Neogen has made available next generation sequencing services for the food industry, which will allow food companies to accurately find all bacteria in a sample in a single genomic test. Neogen's new NeoSeek genomic services utilize a ...
The Scottish Government has selected Neogen to carry out genomics testing as part of its program to enhance the country's beef herd. The program, dubbed the Beef Efficiency Scheme, aims to improve the overall herd profitability and to ...
Eurofins Food Safety Systems (EFSS) and the Food Safety and Quality Program (FSQP) at McGill University are excited to announce a signed agreement to provide co-branded public training for the Canadian food manufacturing industry. The ...
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Chinese researchers on Monday announced that they have completed sequencing the genome of adzuki bean, an important source of starch, digestible protein, mineral elements and vitamins for at least a billion people worldwide. "Adzuki bean ...
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New technology developed by UC Berkeley bioengineers promises to make a workhorse lab tool cheaper, more portable and many times faster by accelerating the heating and cooling of genetic samples with the switch of a light. ...
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Clear Labs, the new standard for molecular food quality, launched from stealth today and announced a $6.5m Series A financing round with participation from Khosla Ventures and Felicis Ventures, among other strategic investors. Clear Labs ...
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Scientists from IBM Research and Mars established the “Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain,” a collaborative food safety platform that will leverage advances in genomics to better understand and improve food safety. ...
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Limiting saturated fat intake could help those with a genetic predisposition to obesity Limiting saturated fat could help people whose genetic make-up increases their likelihood of being obese, according to a new study from the Jean Mayer ...
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ABP Food Group, a UK-based beef processor, has formed a strategic partnership with global genetics company Genus to produce sustainable and high quality meat. The multi-year agreement aimed at furthering beef genetics at the primary ...
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The Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, mapping out all of the genes of the human genome. When the first draft of results were published many were surprised that we had only 24,000 genes. This seemed like an unremarkable amount ...
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AMSBIO has launched CancerSeq™ - a new range of genetically characterised FFPE tissue samples. CancerSeq™ samples are prepared from genomic DNA extracted from the FFPE tumour tissues and validated by Next Generation ...
Science, or rather advancements in science, allow for new or revised tools to aid in selection and management of beef cattle. It's not hard to think of examples; artificial insemination protocol and the accompanying products (CIDRs, MGA, ...
Tags: production environment and individual marketing goals, genomics
At the annual Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) meeting Hamilton Robotics has announced a partnership with Coastal Genomics to launch the new Microlab® NIMBUS® Select workstation with Ranger Technology. The new ...
Biologists have studied the functionality of a poorly understood category of genes, which produce long non-coding RNA molecules rather than proteins. Some of these genes have been conserved throughout evolution, and are present in 11 ...
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Cargill, Inc. and Branhaven LLC, announced a non-exclusive agreement to license Neogen Corporation their patented BeefGen genomics (DNA) tools that help beef and dairy cattle producers analyze bovine genetics to improve meat and milk ...
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