Jeffrey Marlow
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Mobilizing the Planet’s Genetic Diversity with Synthetic Biology
Polyurethane, made possible by synthetic biology, could end up in a skateboard near you (Image: Flickr/dcysurfer). 1,4-Butanediol isn’t exactly the flashiest product on the market: with a four-carbon chain bounded by alcohol groups, the thick, colorless liquid is one of those “industrial chemicals” that makes the eyes glaze over. But the diminutive molecule is worth… → Read More
Assembling a Genome, Piece by Piece
Producing metabolic intermediates may help identify more antibiotics to counter pathogens like MRSA (green cells; image credit Flickr/NIAID) Metabolic pathways are multi-step endeavors that process one molecule to another, all in the service of cellular health. But not every intermediate waypoint is always seen; they may be consumed quickly as enzymatic reactions progress toward their… → Read More
The Brave New World of DNA Synthesis
The DNA double helix. (Image: Flickr/Victor Svensson) Over the last several decades, DNA – the genetic material of life as we know it – has completed a remarkable scientific cycle. In 1953, it was a mysterious blur on an X-ray diffractogram. By the 1970s, it was possible to determine the sequence of short nucleotide chains.… → Read More
Why Country Rules the Airwaves: Chronicling the Genre’s Continuing Moment and Challenging Future in One Music-Filled Night
Hunter Hayes takes the stage at the Grand Ole Opry while fans film with their phones. (Image: Connor Skennerton) The brief walk from dressing room 9 to the stage of Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry takes about 20 seconds, but passes decades of country music’s most prized heritage. There’s the photo of Dolly Parton with Paul… → Read More
Media and Education Merge in Latest Cousteau Venture
Philippe Cousteau explores the Great Barrier Reef during a recent expedition. (Image: EarthEcho) The modern environmental movement means many things to many people, but to Philippe Cousteau, it still doesn’t mean enough. As the heir to one of the most recognizable family names in oceanography and exploration, Cousteau has embraced environmental causes as his life’s… → Read More
Favela Students to Control Mars Mission
The favelas of Rio de Janeiro fill the city's hillsides (Image: Flickr/Daniel Garcia Neto) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s flashiest city, is fringed with expansi → Read More
Drone Vs. Volcano: How Robotic Flyers are Changing Exploration
UAVs let volcano scientists get unprecedented views of molten craters. → Read More
How to Build a Ski Mountain from Scratch... in 80-Degree Weather
The Arroyo Seco in Pasadena, California is a dusty depression, where shrubs and cacti hold hillsides together and highway bridges cross overhead. Like elsewhere in Los Angeles, the water that does flow down the streambed is confined to a concrete ditch; most of the year, only a thin, slimy ribbon trickles down its center. As… → Read More
How Wearable Cameras Help Ski Racers Shave Seconds
When you’re flying down an icy ski slope at 80 miles per hour, shooting hundreds of feet through the air and covering miles in just minutes, it’s not so easy to determine the angle of your edges as you carve a turn, or measure the exact distance between your hips and your knees. And yet… → Read More
Is this the Earnest, Fast-Paced Future of Science Communication?
Jason Silva is bringing his guileless sense of wonder—and taste for scientific rigor—to a new show on National Geographic. → Read More
Science, Comedy, and Pop Culture: A Winning Formula for a Late-Night Talk Show?
Here's how Neil DeGrasse Tyson is turning his successful <em>StarTalk</em> podcast into a late night talk show. → Read More
The Microbiology of Molybdenum Mine
Just outside the small mountain town of Empire, Colorado, highway 40 begins its climb up and over Berthoud Pass, toward the ski resort promised land of Winter Park. But before the 11,300-foot summit and before the hotel billboards, a narrow road snakes off the highway and toward the Henderson Mine. The understated sign and rows… → Read More
Will Africa Produce the "Next Einstein"?
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences leverages donor dollars to support long-term investment in the continent's promising young people. → Read More
Microbial Spores Help Scientists Trace Distribution Patterns
Microbial spores in icy fjords give scientists clues about how some of the tiniest forms of life make their way around the globe. → Read More
Cities in Climate Change Danger, Warns Captain Planet
As cities grow larger, and urban landscapes more contiguous, the heat island effect compounds drastically. → Read More
Citizen Explorers, Meet Your New Submersible
OpenROV releases the latest version of its remote controlled submersible so you can finally do some science on that stuff growing on the bottom of your pool. → Read More
Citizen Explorers, Meet Your New Submersible
OpenROV releases the latest version of its remote controlled submersible so you can finally do some science on that stuff growing on the bottom of your pool. → Read More
Climate Change Will Be Hazardous to Your Health
A professor of public health explains how climate change will exacerbate health problems due to air pollution. → Read More
Humans and Robots Battle It Out in the Deep
Exploration has always been risky. Pacific islanders spent weeks in canoes out of sight of land, Antarctic explorers braved sub-zero weather and meager rations, and astronauts took their chances atop powerful explosive devices. And under the crushing pressure of the ocean, researchers piloted submersibles like Woods Hole’s Alvin to learn more about ecosystems of the deep—that is, until the… → Read More
Can Technology Make for Better Concerts?
New technologies like LED wristbands and crowd-sourced videos are changing the live music experience. But is it always an improvement? → Read More