University of Northern Iowa
Posted in Synthetic Biology on Dec 9th, 2008
Synthetic biologist Drew Endy discusses the exponential growth in the field of bioengineering. He discusses how only recently have scientists been able to synthesize strands of DNA as a computer engineer would write code.
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Posted in Plant Biotechnology on Dec 6th, 2008
The late 1930’s brought about a little relief from the great depression. On the horizon was a great deal of big business including plastics made from petroleum, artificial pharmaceuticals, and a rising energy consumption based on fossil fuels. Only one thing stood in the way. Hemp.Hemp is a plant that could have changed the face [...]
