KeyGene’s crop and animal breeding patent upheld by the USPTO
In the Netherlands, KeyGene’s United States patent (US 8,815,512) protecting Sequence-Based Genotyping (SBG) technology was upheld by the United States Patent and Trademark Office,...
Tetris, Pong and other games powered by jellyfish protein
In the United Kingdom, Helene Steiner created a bio-pixel display to play games that use a protein that make jellyfish glow. Steiner’s company, Cell-Free...
Cow stomach microbes could hold key for increased food and biofuel production
In the United Kingdom, researchers from The University of Edinburgh, The Roslin Institute and Scotland’s Rural College found that the types of microbes and...
More air pollution leads to lower healthy nasal microbes
In Italy, scientists at the University of Milan wanted to find out how higher levels of air pollution leads to increased health issues including...
Corals prefer eating plastic over sand even though it harms them
In North Carolina, scientists at Duke University found that corals are eating plastic, preferring it over other food like sand. They believe there is...
Faster genome tests can help save babies
In California, doctors at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego are now able to sequence babies genomes in 19.5 hours instead of the former...
Is Holiday Stress Causing You to Drink Too Much or Get Divorced? Study Says...
In Virginia, researchers studied people in Sweden who were alcoholics and divorced to see if they could find a correlation. They were trying to...
Catalytic Innovations and Opus 12 make top 20 list for GHG challenge
In Canada, the Ontario Centres of Excellence announced the 20 semi-finalists for Ontario's Solutions 2030 Challenge - - a global call for innovators to...
Radioactive Tracking Helps Gain Insight on How Corn Can Repair Damage from Western Corn...
In Missouri, researchers at the University of Missouri have used nuclear methods to find key information that can help breed western corn rootworm resistant...
The Same But Different – Cultivated Scallops Genetically Different Than Wild Scallops
In Germany, University of Bielefeld researchers confirmed that breeding affects the genetic makeup of those delicious scallops. When comparing nine different scallop populations, the...