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National Academy of Sciences Recognizes Monsanto’s Rob Fraley
for Biotech Advances
Robert T. Fraley, Ph.D., Monsanto's chief technology officer and executive vice
president, has received the National Academy of Sciences award for the Industrial Application of Science. The prize is awarded every three years for original work of
intrinsic scientific importance and with
significant, beneficial applications in
industryÑin this case, the improvement of crops through biotechnology.
The NAS council lauded Fraley for
developing technologies that enabled the production of the worldÕs first genetically engineered crops. According to the council, "These plants have increased productivity, reduced chemical use and profoundly changed global agriculture."
SOMARK’s Ink Tattoo Field Demo Brings Company Closer to Launch
SOMARK Innovations Inc. recently completed a field demo of its ink tattoo animal ID
system, proving its ability to apply a tattoo in less than three seconds. Using a handheld reader in real time, the tattoo is translated into a unique ID.
Previous tests to confirm the technology's feasibility were slower and required some tasks to be performed manually. Potential applications include cattle, pigs, horses, sheep, dogs, cats, mice, rats and prime cuts of meat.
Children’s Discovery Institute Creates New Scientific Partnerships
Could brain-powered robots one day restore mobility to children with cerebral palsy? Might a fruit fly explain the root cause of pediatric heart disease?
Such thought-provoking questions will chart the course for eight newly added research initiatives by the ChildrenÕs Discovery Institute (CDI), a partnership between St. Louis ChildrenÕs Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine engineered to leverage research toward accelerating cures for childhood disease.
The CDI's philosophy of interdisciplinary team-building spans seven departments
within Washington University's schools of Medicine, Engineering and Arts and Sciences.
The CDI has approved $2.2 million for research, and to appoint two full-time
scholars and one academic fellow. Since its launch in January 2006, the CDI has
awarded nearly $7 million toward novel
pediatric research programs.
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