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Craig Venter: Algae fuel that can replace oil will not come from nature

2011-10-24T03:20:25Z

Biofuels made from algae that will be able to scale, and compete with oil, will have to be synthesized and will not come from nature, said controversial genomics scientist and entrepreneur Craig Venter last week at a conference on the future of energy at the New America Foundation in Washington, D.C. (see video below). Venter said in an interview, “It’s pretty obvious that there’s nothing in the natural world to make the levels that are needed,” and he pointed to algae oil yield volumes needing approximately 20,000 gallons per acre equivalent of algae. Venter and his research team, of course, in spring 2010, successfully created the first synthetic bacterial cell, which was controlled completely by a synthetic genome. Or as Venter explained it in his recent interview, as the first cell “to have a computer for a parent,” or “designed DNA on a living system.” Venter now says he has increasingly realized that a fully synthetic cell is the way to go to create competitive algae fuel. When...

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Darpa Robots Will Turn Dead Satellites Into a Zombie Orbital Array

2011-10-21T14:44:00Z

Launching satellites is a risky proposition?costing as much as $10,000 a pound to make orbit and little recourse if a critical piece malfunctions. So, Darpa has devised a system to recycle the $300 billion worth of orbiting dead satellites into a zombie antenna array.

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NSA whistleblower details intelligence cock-ups

2011-10-19T00:28:27Z

'Government and companies routinely abuse data privacy' Web 2.0 Summit Thomas Drake, the whistleblower who exposed the NSA’s failings on digital surveillance, has said that the US is behind the curve on internet monitoring and has been playing fast and loose with privacy rules.…

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The Real Role Of Anonymous In Occupy Wall Street | Fast Company

2011-10-18T15:04:41Z

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Stay in New York, Says Mayor Bloomberg - Metropolis - WSJ

2011-10-15T10:40:18Z

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Stay in New York, Says Mayor Bloomberg - Metropolis - WSJ

2011-10-15T04:50:03Z

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Stay in New York, Says Mayor Bloomberg - Metropolis - WSJ

2011-10-14T21:26:31Z

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Stay in New York, Says Mayor Bloomberg - Metropolis - WSJ

2011-10-14T21:24:56Z

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Stay in New York, Says Mayor Bloomberg - Metropolis - WSJ

2011-10-14T21:24:43Z

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Stay in New York, Says Mayor Bloomberg - Metropolis - WSJ

2011-10-14T21:24:28Z

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Stay in New York, Says Mayor Bloomberg - Metropolis - WSJ

2011-10-14T19:36:53Z

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Stay in New York, Says Mayor Bloomberg - Metropolis - WSJ

2011-10-14T19:05:19Z

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Stay in New York, Says Mayor Bloomberg - Metropolis - WSJ

2011-10-14T18:46:26Z

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Stay in New York, Says Mayor Bloomberg - Metropolis - WSJ

2011-10-14T00:42:30Z

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Stay in New York, Says Mayor Bloomberg - Metropolis - WSJ

2011-10-13T23:10:02Z

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Stay in New York, Says Mayor Bloomberg - Metropolis - WSJ

2011-10-13T20:45:27Z

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Stay in New York, Says Mayor Bloomberg - Metropolis - WSJ

2011-10-13T20:18:37Z

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Stay in New York, Says Mayor Bloomberg - Metropolis - WSJ

2011-10-13T16:03:58Z

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Stay in New York, Says Mayor Bloomberg - Metropolis - WSJ

2011-10-12T22:10:37Z

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Stay in New York, Says Mayor Bloomberg - Metropolis - WSJ

2011-10-12T22:09:14Z