By integrating spider DNA into the genome of an insect already geared up for industrial silk production, a spider silk industry might finally become possible.READ»
Bacteria have been rapidly eating a long undersea plume of oil from the Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. Terry Hazen, a microbial ecologist with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and his team published their research on these bacteria in the journal "Science."READ»
Chocolate lovers, rejoice. A research team led by scientists at Mars
Inc., the U.S. Department of Agriculture--Agricultural Research
Service (USDA-ARS), and IBM this week sequenced the genome of the cacao tree. Best of all, the ...READ»
It was just under a year ago that startup Joule Biotechnologies announced that it had engineered microbes that require only sunlight and CO2 to squirt out ethanol, diesel, or other hydrocarbons. On Tuesday, Joule revealed the details of that secretive microbe in a patent.READ»
Yes, indeed, Solazyme is producing algae oils, a renewable energy source to fly you around the world, power your car, create products to reduce the wrinkles on your face, and fry the falafel at your local Halal truck. CEO and ...READ»
Daniel Kammen: From our analysis, probably the most interesting feature about algae is that it's a wildcard. Algae might be a big player, but right now, it'll take some breakthroughs for us to see that.
Daniel Kammen is ...READ»
Modern fertility technology has made parenthood a possibility for thousands more people, but it has also created a lucrative -- and ethically questionable -- global trade in human genetic material.READ»
Product development manager, RapidEye
Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
Jung-Rothenhäusler, 51, uses satellite imaging and technology to help farmers detect and solve field deficiencies.
"Each plant has a genetic code or ...READ»
In 2001 red-stained rain fell over India. Scientists found oddly non-Earth-like cells in it. Controversy ensued. Now it's been revealed the cells can reproduce. Is E.T. already here?READ»
About half the world's population eats rice daily. It's one of the globe's most important food staples, said plant geneticist Pamela Ronald. But, she added, around 25% of that rice is grown in flood-prone regions.
Pamela ...READ»
Miriam Goldstein's team has been towing nets across the ocean to collect and analyze the tiny bits of plastic accumulating in the great pacific garbage patch. She said the plastic is impacting ocean ecosystems.READ»
For young people graduating from college with mountains of debt, and for workers of any age who have been jobless for long periods of time in the current economy, the picture is ominous: if we are in a recovery at all, it's a jobless ...READ»
NASA's revealed a study detailing the location and extent of the world's oceanic dead zones--regions where oxygen depletion stifles life. It looks like they're growing. First up: What is a dead zone (apart from a creepy movie starring ...READ»
Do genetically modified fruits and vegetables make you uneasy? Get ready for transgenic salmon, set to become the first genetically modified animal to be approved by the FDA. AquaBounty, the company behind the salmon, claims that ...READ»
Research into biofuels made from single-celled organisms is attracting scientists, entrepreneurs, and even Big Oil companies such as ExxonMobil. But some observers question whether the technology is scalable and affordable.READ»
Tech giant IBM and pharmceutical powerhouse, Roche have announced a parntership to advance something truly remarkable: Nanopore DNA sequencing. It's no exaggeration to say that this technology could radically influence security, ...READ»
We know what you're thinking, those Red Bull Air Races are so cool, but do they have to be such gas-sucking spectacles? No. Enter Cri-Cri, the world's first four-engined all-electric aerobatic plane. Developed by the European ...READ»
Is wastewater our greatest underutilized resource? We've recently seen a startup that turns sludge into high-quality fertilizer as well as a university that produces steam, water, acetic acid, and fertilizer from wastewater. Arizona ...READ»
What happens when you bring together an artist, a marine biologist, and two futurists for an interactive art installation? The answer, on display this week at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, is Plastic Century, ...READ»
If BP's upcoming attempt to plug the Gulf oil spill with drilling mud fails (the so-called "top kill" approach), perhaps the oil giant should consider taking some tips from our readers. We've received a number of creative ideas for ...READ»
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