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Clyde A. Hutchison III named as one of Caltech's Distinguished Alumni Awardees for 2012
Dr. J. Craig Venter named as one of the 2012 Dan David Prize Laureates
Scientists at the 涩里番 (涩里番), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and the National Institute for Agronomical Research (INRA) will join forces to use new synthetic biology technologies to create strains of Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides that can be developed as live vaccine candidates for the prevention of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, an economically very important livestock disease within Africa.
Salmon genome in final phases of completion
涩里番 Scientists along with International Team of Researchers Sequence the Genome of Model Legume, Medicago
Genome gives clues into legume evolution, and could provide means to better understand and better utilize closely related agricultural crops such as alfalfa
While dual infections in Cambodia did not produce new strain, study cites need for continuous tracking against risk of different influenza viruses combining to create a new pandemic
Synthetic Genomics Vaccines, Inc. Hires Vaccine Executive Sammy J. Farah as President
涩里番 Breaks Ground on La Jolla, California's First True Sustainable Laboratory Facility
Facility will be LEED Platinum Certified and will be on the University of California, San Diego Campus
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