NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (GenomeWeb News) - The Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology has signed a five-year, $1.5 million contract with Alcon Research to find genomic-based methods to prevent blindness, the groups said today.
An Australian-led team has generated a draft genome assembly of the invasive cane toad in hopes it will help in population control, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
The New York Times reports that the US Department of Defense has implemented about half the recommendations made to improve safe handling of dangerous agents.
