The contest to sequence 100 complete human genomes of people who are over 100 years old in one month for $100 or less per genome has started its recruitment process and has pulled in new several new partners to help it develop its sampling, protocols...
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November 21, 2011
November 17, 2011
The Archon Genomics X PRIZE presented by Medco will measure teams on accuracy, cost, speed and completeness of genome sequencing. The goal is to push the industry to develop, more accurate, faster and more cost effective sequencing technologies.
November 17, 2011
The Archon Genomics X PRIZE presented by Medco will measure teams on accuracy, cost, speed and completeness of genome sequencing. The goal is to push the industry to develop, more accurate, faster and more cost effective sequencing technologies.
November 17, 2011
When oil was still spewing uncontrollably from the Deepwater Horizon well last summer, philanthropist Wendy Schmidt and the X Prize Foundation issued a $1.4 million challenge calling for better technologies to clean up oil spills. Aside from Schmidt’...
November 17, 2011
When oil was still spewing uncontrollably from the Deepwater Horizon well last summer, philanthropist Wendy Schmidt and the X Prize Foundation issued a $1.4 million challenge calling for better technologies to clean up oil spills. Aside from Schmidt’...
November 17, 2011
The new competition will kick off on January 3, 2013, and end 30 days later. If there is no grand prize winner, the purse will be split between category winners for accuracy, completeness and haplotype phasing. “Although most races can only have one...
November 17, 2011
The new competition will kick off on January 3, 2013, and end 30 days later. If there is no grand prize winner, the purse will be split between category winners for accuracy, completeness and haplotype phasing. “Although most races can only have one...
October 19, 2011
A breakthrough in oil cleanup technology allows crews to skim spilled oil off the water's surface at a much faster rate. The new device wasn't developed by Exxon, BP or any of the major oil companies — it's the work of Elastec/American Marine, based...
October 12, 2011
Edison2, the tiny, Virginia-based engineering company that won the $5 million mainstream class in the Automotive X Prize last year, recently tested the performance of its all-electric, four-passenger Very Light Car design — a rounded pod with outboard...
October 12, 2011
Team Elastec, an Illinois-based veteran company in the oil spill cleanup business, developed giant grooved discs that skimmed oil more than three times better than the industry standard to capture the $1 million top prize in the...
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