27 June: World Microbiome Day.

27 June: World Microbiome Day.

World Microbiome Day: 27 June  Launched in 2018 by APC Microbiome Ireland, an SFI centre at University College Cork, World Microbiome Day aims to raise public awareness of the importance of microorganisms in all ecosystems.  Since then, on 27 June each year, the...
16 June: International Biotechnology Day

16 June: International Biotechnology Day

This date commemorates the US Supreme Court’s 1980 ruling that a genetically modified bacterium was patentable.  Biotechnology is a success story of collaboration between research and industry, turning laboratory breakthroughs into solutions that are already...
Team Building Microomics

Team Building Microomics

Last 25th April, coinciding with World DNA Day, Microomics celebrated with its team the 1st edition of Team Building Microomics, a day of fun, learning and relaxation in a small oasis in the middle of nature, at Masía Can Robira in Els Hostalets de Pierola (near...
25 April: International DNA Day.

25 April: International DNA Day.

Why was the DNA molecule chosen by evolution to store genetic information?     Today, 25 April, on International DNA Day, we look at some of the curiosities about the DNA molecule that have led to its selection as the form of genetic storage and transfer in...