It’s a jungle out there in the suburbs, where many wild mammals are thriving near humans. That’s the conclusion of alarge-scale study using camera trap images from hundreds of citizen scientists in Washington, D.C., and Raleigh, North Carolina.(more…)
Berkeley Lab Scientists Believe Biomanufacturing a Key to Long-term Manned Space Missions
Does synthetic biology hold the key to manned space exploration of the Moon and Mars? Berkeley Lab researchers have used synthetic biology to produce an inexpensive and reliable microbial-based alternative to the world’s most effective anti-malaria drug, and to develop clean, green and sustainable alternatives to gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. In the future, synthetic biology could also be used to make manned space missions more practical. (more…)