An ice age flower 30,000 year old revived - resurrection of seed from permafrostIt was an Ice Age squirrel's treasure chamber, a burrow containing fruit and seeds that had been stuck in the Siberian permafrost for over 30,000 years. From the fruit tissues, a team of Russian scientists managed to resurrect an entire plant in a pioneering experiment that paves the way for the revival of other species.
Ancient algae made the gasoline in your car. Scientists trick an yeast to do the sameResearchers are making a connection between prehistoric times and the present -- ancient algae that can produce their own biofuel -- that could result in genetically creating a replacement for oil and coal shale deposits. Their discovery could have fundamental implications for the future of Earth's energy supplies.
'Mini-Cellulose' Molecule Unlocks Biofuel ChemistryA team of chemical engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered a small molecule that behaves the same as cellulose when it is converted to biofuel.
Genes may travel from plant to plant to fuel evolutionEvidence is found that plants may evolve also through the passing of genes from plant to plant between species with only a distant ancestral kinship
Recent Advances of Metabolomics in Plant BiotechnologyThis article describes the basic analytical advancements in plant metabolomics and bioinformatics and the application of metabolomics to the biological study of plants.
Transformational Fruit Fly Genome Catalog CompletedScientists now have a reference manual that should speed gene discoveries in everything from pest control to personalized medicine.
Animal Cell Therapies Announces Cell Inventory Value at $6 MillionThe evaluation demonstrates the importance of this first step in the company's mission to improve and extend the lives of dogs through innovative stem cell products and services.
Grass genome map may further fuel the bioenergy developmentResearchers at the University of Georgia have taken a major step in the ongoing effort to find sources of cleaner, renewable energy by mapping the genomes of two originator cells of Miscanthus x giganteus, a large perennial grass with promise as a source of ethanol and bioenergy.
Global biotech adoption stands at 16.7 million farmers in 29 countries - ReportGlobal adoption of biotech crop technology continues at unprecedented rates. During 2011, an additional 12 million hectares were planted representing an annual growth rate of 8 percent over 2010
8,000 Animals Treated With Vet-Stem Cell TherapyAfter providing stem cells for thousands of horses, Vet-Stem pioneered stem cell therapy in dogs and cats.
