NRGene delilvers first-ever potato genomes
In Israel, NRGene is collaborating with researchers from Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands and others to create multi-genome mapping of commercial food...
Something Healthy to Chew On – Researchers Assemble Lettuce Genome For First Time
In New York, researchers from Dovetail Genomics, BGI, and University of California, Davis have assembled a lettuce genome using an in vitro scaffolding improvement...
Drink Up That Cup of Joe – Coffee and Tea Could Help Your Liver
In The Netherlands, researchers found that drinking coffee and tea could improve your liver function and lower your risk of liver cirrhosis, a leading...
Monsanto Growth Ventures invests $25M in Pairwise Plants gene editing company
In California, Pairwise Plants closed a $25M Series A financing co-led by Deerfield Management and Monsanto Growth Ventures, the venture capital arm of Monsanto...
Algae microbes cause ‘blood snow’ to melt faster creating havoc on glaciers
In Alaska, scientists from Alaska Pacific University’s Department of Environmental Science, found that an algae species growing on glaciers that turns the snow a...
Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic resistant bacteria in guts
In the United Kingdom, surfers and bodyboarders are three times more likely to have antibiotic resistant E. coli in their guts than non-surfers, new...
ASM contest turns science into art
In New Orleans, the American Society for Microbiology’s Agar Art contest is giving scientists the opportunity to also become artists.
Using agar plates—petri dishes that...
New genetic test detects manatees’ recent presence in fresh or saltwater
In Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey scientists developed the first laboratory test that can pick up traces of manatees’ genetic material in the waterways where...
Hope for Children with Brain Tumors
In Illinois, researchers discovered how the most deadly pediatric brain tumor, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, develops and found a compound that can flip the...
Genetics linked to empathy and psychiatric conditions
In the United Kingdom, researchers at the University of Cambridge found a link between genetics and empathy using 47,000 participants from 23andMe. They found...