What Synthetic Life Means
We have been getting a lot of questions about the meaning of Craig Venter’s accomplishment, creating self-replicating life, more or less. Joel’s been responding — this is like the creation […]
What’s Being Born
The Transformation
The point is not what he says, it’s that he’s saying it in Oprah magazine. When this bastion of the ordinary is talking radical transformation, who knows what might happen […]
Open-Source Maps Made Easy
The Open Street Map project is a very ambitious attempt to create a user contributed vector map of the entire world. Open Street Map allows you to view, edit and […]
Is There An Ecological Unconscious?
About eight years ago, Glenn Albrecht began receiving frantic calls from residents of the Upper Hunter Valley, a 6,000-squaree-mile region in southeastern Australia. For generations, the Upper Hunter was known […]
African Biotech
Africa’s growing biotech business relies heavily on public and foundation money, small startups, and R&D collaborations between universities and private labs. There are a lot of potential and possibilities for […]
Glenn Beck – The New Abbie Hoffman
“The out-of-power right has built a counterculture, just as the left did in the 60’s” says Michael Lind in Salon, an online news/opinion website. Street theater. Communes. Manifestoes. Denunciations of […]
The Coffee Party, With A Taste For Civic Participation, Is Added To The Political Menu
Fed up with government gridlock, but put off by the flavor of the Tea Party, people in cities across the country are offering an alternative: The Coffee Party. Growing through […]
Human Flesh Search Engines
Human Flesh Search Engines is a Chinese network based search facility which combines human and computer resources to accomplish a search task. It is human powered rather than computer driven. […]
Garage Biology in Silicon Valley
What life forms can be created in a garage? Creating innovation in the Bioeconomy. This sort of effort is where new jobs, new economic growth, and most importantly, new technologies […]
Sticking Plaster Hailed as Skin Cancer Cure
Doctors have unveiled the world’s first adhesive band-aid that can cure cancer. The high-tech device contains a small light that combines with a chemical cream to kill skin cancer cells. […]