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Beyond GMOs: The Rise of Synthetic Biology (The Atlantic, Climate Confidential)

September 25, 2015 by Josie Garthwaite

Genetically modified organisms today usually have just one engineered gene. Scientists now want to create organisms with whole new gene clusters.

Categories: Business, Environment, Science, Technology, The Atlantic • Tags: agriculture, biotech, Climate Change, CRISPR, food, GMOs, iGEM, MIT, synthetic biology

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What We Know About the Earliest History of Chocolate (Smithsonian)

February 13, 2015 by Josie Garthwaite

The tools and flavors have changed, but the work of roasting and grinding fermented cacao beans, and mixing them with a few simple ingredients to create a divine food, is a practice that goes back to early Mesoamerican civilizations.

Categories: Lifestyle, Science, Smithsonian • Tags: cacao, California, chocolate, food, history, Mesoamerica, San Francisco, Startups

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— "Into the Permian Woods"

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