EMBL Opens New Biomedical Tissue and Organ Lab in Spain
In Spain, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory and the Spanish government is opening a new lab, the first in over 18 years for EMBL,...
Workhouse Fungus Aspergillus More Diverse Than Originally Thought
An international team has sequenced ten Aspergillus species, more than doubling the number of the industrially important Aspergillus species that have been sequenced to...
Good Start Genetics First Company to Offer Genetic Testing on Amazon
In Massachusetts, you can now order a saliva based test from Good Start Genetics to find out if you or your spouse have a...
Syngenta Reaches Settlement with Kansas Farmer Over Selling Uncertified Wheat Seed
In Kansas, Syngenta settled with Kyle Awalt, a Kansas farmer, for his sale of noncertified protected wheat seeds, specifically Syngenta’s AgriPro SY Monument and...
Cutting-Edge Catalysts Break It Down for Plastics Recycling
In Japan, researchers at Nagoya University developed catalysts that can break down the strong chemical bonds in plastics quicker and more effectively than before,...
Protein breakthrough opens up chemical remediation possibilities
In California, researchers at the University of California at Berkeley have developed a protein “mat” that can trap chemical pollution, including insecticides.
The work managed...
Torque launches new immune cell therapeutics to treat cancer
In Massachusetts, Torque, an immuno-oncology company launched its technology platform to create a new class of immune cell therapeutics to treat cancer, financed with...
Mosquito genetics inspire innovative idea for biomaterial storage solution
In Russia, mosquitos are proving to be quite helpful in coming up with a biomaterial storage solution to replace the current deep freezing or...
Phylos Bioscience Creates Largest Genomic Database of Marijuana in the World
In Oregon, Phylos Bioscience has sequenced the DNA of thousands of marijuana samples from around the world creating the largest genomic database of marijuana...
Pee powered cell phones – microbes and urine provide power at music festival
In the United Kingdom, pee powered electricity was a success at the recent Glastonbury music festival where toilets using microbial fuel cells and live...