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News on genetics and genomics applications in the Ag-Bio, Veterinary, Forensics, Food Safety, and Environmental Testing markets.
Colossal Begins Ambitious De-Extinction Plan With Elephant Sequencing Project, Despite Critics
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As Colossal forges ahead with its plans to bring back the woolly mammoth and other extinct species, some have expressed skepticism about its goals.
Forensic Genomics Firm Othram Raises $18M in Series B Round
The company sequences DNA from degraded or low-input source material and has been working with academic researchers, forensic scientists, and others on unsolved crimes.
Illumina Adds Seven Genomics Startups to Accelerator Program
Through the program, Illumina has invested in 61 companies, which collectively have raised over $1 billion in venture capital to date.
BioFlyte has developed a system to collect pathogens from ambient air, detecting and identifying them using the FilmArray system from BioFire.
Rhinoceros Genomic Analysis of Living and Extinct Species Uncovers Low Genetic Diversity
As rhinoceroses are highly endangered, the findings could inform conservation efforts and enable researchers to monitor inbreeding and mutational load.