First-ever cancer genomic profiling program offered to more than 2M Americans

In Maryland, LifeMark Partners, Inc., an independent national insurance marketing organization, announced that a complimentary cancer genomic profiling program will be exclusively available to...

Space Station microbes similar to home microbes

In California, microbiologists at the University of California, Davis analyzed swabs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) and compared them with...

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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...

Is it ethical? NIH to look at human genome research ethics

In Maryland, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is looking for answers on the ethical, legal and social implications of human genome research. The...

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In California, startup company NovoNutrients is making fish feed from carbon dioxide in order to keep up with the growing global demand for fish....

Agathos Biologics expanding and hiring in 2018

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The sky is falling! 800 million viruses fall from the sky every day

In British Columbia, a study from the University of British Columbia found that more than 800 million viruses are deposited per square meter every...

Earth’s deep ocean microbes could grow on Saturn’s moon

In Austria, scientists at the Universität Wien found that some microbes from the Japanese deep sea could be able to reproduce under the possible...

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Fin-ished, for now: Aqua Cultured Foods shutters as funding dries up

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In France, biobased chemicals maker Futerro has requested the relevant permits for its planned lactic acid and polylactic acid plant in France. The plant, which...