Agathos Biologics expanding and hiring in 2018
In North Dakota, startup Agathos Biologics is hiring new staff in 2018 to grow its business of using genetic engineering to provide biological materials...
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...
Lay off the sugar cookies and eat some fiber instead
In Georgia, a study conducted by researchers at Georgia State University demonstrates that the more fiber you eat, the healthier you are in terms...
Microbes get memory and…ahem…gas in latest engineering project
In Texas, researchers at Rice University successfully engineered microbes to have genetic memories of their environment and events and to give off response signals...
FDA approves first gene therapy in U.S. to target mutated genes
In Washington, DC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec-rzyl), a new gene therapy, to treat children and adult patients with...
No ifs, ands or butts – worms with no anus haven’t evolved for millions...
In Japan, deep sea worms with no central nervous system, no kidneys and no butts, are somehow still living today deep in the seafloor...
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...
Flower or flesh? Genetics explain mosquito preference
In Ohio, researchers at Ohio State University are working on creating a world in which mosquitoes choose flowers over flesh, saving us from itchy...
Space Station microbes similar to home microbes
In California, microbiologists at the University of California, Davis analyzed swabs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) and compared them with...
Fighting climate change with genetically modified livestock in Africa
In Kenya, the International Livestock Research Institute is helping create climate and disease resistant livestock to help farmers in Africa adapt to diseases like...