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Quote of the day: Dissection without the smell

August 2, 2005 Dissect a pig without the formaldehyde smell? The head of a virtual high school touts an online biology course. TAGS: biology

Wikibooks takes on textbook industry

September 28, 2005 Project aims to create open-ended curriculum that would offer a free, licensable alternative to traditional textbooks. TAGS: Jimmy Wales, textbook, biology, curriculum, project, open source, college, Wikipedia, Google Inc.

Biofuels start-up nabs $5 million in funding

March 13, 2007 LS9 wants to make fake fuel out of synthetic plants to run real cars. TAGS: petroleum, biology, plant, investor, professor, U.S., start-up, process

Google adds Princeton president to its board

October 5, 2005 Shirley Tilghman, who's also a molecular biology professor at the university, may aid Google's efforts in science. TAGS: Human Genome Project, biology, university, Google Inc., president, professor, health

Oil giant BP invests in microbe specialist

June 15, 2007 BP and Synthetic Genomics aim to exploit microbes on an industrial scale; research is part of an emerging field not without controversy. TAGS: British Petroleum Co plc, biology, oil company, scientist

Gates foundation to promote synthetic biology

December 13, 2004 Most people associate E. coli with bad chicken, but researchers say the microbe can be used to produce new drugs. TAGS: drug, biology, production, nature, Microsoft Corp.

Tech person of the year: Nature

December 22, 2004 From DNA's data storage to space tourism, CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says science is stealing the spotlight. TAGS: biology, molecule, DNA, science, Google Inc., camera

Massachusetts assaults monoculture

November 29, 2005 Verdasys chief scientist Daniel Geer says Massachusetts' decision to go with OpenDocument Format comes not a moment too soon. TAGS: monoculture, OpenDocument Format, diversification, Massachusetts, species, biology, word-processor, record, barrier, risk, spreadsheet, virus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Teaching old fossils new tech tricks

March 16, 2007 A look at a recently revamped exhibit in New York's American Museum of Natural History, which inspired last year's hit Ben Stiller movie. Photos: New look for exhibit TAGS: museum, biology, GEICO, insurance, New York, multimedia, movie

Talking tech with Bill Joy

March 31, 2005 Famed technologist-turned-venture-capitalist says tech industry innovation is moving beyond Moore's Law. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, biology, society, force, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Silicon Valley, Wired Inc., field, operating system

Engineering a new curriculum

September 10, 2007 UC Berkeley is remaking its engineering program to attract new students. On the agenda: nanotech, biology, social engineering. TAGS: curriculum, engineering, science, biology, health care, nanotechnology, student, researcher, health, security

BP to fund biofuel research institute

February 2, 2007 California and Illinois schools beat out competitors for a $500 million grant from the oil giant that will fund a new, huge energy lab. TAGS: British Petroleum Co plc, grant, petroleum, transportation, lab, biology, university, school, scientist, CEO, California, U.S.

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