54 New Soybean Varieties to be Available in 2017 from DuPont Pioneer
In Iowa, DuPont Pioneer will be offering 54 new soybean varieties next year for farmers in the U.S. to choose from in their A-Series...
Ditch the Bug-B-Gone, More bugs means healthier homes
In North Carolina, researchers from the California Academy of Sciences, North Carolina State University and the Natural History Museum of Denmark found that the...
Veritas Genetics Gets $30 Million to Expand
In Massachusetts, Lilly Asia Ventures, Trustbridge Partners, and Jiangsu Simcere Pharmaceutical gave Veritas Genetics $30 million in Series B funding. Veritas Genetics focuses on...
Biobased Chemicals Gaining Ground with Venture Capital Investments
In Massachusetts, Lux Research published a report highlighting where venture capitalists are focusing their investing in biobased industries. They found that since 2010, venture...
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...
Genomics Study on Sharks Reveal Why They Heal Faster and Have Less Cancer than...
In Florida and New York, several universities concluded a genomics study of shark DNA and found that their unique genes are responsible for the...
Trimble Dimensions Integrates Three Platforms into One, Trimble Ag Software
In Colorado, Trimble Dimensions has integrated three of its platforms, Connected Farm, Farm Works Software and Agri-Data Solutions, into one solution, Trimble Ag Software....
Aglytix Partners with AGCO Corp. for Precision Ag Data Collaboration
In Minnesota, Aglytix Inc., a software analytics developer for the agricultural industry, is partnering with Georgia-based AGCO Corporation, a design, manufacturer and distributor also...
Genetic Breakthrough with Cows to Help Them Fight Tuberculosis
In China, veterinary medicine researchers used CRISPR/Cas9n genetic editing technology to add tuberculosis resistant gene, NRAMP1, into live cow genomes to help cows become...
Meat Eating Plants in Different World Regions Share Same Genetic Evolution
In New York, researchers conducted a genetic analysis on three types of remotely related pitcher plants from Australia, Asia and America and found that...