Converting Garbage
into Biofuel
Coskata scientists have developed the technology needed to turn garbage and other discarded petroleum-based products into biofuels.
Sniffing dangerous odors
Team design an acceptable rat sensor that could sniff out and identify dangerous chemicals at infinitesimally small quantities.
Guardian Fish
Animals can serve as an early warning system. They can tell us when our air isn't safe to breathe or our water safe.
Bioprocessing Corn into Plastics
If you produce plastics from corn you create a plastic that is fully biodegradable.
Frankenstein Foods
Genetic engineering is the process of changing the information contained in the genes of plants and animals.
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If you were ever bitten by a mosquito, and who hasn't, you will find the work of these doctors fascinating. Imagine a world without biting Mosquitos!!!!
Biotechnologists, at the laboratory level, have found a way to eliminate mosquito bites. They also have found a way to stop them from being able to carry Malaria. They are now working on preventing mosquitos from carrying other diseases.
Their solutions don't involve the use of insecticides. This column also explains why Mosquitos' bite and why some people are actually Mosquito magnets.
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Teaching a Bacterium to Fight Global Warming
Scientists have pegged Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as the most troublesome greenhouse gas because of how long it will remain in our atmosphere. Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide is now at the highest level ever recorded.
Researchers at MIT have genetically altered a soil bacterium (see photo) so it can eat CO2 and digest it into a gasoline substitute. This fuel can be used instead of gasoline in cars without engine modifications.
Teaching a Bacterium to Fight Global Warming
Controlling Cybernetic Machines with the Human Mind
The first cybernetic people will only have a few mind controlled parts. These parts will replace amputated arms, hands, or legs. People with these kinds of replacements are now common in Sci-Fi movies. This column explores how close we are to almost human androids and mind controlled cybernetic replacement parts for people.
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