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...
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....
Pearl millet genome sequencing could help millions of people
In India, a global team of 65 scientists from 30 research institutions, called the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics, decoded and sequenced...
Army Scientists Discover Way to Produce Hydrogen Fuel with Aluminum Nanomaterial
In Maryland, U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists noticed a bubbling reaction when they added water to a nano-galvanic aluminum-based powder during regular lab experimentation,...
PrecisionHawk Integrates Drone Data Platform with John Deer’s Operations Center
In North Carolina, PrecisonHawk is integrating DataMapper, its drone data platform, with John Deere’s Operations Center, which will allow farmers to see all of...
Sheep Show Biomarkers and Hope for Huntington Disease
In the United Kingdom, researchers found certain biomarkers that became apparent in sheep before symptoms even developed for Huntington disease, a genetic neurodegenerative disorder...
New Gene Editing Approach Speeds Up Precision Medicine
In Virginia, researchers have found a way to analyze gene mutations for cancer patients more quickly than ever before so that medicines and treatments...
Genetically Modified Silkworms Attack Virus and Survive
In China, researchers are using silkworms to kill viruses, taking CRISPR/CAS, an immune system that attacks foreign genes in the host to protect itself,...
Identification based on genome data could further complicate ethical and legal concerns
In New York, researchers found that genome sequence data can be enough to identify people, even with no other information given, leading to ethical...
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...