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...
Canada using DNA technologies to speed up agricultural imports and exports
In Canada, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food announced that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is using DNA-based technologies to help speed up the...
Syngenta Reaches Settlement with Kansas Farmer Over Selling Uncertified Wheat Seed
In Kansas, Syngenta settled with Kyle Awalt, a Kansas farmer, for his sale of noncertified protected wheat seeds, specifically Syngenta’s AgriPro SY Monument and...
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...
GAO finds program that oversees hazardous materials labs don’t meet key elements
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Government Accountability Office published a report highlighting its findings after looking at the Federal Select Agent Program, which is...
Grow your own paint? Could happen using genetic coding of nature’s colors
In the United Kingdom, researchers from the University of Cambridge and Dutch company Hoekmine BV are unlocking the genetic code behind some of the...
Looking to potatoes’ past to prepare for the future
In Michigan, Michigan State University researchers found a set of common genes and important genetic pathways that have helped potatoes adapt over thousands of...
Tough tooth to crack but researchers find a way to collect stem cells from...
In Nevada, researchers at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas developed a new method of extracting large numbers of stem cells from something...
Bacteria linked to brain’s memory function
In Washington, researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that the type of bacteria and microbes we have in our guts can affect...
Novocraft Launches New Genome Data Management and Analytics Platform
In Malaysia, Novocraft Technologies is rolling out its first Genome Data Management and Analytics Platform, NovoWorx. Novocraft focuses on next-gen DNA technologies for various...