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A bid to lure wolves with a digital call of the wild

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

A speaker-recorder system called Howlbox howls, and wolves howl back, their answers amounting to a roll call that can help scientists studying the population. (From The New York Times) BOZEMAN, Mont.–The long, lonely howl of a wolf shatters the early morning stillness. But is it real? Beginning this…
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Climos enlists plankton, venture funds to fight climate change

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Shortly after rival Planktos folds, ocean fertilization start-up Climos is set to announce $4 million in series A venture funding. Climos, a company that plans to grow plankton to capture carbon from the atmosphere, is in the process of raising an initial round of $4 million in venture…
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Algae: Another way to grow edible oils

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Solazyme already converts algae into transportation fuel. Coming up next: Food oils that are healthier than canola oil. In the future, french fries might be infused with all the brimming, healthy flavor of oil produced by algae. Biotechnology company Solazyme, which is developing techniques for converting…
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Google-funded firm launches DNA test in Europe

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

23andMe, which is co-founded by the wife of Google’s Sergey Brin, already sells its service for $999 service in the U.S. A private company–funded by Google and co-founded by the wife of Google’s Sergey Brin–launched its Web-based DNA test in Europe on Tuesday. 23andMe hopes to build…
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