BioPhotonic Solutions wins $5000 Collaboration for Entrepreneurship prize for ... - Crain's Detroit Business

BioPhotonic Solutions wins $5000 Collaboration for Entrepreneurship prize for ...
Crain's Detroit Business
Another East Lansing-based company — Phenometrics Inc., which makes measurement tools to help the algae-based fuel and plant science industries — won $3000 as runner-up. Gantec Inc. of Midland, an agricultural biotechnology company that promises to ...

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Our ancestors recycled their urine: why shouldn't we? - ABC Online


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Our ancestors recycled their urine: why shouldn't we?
ABC Online
From Greece all the way across to Asia, ancient cultures were heavily reliant on urine to provide nutrients to fertilise their crops. It may have a bit of a 'yuck' factor, but the truth is, urine is virtually sterile when it leaves the body and ...

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"Gentlemen, it is the microbes who will have the last word" -Louis Pasteur - ScienceBlogs (blog)

"Gentlemen, it is the microbes who will have the last word" -Louis Pasteur
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Brown algae like kelp can be harvested as a source of algin, and other types of seaweed are also used as sources for products like agar that we use in labs to make bacterial culture plates. But there's also been a lot of interest in using different ...

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Humans cause ocean-wrecking jellyfish plague! Or maybe not … - The Conversation

Humans cause ocean-wrecking jellyfish plague! Or maybe not …
The Conversation
They predict a series of “plagues” – including disease, outbreaks of harmful algal blooms and a rise in the number of jellyfish. Emerging evidence, however, suggests the above claims about jellyfish may be not be supported. At first glance, claims of a ...

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Lunar New Year's Traditional Deliciousness - Seattle Weekly (blog)

Lunar New Year's Traditional Deliciousness
Seattle Weekly (blog)
In addition to the traditional lion dance and firecrackers, Wing Luke this month is hosting a series of culinary events in conjunction with Chinese New Year and analogous observances in other Asian cultures.There's a Japanese tea ceremony scheduled for ...

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