Get Your Own Customized Beer Creation Based on Your DNA

In the United Kingdom, genetics and brewing beer are converging. You can have your cheek swabbed to gather your DNA and a beer created...

Ecological change, not evolution, led to tick and Lyme disease explosion

In New York, researchers from Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, and Columbia University are using genome sequencing to analyze the genomes of almost 150...

Researchers find a way to control cell movements in contact with biomaterials

In Sweden, a research team at Malmö University’s Research Center for Biofilms and Biointerfaces developed a way to control cell movements in contact with...

Late-Life Cycler Genes Can Hold Key to Your Sleep and Health

In Oregon, researchers found specific genes responsible for our altered circadian rhythm that only becomes active during times of stress and aging. So when...

Regeneron, AstraZeneca, Pfizer and others to accelerate largest ‘big data’ genome biobank

In New York, Regeneron plans to sequence the exomes of all 500,000 people within the UK Biobank resource, all with associated health records, creating...

Cutting-Edge Catalysts Break It Down for Plastics Recycling

In Japan, researchers at Nagoya University developed catalysts that can break down the strong chemical bonds in plastics quicker and more effectively than before,...

Genetic Sequencing Company Illumina Hires New Genomics Expert

In California, Illumina, a DNA sequencing company, hired top clinical genomics expert, Gene Hampton, as their new executive vice president of clinical genomics. Hampton...

New Gene Editing Approach Speeds Up Precision Medicine

In Virginia, researchers have found a way to analyze gene mutations for cancer patients more quickly than ever before so that medicines and treatments...

Veritas Genetics Gets $30 Million to Expand

In Massachusetts, Lilly Asia Ventures, Trustbridge Partners, and Jiangsu Simcere Pharmaceutical gave Veritas Genetics $30 million in Series B funding. Veritas Genetics focuses on...

Silicon Valley Leads Investments in Synthetic Biology

In London, SynBioBeta reports that over $1 billion has been invested in synthetic biology over the last twelve months—with Silicon Valley leading the investments. According...

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