NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (GenomeWeb News) - The National Sciences Foundation has awarded 22 new grants, totaling $67 million, under its Plant Genome Research Program, the foundation said yesterday.
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.
