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SciLights: Nature as a big, brilliant computer

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Posted on Nov 9 2010 by Daniel

Next time you’re trying to solve a complex mathematical proof, go ask an E. coli for help. They’re smarter than you think.


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  Tags: algorithm, bacteria, biomimicry, computer science, honeybees Category: EcoMetrics, Energy, Nature

Egg-ulations: the cure may be worse than the disease

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Posted on Aug 23 2010 by Daniel

The egg recall has many clamoring for stricter food safety regulations. But do they really make us safer, or quietly subvert our one hope for a sustainable food system?


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  Tags: bacteria, eggs, Salatin Category: Food and Agriculture, Policy

The Big Bag Battle: Can reusable bags make you sick?

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Posted on Jul 30 2010 by Daniel

In the case of Plastic vs. Reusable Bags, the prosecution is trying to play dirty. But do reusable bags really carry more nasty bacteria that can make you sick?


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  Tags: bacteria, plastic, SciLights, waste Category: Food and Agriculture, Solid Waste

News Flash: Soap Kills Germs

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Posted on Apr 9 2010 by Daniel

TweetI promise: someday I’ll stop with the sarcastic post titles. But today is not that day. It’s just that I get so frustrated with our national case of germophobia. We’ve put antibiotics into sponges, soaps, clothing, cosmetics, toys, and our bodies, even when the threat isn’t from a bacterial pathogen.  So, in the spirit of [...]


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  Tags: antibiotics, bacteria, soap Category: Pollution, Water

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