Making the most of Monday with the links
Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered. Food safety FSIS asks researchers to focus on key food...
View ArticleNeogen blog: A look back at 2012
Ah, nostalgia. It’s been a busy year here at the Neogen blog. We’ve covered quite a range of stuff, from food safety reforms to happy elephants in Thailand (scroll down for details – hint, hint) to...
View ArticleGet up to speed for 2013 with the belated Monday links
Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered. Corporate Neogen acquires Scidera Genomics – Neogen...
View ArticleResearch: Cows, snakes share DNA
Have genetic information, will travel? Bov-B does. Roughly a quarter of a cow’s genetic makeup originally came from reptiles, according to new research published in the Proceedings of the National...
View ArticleGood morning! Here are your Monday links
Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered. Food safety Poultry vaccinations credited for U.K.’s...
View ArticleResearchers unravel Texas Longhorn genome
The Texas Longhorn has come a long way. From the domestication of an ancient extinct predecessor to modern cattle to a trip to the New World with Spanish explorers, the history of this iconic cattle...
View ArticleGood morning! Here are your Monday links
Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered. Food safety The changing world of food traceability –...
View ArticleNeogen on the small screen
TV shows, webcasts – Neogen representatives have been busy! Check out some of their latest appearances. Igenity on The American Rancher (RFD-TV) Neogen’s Igenity beef genomics subsidiary was featured...
View ArticleWSU researchers sequence pear, apple, cherry genomes
Want to dig a little deeper into your favorite fruits’ genetics? Well, if you’re a fan of certain pears, apples, cherries and almonds (I know, I know, not a fruit), you’re in luck. Researchers at...
View ArticleFighting back against ash dieback: Researchers sequence resistant tree
Ash dieback symptoms. Courtesy of WTPL/Mike Ryder. Scientists are fighting back against a deadly ash tree fungus on the genetic level. The first genetic information from a tree known as tree 35 that...
View ArticleThe first Monday links of July
Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered. Food safety Scientists’ secret ingredient for a better...
View ArticleRecover from the long weekend with the Monday links
Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered. Corporate Neogen acquires SyrVet Incorporated – Neogen...
View ArticlePathogen genome project publishes new results
Salmonella The amount of genomic information on foodborne pathogens continues to grow as a University of California-Davis-led project announced the availability of 20 more pathogen genomes. The...
View ArticleRecessive trait that causes extra limbs in Angus cattle identified, Neogen...
Cattlemen are hoping to weed out a newly discovered genetic defect in Angus cattle. Developmental duplication, or DD, is a recessive defect that causes the calves to develop extra limbs (most...
View ArticleNeogen reports 18% revenue increase
Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) announced today that its revenue for the first quarter of FY 2014, which ended Aug. 31, was $58,548,000, an 18% increase compared to revenue of $49,729,000 in the...
View ArticleNeogen dairy heifer test honored
One of Neogen’s innovative genomic tests recently received some great recognition. The Igenity Dairy Heifer Program was one of 10 honorees for Dairy Herd Management’s Innovation Awards, which were...
View ArticleWelcome back to work with the Monday links
Recovering from the holidays and don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered. Food safety 2013 was a...
View Article2013 wrap up: The biggest stories of the year
‘Twas the year of acronyms on Neogen blog, from FSMA to COOL to PEDV. This year also saw new technological advances, big shakeups in the regulatory scene and fresh discoveries. Here’s a look at the...
View ArticleWake up with the Monday links
Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered. Food safety Study on the geographic origins of foods...
View ArticleNeogen licenses Cargill patents
Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced yesterday that it has licensed patents owned by Cargill, Inc. and Branhaven LLC considered key for genomic evaluation to improve traits in beef and dairy...
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