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At the critical juncture of Shakespeare’s Henry V, on St. Crispin’s Day, 1415, when the French forces looked ready to overwhelm the small band...

Illinois State researcher gets funding to develop pennycress genetic resources

In Illinois, Illinois State Associate Professor of Genetics John Sedbrook is collaborating on a $1 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

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Spiderman, but kind of goth: University of Bayreuth team creates red silk-producing spiders

In Germany, researchers at the University of Bayreuth’s Biomaterials research group have used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology to create spiders that produce red fluorescent...

BoilMate corn-fiber cooking bowl seeks funding on Kickstarter

In California, Transcarton has launched a Kickstarter campaign for BoilMate—the world’s first fire-safe, compostable paper bowl engineered for instant cooking. BoilMate combines FDA-approved corn fiber...

Natural Indigo Finland, TAMK turn coffee waste into ink for packaging

In Finland, Natural Indigo Finland and Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) have developed a water-based ink using biocolorant extracted from coffee waste supplied...