Microbes respond differently in hybrid vs. inbred corn roots – could impact crop genetic...
In Nebraska, University of Nebraska researchers showed that a microbial community’s response can depend on the species of crop – or genetic profile of...
Microbes helping bring back nearly extinct Hawaiian plant
In Hawaii, a critically endangered Hawaiian plant has a chance for survival in the wild thanks to microbe research conducted at The Amend Laboratory...
Worries and wondering abound for Galveston National Laboratory in Texas
In Texas, Hurricane Harvey and the resulting flooding in the Galveston area is causing people to wonder about the safety of the Galveston National...
A step closer to human cloning? Two cloned monkeys created in China
In China, two healthy, cloned monkeys were born after having been created with the same method that was famously used with Dolly the sheep...
Estonia to genotype 100K citizens in 2018
In Estonia, the government allocated €5 million ($5.9 million) to support the genotyping of 100,000 people in the Northern European country next year. The...
ASM contest turns science into art
In New Orleans, the American Society for Microbiology’s Agar Art contest is giving scientists the opportunity to also become artists.
Using agar plates—petri dishes that...
Agriculture now a leading contributor to air pollution in California
In California, a University of California, Davis study found that a previously unrecognized source of nitrogen oxide is contributing up to about 40% of...
Not sure what that plant is? Portable genome sequencer tells you quickly from the...
In the United Kingdom, researchers conducted genome sequencing for the first time ever in actual fields. Researchers used the MinION from Oxford Nanopore Technologies...
Oh smell that smell – dead skin cells responsible for office stench
In Hong Kong, Lynyrd Skynyrd fans are loving the latest research to come from Hong Kong Baptist University that says human skin flakes are...
Cloned Dog Meets Mom and Act Like Old Friends
In Russia, a piece of ear was taken from a rare Yakutian Laika dog to provide the biomaterial needed to clone her. Yakutian Laika...