Genomic data used for cockroach evolution history
In Japan, researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology and Australia-based University of Sydney have traced key evolutionary time points of the...
Cattle Genomic Data Gives Breeders Competitive Edge
In Australia, case study research demonstrates how 10 years of genomic data has been used to combine three cattle breeds, Taurus, Sanga and Indicus,...
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...
$1.2 Million U.S. Department of Energy Grant to be Used for Camelina Genetic Research
In Montana, scientists and professors Chaofu Lu and John Browse are researching ways to improve camelina’s seed and oil quality with a $1.2 million...
To Be or Not To Be GMO: That is the Question Facing Indian Mustard...
In India, the genetically modified debate continues as a group of seven farmers’ unions petition to the Prime Minister to allow the implementation of...
Bumblebee Brews – Bee and Wasp Based Yeasts Offer Wild Beer Flavors
In North Carolina, a new species of yeast for brewing tasty beers has been discovered from an unusual source – bees and wasps. While...
Nanotechnology Used in Fertilizer as Better Environmental Alternative and More Efficient
In Sri Lanka, researchers are using nanotechnology to create more efficient fertilizer. They coated hydroxyapatite nanoparticles, a mineral considered to be environmentally friendly, with...
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...
Synthetic Genomics and ExxonMobil Extend Algae Biofuels Agreement
In California, Synthetic Genomics and ExxonMobil renewed their joint research agreement from 2009 so they could keep working on their advanced algae biofuels project....
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...