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Let’s incubate the Green Swans hatched by the COVID-19 Black Swan

GreenBiz

The price of oil plunged below zero on some days, and customer demand remains at an all-time low. Cheap electricity also will drive synthetic biology — the intersection of information and biotechnologies, where Moore's Law meets Mendel , the father of genetics. This old playbook will not return us to a pre-COVID-19 "normal."

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Lamps by Biohm are made from coffee and orange peel

AGreenLiving

Their approach is to apply principles of biomimetics, or systematically applying the ecological laws of nature , to create products and manufacturing approaches that innovate across the entire manufacturing life cycle. Obscure Lampshades are handmade on demand at Biohm headquarters in London. Biohm Images via Biohm.

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The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?

Grist

For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. in part to demand that the federal government uphold treaty obligations to the Lakota people. It’s one of the worst decisions from foundational Indian law court,” Mills said.

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Let’s incubate the Green Swans hatched by the COVID-19 Black Swan

AGreenLiving

” The price of oil plunged below zero on some days, and customer demand remains at an all-time low. Cheap electricity also will drive synthetic biology — the intersection of information and biotechnologies, where Moore’s Law meets Mendel , the father of genetics.

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Let’s incubate the Green Swans hatched by the COVID-19 Black Swan

AGreenLiving

” The price of oil plunged below zero on some days, and customer demand remains at an all-time low. Cheap electricity also will drive synthetic biology — the intersection of information and biotechnologies, where Moore’s Law meets Mendel , the father of genetics.

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Why We’re Excited about Synthetic Biology

Better Ventures

in 2003 (cumulatively) to under $1,000 today, a reduction far outpacing Moore’s Law. Pow’s vision is to transform the landscape of bio-manufacturing by leveraging revolutionary biotechnology to enable environmentally sustainable and financially feasible continuous bio-manufacturing.

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Anthesis: Sustainability Consultant

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Specific competency/ expertise related to technology sector client sustainability challenge(s) (including Information & Communications Technology and/or Biotechnology). Job Responsibilities: Thought Leadership & Market Development. Leading client presentations and workshops. No recruitment agencies, please.