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In New York, researchers looked at 26 varieties of corn and have been able to determine which genome helps signal to parasitic wasps that...

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In New Zealand, Wharetoa Genetics has long thought it had better ewes and rams that offered higher profits for lamb farmers than competitors. But...

Illumina Adds Five Companies to Accelerator Program

In New York, Illumina is giving capital and access to seeding funding from angel investors as part of their accelerator program to five new...

A Better Brew: Genetics Being Used for Yeast Improvements in Beer

In California, White Labs is working with a Belgian genetics laboratory to research, improve and expand yeast strains for beer brewing. The lab has...

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...

Medication Making You Sicker? Blame Your Gut Bacteria!

In New York, your gut bacteria can directly affect how well your body absorbs and metabolizes medication. Research on a chemotherapy drug showed that...

Genomic data used for cockroach evolution history

In Japan, researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology and Australia-based University of Sydney have traced key evolutionary time points of the...

Hundreds of cattle stomach microbes now cataloged

In New Zealand, researchers from 14 research organizations across nine countries collaborated to generate a reference catalogue of 501 rumen microbial genomes. The reference...

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...

DNA evidence is putting rhino poachers behind bars

In South Africa, researchers from the University of Pretoria and Russia-based St. Petersburg State University are using DNA evidence to successfully link rhinoceros horns...

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