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In Outer Space, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson became the first person ever to collect unknown organisms from the International Space Station and sequence their...

NIH awards $18.9M for genome sequencing research in clinical care

In Washington D.C., the National Institutes of Health is giving $18.9 million for researchers that will help speed up genome sequencing in clinical care....

Crop Copter, AgReliant Genetics, Viafield and Others Finding Mixed Results with UAVs

In Iowa, farming coops and operations like Crop Copter, Viafield, and AgReliant Genetics are using unmanned aerial vehicles to help manage their farms and...

Genomics Study on Sharks Reveal Why They Heal Faster and Have Less Cancer than...

In Florida and New York, several universities concluded a genomics study of shark DNA and found that their unique genes are responsible for the...

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...

Doctors to Access Patient Genomic Profiles Through Aprima’s New Integration with ActX Genomic Platform

In Texas, Aprima Medical Software is integrating the ActX Genomic Decision Support platform into its electronic health records and should have it available later...

Citrus origin and evolution genomic research could help industry fight citrus greening

In Florida, a University of Florida professor, California-based U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute researchers, and a global group of scientists have traced...

Let your light shine – bacteria sensor lights up when exposed to toxins

In Denmark, Technical University of Denmark researchers collaborating with Israeli colleagues have built a sensor equipped with bacteria which light up when exposed to...

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...

Genetics and breeding help gassy cows be more eco-friendly

In Scotland, SRUC scientists completed a study that finds ways to breed cows that are less gassy and thus produce less of the terrible...

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