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IMAGE: A river-fed sedimentary plain in Iceland bears resemblance to what might have fed Mars Gale Crater more than 3 billion years ago. Researchers at Rice University studied rover data on. view more
Credit: Photo by Michael Thorpe
HOUSTON - (Jan. 20, 2021) - Once upon a time, seasons in Gale Crater probably felt something like those in Iceland. But nobody was there to bundle up more than 3 billion years ago.
The ancient Martian crater is the focus of a study by Rice University scientists comparing data from the Curiosity rover to places on Earth where similar geologic formations have experienced weathering in different climates.
Once upon a time, seasons in Gale Crater probably felt something like those in Iceland. But nobody was there to bundle up more than 3 billion years ago. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
West Point biochemist warns about threat of bioweapons
Updated on: January 20, 2021 / 9:11 AM / CBS News
In this episode of
Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with Dr. Ken Wickiser, a biochemist and associate dean of research at U.S. Military Academy West Point, about his piece Engineered Pathogens and Unnatural Biological Weapons: The Future Threat of Synthetic Biology. Wickiser describes the growing influence of synthetic biology and what can happen if it gets in the wrong hands. Listen to
Highlights
What is synthetic biology? Synthetic biology is the process of engineering natural genetic systems. In terms of engineering: taking what nature has provided us and optimizing it, co-opting it, repurposing it, making it more efficient, and making it more cost effective. In large part for good purposes, to make new and novel biomaterials, to make new and novel pharmaceuticals. To make existing pharmaceuticals cheaper, more abundant, more available
Remarkable creativity of painter Doug Argue brought vividly to life in new book
Its wonderful to be reminded of the 35 year trajectory of Doug Argues work. Its a gorgeous book- great images, beautifully printed. Adam Weinberg, Alice Pratt Brown Director, Whitney Museum of American Art
NEW YORK, NY
.- The remarkable creativity of protean American painter Doug Argue is brought vividly to life in Doug Argue: Letters to the Future. Words and images explore, explain and contextualize Argues trajectory from art-school rebel to celebrated, much-exhibited artist on a global stage.
With a colossal curiosity and tireless dedication to his solitary studio practice, Argue stands as a thinker-painter admired by a growing circle of curators and collectors. His work has been shown in museums and galleries from New York (where three large paintings are on permanent view at One World Trade Center) to Sydney and from Vienna to Venice. His often giant canvases shed virtuosic light
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