No pain, no gain for family with genetic mutation that doesn’t allow them to...
In Italy, a family shares a gene variant that causes them to not feel pain sensations, which seemingly a positive thing, has its downsides...
Ever Get a Bad Reaction from a Medication? Fruth Pharmacy Offers a Way To...
In West Virgina, Fruth Pharmacy is partnering with MD Labs to offer genetic testing to help determine how our genetics play a role in...
New way to repurpose DNA to create new materials discovered
In California, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute showed that they could make several potentially valuable chemical modifications to DNA nucleotides and produce useful...
Pee Powered Electricity Solves Several Problems
In France, environmental firm Fournisser Energie is turning pee into electricity using living microbes that eat up urine. While the urine-eating microbes won’t be...
DNA evidence is putting rhino poachers behind bars
In South Africa, researchers from the University of Pretoria and Russia-based St. Petersburg State University are using DNA evidence to successfully link rhinoceros horns...
New genetic test detects manatees’ recent presence in fresh or saltwater
In Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey scientists developed the first laboratory test that can pick up traces of manatees’ genetic material in the waterways where...
Drink Up That Cup of Joe – Coffee and Tea Could Help Your Liver
In The Netherlands, researchers found that drinking coffee and tea could improve your liver function and lower your risk of liver cirrhosis, a leading...
Molecular Assemblies raises $2.3 million for enzymatic DNA synthesis
In San Diego, enzymatic DNA synthesis firm Molecular Assemblies has raised $2.3 million in an oversubscribed seed round of financing.
Founded in 2013, Molecular Assemblies...
Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic resistant bacteria in guts
In the United Kingdom, surfers and bodyboarders are three times more likely to have antibiotic resistant E. coli in their guts than non-surfers, new...
Catalytic Innovations and Opus 12 make top 20 list for GHG challenge
In Canada, the Ontario Centres of Excellence announced the 20 semi-finalists for Ontario's Solutions 2030 Challenge - - a global call for innovators to...