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When Freezing Isn’t Freezing Enough – UNM Has New Nitrogen Tanks to Better Preserve...

In New Mexico, an expanded and better protected biological material repository has opened up at the University of New Mexico’s Division of Genomic Resources...

Ginkgo Bioworks Getting 3.2kB Genes from Twist Bioscience

In California, Twist Bioscience is sending some serious genes to Ginkgo Bioworks. Twist’s genes have up to 3,200 base pairs (or 3.2 kB) in...

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....

Nuritas Gets Rock Star Investment for Diabetes Prevention Research

In Ireland, Nuritas is getting some rock star support from U2’s Bono and The Edge for their work in preventative diabetes research. Founded by...

Grow your own paint? Could happen using genetic coding of nature’s colors

In the United Kingdom, researchers from the University of Cambridge and Dutch company Hoekmine BV are unlocking the genetic code behind some of the...

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,...

Genomics Testing Speeds Up Foodborne Bacteria Research

In Georgia, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are using new genomics testing to...

Saving the future of chocolate with genetics

In California, University of Berkeley researchers are working with candy company, Mars, to ensure chocolate doesn’t go extinct in the next 40 years. Scientists...

A Better Brew: Genetics Being Used for Yeast Improvements in Beer

In California, White Labs is working with a Belgian genetics laboratory to research, improve and expand yeast strains for beer brewing. The lab has...

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