Veritas Genetics Gets $30 Million to Expand
In Massachusetts, Lilly Asia Ventures, Trustbridge Partners, and Jiangsu Simcere Pharmaceutical gave Veritas Genetics $30 million in Series B funding. Veritas Genetics focuses on...
Trimble Dimensions Integrates Three Platforms into One, Trimble Ag Software
In Colorado, Trimble Dimensions has integrated three of its platforms, Connected Farm, Farm Works Software and Agri-Data Solutions, into one solution, Trimble Ag Software....
Researchers find a way to control cell movements in contact with biomaterials
In Sweden, a research team at Malmö University’s Research Center for Biofilms and Biointerfaces developed a way to control cell movements in contact with...
Are Your Genes Literally Keeping You Up At Night? Researchers Say They Might Be!
In New York, researchers at Rockefeller University say your genetic makeup can actually be keeping you awake at night. Due to a newly discovered...
Spensa Offers Z-Trap to Replace Sticky Tape for Better Pest Management
In Indiana, Spensa Technologies is selling their new Z-Trap 1 device this spring for growers to handle pest management more effectively. The Z-Trap works...
Good riddance to rats thanks to genetic modifications to save native species
In Ecuador, conservation scientists are turning to genetic modification to control populations of invasive species taking over the Galápagos Islands. They are having a...
Looking to potatoes’ past to prepare for the future
In Michigan, Michigan State University researchers found a set of common genes and important genetic pathways that have helped potatoes adapt over thousands of...
DNA2.0 rebrands, finding inspiration in ancient Egypt
In California, the largest US-based provider of synthetic genes for industrial and academic use is rebranding. DNA2.0 will now be known as ATUM. In...
Good news for semi-conductor and biomaterial industries – Chemists develop metal-free method to control...
In Japan, chemists at the Nagoya Institute of Technology report a metal-free method to control cationic polymerization that provides a new framework for higher...
Ecological change, not evolution, led to tick and Lyme disease explosion
In New York, researchers from Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, and Columbia University are using genome sequencing to analyze the genomes of almost 150...