Drones, genomes and microbes give insight into whale microbiomes
In Massachusetts, where whale watching is a popular pastime, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists used high tech drones with sterilized petri dishes attached to...
More air pollution leads to lower healthy nasal microbes
In Italy, scientists at the University of Milan wanted to find out how higher levels of air pollution leads to increased health issues including...
Sentera launches FieldAgent agronomic platform
In Minnesota, Sentera launched their new FieldAgent platform, which replaces all variants of the AgVault and OnTop products. The new brand better reflects the...
Canada using DNA technologies to speed up agricultural imports and exports
In Canada, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food announced that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is using DNA-based technologies to help speed up the...
Targeted Genetic Therapy Helps Pancreatic Cancer Patients
In Pennsylvania, researchers are using genomic profiling to help future treatment of pancreatic cancer, which is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in...
Microbe match made in heaven – Love the skin you’re in and your partner’s...
In Canada, University of Waterloo researchers found that you and your partner have more in common than you think – including microbes on your...
Syngenta Reaches Settlement with Kansas Farmer Over Selling Uncertified Wheat Seed
In Kansas, Syngenta settled with Kyle Awalt, a Kansas farmer, for his sale of noncertified protected wheat seeds, specifically Syngenta’s AgriPro SY Monument and...
CRISPR Gene- Editing Tool Used to Restore Vision
In California, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health, with colleagues in...
Palladium + Gallium = Cool Catalyst for High Temperatures
In Germany, researchers added palladium to gallium and what happened was beautiful chemistry. The liquid catalyst is different from other catalysts because the reactants...
Bigger better beefsteak tomatoes thanks to genomics
In Georgia, geneticists found that the gene variant called Cell Size Regulator is responsible for the size of various cultivated and wild tomatoes. They...