Japan’s RIKEN institute launches international synthetic genome competition RIKEN, the Japanese research institute, has launched a contest to design a DNA sequence to give Arabidopsis Thaliana the ability to absorb and detoxify formaldehyde. 26 May 2010 News
Manchester Manifesto calls for new view on commercialising science Leading names in science and ethics are calling for a rethink in attitudes to the commercialisation of scientific knowledge. 25 Nov 2009 News
More effort and investment needed to reap benefits of genomics, says study More capacity is needed to process the data generated by Genome-wide association studies, says the UK’s Academy of Medical Sciences. 08 Jul 2009 News