plant genomics

The yet-to-be-named entity will draw on the partners' respective resources in synthetic biology and plant and agricultural products.

Norwegian lab BioBank will market VHL's testing products for microorganisms, animals, and plants in its home territory.

The collaborators aim to create a genomic reference catalog for up to 1,000 plants used in traditional Chinese medicine.

The company also extended its existing licensing agreement with Genalice, signed in 2013, to improve plant DNA analysis.

Three studies tapped data for plants from the 1001 Genomes Project collection to explore variant, epigenetic, expression, and speciation patterns in Arabidopsis.

Researchers plan to identify the plant's genetic diversity and evolutionary history in order to increase production and nutritional value.