Articles in the Category: Genomics
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biofuels, Environment, Ethanol, Genomics, Marine Science, New Species, SciClips on 03 31st, 2008 | 1 Comment
Talking Trash About Biofuel
Steven Hutcheson, professor of cell biology and molecular genetics and president and CEO of Zymetis Inc. (right), and Ben Woodard, (left), director of the UMd Mtech Bioprocess Scale-Up Facility.
A super synthesizing microbe is turning trash into gold. Or at least sugar which can be refined into biofuel....
Spit if You Want Your Genetic Code
Everybody has 23 pairs of chromosomes. It’s just part of our genetic makeup. We get half from our mothers and half from our fathers. And that combination of genes outlines our natural abilities, our appearance and even what diseases we could develop. Now a company in California is trying to make...
Unleashing healthy food (for dogs)
Nutrigenomics is a relatively new science that explores the relationship between genetic makeup and certain nutrients found in food that may assist in the prevention of specific diseases. It may help scientists better understand certain genetic disorders. For now, it’s helping arthritic pets climb...
