New company brings together microbes & genomics to improve health, agriculture & industry

(Center for Genomic Regulation) Microomics is a new CRG spin-off wholly devoted to offering metagenomics solutions. Among its proposals are the development of activities linked to such diverse solutions as reducing the use of antibiotics on animals raised for human consumption, exploring the relationship between pre- and probiotics and obesity, colon cancer and other pathologies, or proposing more efficient, environment-friendly fertilizers for agriculture.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news