Genome sequencing for all – Google releases DeepVariant as open source

In California, Google released the open source version of DeepVariant, a deep learning technology to reconstruct the true genome sequence from HTS sequencer data....

Tetris, Pong and other games powered by jellyfish protein

In the United Kingdom, Helene Steiner created a bio-pixel display to play games that use a protein that make jellyfish glow. Steiner’s company, Cell-Free...

Human microbes likely contaminated ISS, not aliens

In Russia, Anton Shkaplerov, who will lead Russia’s International Space Station crew in December, said that samples from a recent swabbing of the outside...

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,...

Mysterious Mars streaks probably not water and microbes after all NASA changes position about...

In Washington, DC, NASA published a report stating what they originally thought was water on Mars is more likely to be just markings in...

Newly discovered microbe is a methane-producing menace

In Ohio, a study of Lake Erie by researchers at Ohio State University suggest underestimation of methane-producing microbes and the amount of methane being...

Microbes respond differently in hybrid vs. inbred corn roots – could impact crop genetic...

In Nebraska, University of Nebraska researchers showed that a microbial community’s response can depend on the species of crop – or genetic profile of...

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...

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...

Torque launches new immune cell therapeutics to treat cancer

In Massachusetts, Torque, an immuno-oncology company launched its technology platform to create a new class of immune cell therapeutics to treat cancer, financed with...

Stay connected

0FansLike
8,006FollowersFollow
63SubscribersSubscribe

Latest article

World Animal Protection launches AI-Powered cultivated meat chatbot

In London, animal advocacy group World Animal Protection has partnered with AI software company PubTrawlr to unveil Cultivator, the first-ever chatbot dedicated to cultivated...

DOE awards Hempitecture $8.42 million to boost hemp fiber manufacturing in Tennessee

In Idaho, sustainable building materials firm Hempitecture has been awarded $8.42 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Biden-Harris Administration’s...

CJ Biomaterials PHA earns compostability certification

In Massachusetts, CJ Biomaterials, a division of South Korea's CJ CheilJedang, has received certification from the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) for its range of...