$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...
Four New Infection Fighting Blood Cells Discovered Using Genomics
In Massachusetts, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology used new single-cell genetic techniques to discover four new types of while blood cells that...
Let your light shine – bacteria sensor lights up when exposed to toxins
In Denmark, Technical University of Denmark researchers collaborating with Israeli colleagues have built a sensor equipped with bacteria which light up when exposed to...
Newly discovered microbes named after Canadian band Rush
In Canada, three new species of microbe found in the guts of termites have been named after members of the Canadian prog-rock band Rush,...
Design Your Own Baby Coming Soon? Could Be Within Five Years
In New York, Jef Boeke, Director of the Institute for Systems Genetics at New York University, told The Daily Mail that artificial human DNA...
New non-thermal pasteurization system minimizes microbes without destroying nutrition
In Connecticut, Aurora Products is partnering with Agri-Neo, a food safety technology company that has developed a new non-thermal pasteurization system using an organic...
Accelerated Genetics Has New CEO to Take the Reins
In Wisconsin, after four months of searching, Accelerated Genetics, a cattle genetics cooperative, has a new CEO, Janet Keller. The board decided to hire...
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...
Genetic Information Useful in Detecting Deadly Endometrial Cancers Before It’s Too Late
In New York, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute conducted a genomic study showing mutation similarities between clear cell endometrial cancer and...
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...