it over other food like sand. They believe there is...
Palladium + Gallium = Cool Catalyst for High Temperatures
In Germany, researchers added palladium to gallium and what happened was beautiful chemistry. The liquid catalyst is different from other catalysts because the reactants...
Want to know what your baby will look like and like to eat?
In Colorado, HumanCode startup introduced BabyGlimpse, a $259 test that uses DNA from a couple to predict what their future child might look like...
Saving the future of chocolate with genetics
In California, University of Berkeley researchers are working with candy company, Mars, to ensure chocolate doesn’t go extinct in the next 40 years. Scientists...
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,...
New method helps ID Lyme disease in early stages
In Colorado, researchers found a way to tell Lyme disease apart from the very similar southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI). Using mass spectrometry, they...
Two hearts beating as one move researchers a step closer to cardiac patches
In Russia, researchers demonstrated that two hearts can in fact beat as one, by taking two different rat tissues and combining them with mouse...
Big Data Helps Farmers’ Profits According to USDA
In Washington, DC, the United States Department of Agriculture released data showing that larger farmers (over 2,900 acres) are using more technology and precision-agriculture...