Genome sequencing for all – Google releases DeepVariant as open source
In California, Google released the open source version of DeepVariant, a deep learning technology to reconstruct the true genome sequence from HTS sequencer data....
miRagen Therapeutics Acquires Signal Genetics
In Colorado, miRagen Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company which develops microRNA-targeting therapies for treating diseases and cancer, has acquired Signal Genetics. The acquisition was funded...
Genetic Markers Being Used to Help Save Ash Trees From Deadly Disease
In the United Kingdom, Queen Mary University of London, University of York, Earlham Institute, John Innes Centre, NIAB and the University of Copenhagen collaborated...
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...
Microbe DNA sequenced in space for the first time ever
In Outer Space, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson became the first person ever to collect unknown organisms from the International Space Station and sequence their...
Game changer for Superfund clean-up efforts thanks to microbes
In Washington, the first large-scale experiment to clean up groundwater on a Superfund site using microbes proved that probiotics and natural microbes can significantly...
Nanotechnology Used in Fertilizer as Better Environmental Alternative and More Efficient
In Sri Lanka, researchers are using nanotechnology to create more efficient fertilizer. They coated hydroxyapatite nanoparticles, a mineral considered to be environmentally friendly, with...
New way to repurpose DNA to create new materials discovered
In California, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute showed that they could make several potentially valuable chemical modifications to DNA nucleotides and produce useful...
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...
Used Precision Ag Equipment Becoming More Popular As Affordable Option for Farmers
In Indiana, Used Precision Ag Solutions is seeing a huge increase in farmers looking to buy used precision ag equipment and sees it as...