The sky is falling! 800 million viruses fall from the sky every day
In British Columbia, a study from the University of British Columbia found that more than 800 million viruses are deposited per square meter every...
Science Helping to Solve That Love Handle Problem – Researchers Find Enzyme to Help...
In Maryland, researchers at the National Institutes of Health found an enzyme that gets more and more overactive as we age, thus contributing to...
Combining Organic Practices and Genetics to Improve Marijuana
In California, Alaina Austin, founder of Green Fire Genetics, has been working on creating new strains of cannabis, yes, marijuana, that no one else...
Fish-killing algae blooms meet their match
In California, Agilent, a life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets company, is working with researchers at the Technical University of Denmark to analyze...
Cattle Breeders to Pay Cargill Licensing Fees to Conduct Genetic Work
In Australia, breeders and researchers conducting genetic research or testing will have to pay a licensing fee to Cargill USA and Branhaven LLC every...
Pee powered cell phones – microbes and urine provide power at music festival
In the United Kingdom, pee powered electricity was a success at the recent Glastonbury music festival where toilets using microbial fuel cells and live...
Microbes respond differently in hybrid vs. inbred corn roots – could impact crop genetic...
In Nebraska, University of Nebraska researchers showed that a microbial community’s response can depend on the species of crop – or genetic profile of...
Phylos Bioscience Creates Largest Genomic Database of Marijuana in the World
In Oregon, Phylos Bioscience has sequenced the DNA of thousands of marijuana samples from around the world creating the largest genomic database of marijuana...
I’ll have the number two: Scientists report poop-to-food “solution” for long-haul space travel
In Pennsylvania, scientists have developed a microbial-based process to turn human waste into food. Developed as an albeit unappetizing solution to feeding astronauts on...
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...