Not sure what that plant is? Portable genome sequencer tells you quickly from the...

In the United Kingdom, researchers conducted genome sequencing for the first time ever in actual fields. Researchers used the MinION from Oxford Nanopore Technologies...

Trimble Dimensions Integrates Three Platforms into One, Trimble Ag Software

In Colorado, Trimble Dimensions has integrated three of its platforms, Connected Farm, Farm Works Software and Agri-Data Solutions, into one solution, Trimble Ag Software....

Pearl millet genome sequencing could help millions of people

In India, a global team of 65 scientists from 30 research institutions, called the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics, decoded and sequenced...

Army Scientists Discover Way to Produce Hydrogen Fuel with Aluminum Nanomaterial

In Maryland, U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists noticed a bubbling reaction when they added water to a nano-galvanic aluminum-based powder during regular lab experimentation,...

PrecisionHawk Integrates Drone Data Platform with John Deer’s Operations Center

In North Carolina, PrecisonHawk is integrating DataMapper, its drone data platform, with John Deere’s Operations Center, which will allow farmers to see all of...

Sheep Show Biomarkers and Hope for Huntington Disease

In the United Kingdom, researchers found certain biomarkers that became apparent in sheep before symptoms even developed for Huntington disease, a genetic neurodegenerative disorder...

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...

Genetically Modified Silkworms Attack Virus and Survive

In China, researchers are using silkworms to kill viruses, taking CRISPR/CAS, an immune system that attacks foreign genes in the host to protect itself,...

Identification based on genome data could further complicate ethical and legal concerns

In New York, researchers found that genome sequence data can be enough to identify people, even with no other information given, leading to ethical...

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...

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Data boom to data shroom: Mycelium could one day be data storage 

In Ohio, scientists at Ohio State University have shown that mushroom mycelium can act as a form of data storage. In controlled lab experiments,...

Wooden compass points dementia patients back home

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In Italy, researchers in the Nutri3D project have unveiled prototypes of nutrient-rich sweet snacks made from cultured plant cells, fruit byproducts, and 3D printing....