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Danaher: Jennifer Honeycutt

Danaher announced it has appointed Jennifer Honeycutt as executive VP, responsible for Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, Integrated DNA Technologies, Leica Microsystems, Molecular Devices, Pall, Phenomenex, and Sciex. Previously, Honeycutt was a VP and group executive overseeing Pall, IDT, and the Danaher Life Sciences platform in China, as well as the president of Pall. From 2013 to 2016, she was president of Beckman Coulter Life Sciences. She joined Danaher in 1999 and served in general management roles at Hach Ultra Analytics, Anderson Instrument Company, and Linx Printing Technologies.

The Scan

Foxtail Millet Pangenome, Graph-Based Reference Genome

Researchers in Nature Genetics described their generation of a foxtail millet pangenome, which they say can help in crop trait improvement.

Protein Length Distribution Consistent Across Species

An analysis in Genome Biology compares the lengths of proteins across more than 2,300 species, finding similar length distributions.

Novel Genetic Loci Linked to Insulin Resistance in New Study

A team reports in Nature Genetics that it used glucose challenge test data to home in on candidate genes involved in GLUT4 expression or trafficking.

RNA Editing in Octopuses Seems to Help Acclimation to Shifts in Water Temperature

A paper in Cell reports that octopuses use RNA editing to help them adjust to different water temperatures.