eDNA work in progress

We post a Schematic of an eDNA metabarcoding protocol for marine fish. We recently showed that current laboratory protocols optimize sensitivity and reproducibility, especially for more abundant fish populations (ICES…

Zero emission power plant construction

We are pleased to read that North Carolina-based company NET Power Breaks Ground on Demonstration Plant for World’s First Emissions-Free, Low-Cost Fossil Fuel Power Technology. The NET Power technology, which…

RealClear on Peak Farmland

RealClearEnergy’s William Tucker has posted an article about our paper on Peak Farmland.

Reflecting on the passing of Norton Zinder

Pioneering microbiologist Norton Zinder, a great friend of the Program for the Human Environment, passed away 3 February 2012. Nicholas Wade recapped Norton’s career beautifully for the New York Times….

Census of Marine Microbes’ new evolution paper

Co-authors of the new widely reported PNAS paper “Sulfur-cycling fossil bacteria from the 1.8-Ga Duck Creek Formation provide promising evidence of evolution’s null hypothesis” include our close Chilean collaborators, Victor…