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Two demonstration projects that aim to yield quick results for patients have been selected by the new California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine, a public-private effort launched by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.

Kansas State University wheat researchers are leading efforts to develop a better understanding of the wheat genome.

Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have unveiled new biosensors that enable scientists to more effectively control and 'communicate with' engineered bacteria.

The enzyme fumarase is key to reversing genetic damage leading to cancer and therapy resistance.

Researchers say environmental factors are having an underappreciated effect on the course of disease and evolution by prompting genetic mutations through epigenetics, a process by which genes are turned on and off independent of an organism’s DNA sequence.

Wider use of genetic testing in children with CP should be considered.

Genome in a Bottle Consortium data submission for webinar presentation and public availability.

Illumina has signed a definitive agreement to acquire GenoLogics, a developer of LIMS for life science organizations.

Formaldehyde is excellent for preserving cellular structures, but it makes it difficult to pull genetic information from tissue samples. Eric Kool and colleagues have developed a catalyst that saves RNA, which could lead to better patient outcomes.

Prokarium Ltd, a biotechnology company developing transformational oral vaccines, have announced new funding from SynbiCITE, the UK’s Innovation and Knowledge Centre for Synthetic Biology.