Category: Biotechnology
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Posted on March 7, 2018
A Precise Hope
With gene editing — and pigs — CALS scientists are developing a model for “precision medicine,” the possibility of highly individualized treatments for patients living with the rare disease called NF1
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Posted on July 1, 2016
More Sustainable Feedstock for Ethanol
Perennial crop yields can compete with corn stover, study suggests
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Posted on October 12, 2012
Vitamin D–The Hype and the Hope
It’s the “miracle vitamin” that was discovered by a CALS-trained researcher—-and our scientists have been prominent in exploring it ever since. What have we learned about the true benefits of vitamin D and its promise?
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Posted on November 22, 2010
The Exterminator
Forty years after beating malaria as a child, CALS entomologist Que Lan is still battling the disease. And she’s discovered a genetic weakness in malaria-carrying mosquitoes that may finally give us the upper hand.
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Posted on October 23, 2008
The Grow Dozen: 12 Alumni who are making a difference in biotechnology
12 Alumni who are making a difference in the biotechnology industry.