NPR has reported that photosynthesis has been hacked! Their story focuses on effects on food production... but there may also be a climate effect. These plants grow faster by being better at converting atmospheric carbon dioxide to plant matter. This is a more effective biological method to pull carbon dioxide (the climate change gas) from the air. The next step is long term storage of carbon based plant material in a way that doesn't release climate gases into the atmosphere - essentially 'fossilize' fresh plant material into fossil fuels and minimize its use as energy source.
Get to work scientists!
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Sunday, January 6, 2019
Reality Asserts Itself with Lester Earnest
Paul Jay at TRNN has a series of interviews posted with Lester Earnest, an early computer innovator. It is well worth watching.
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