Author: Dr. Beyster

It was with great interest that I followed news of the General Motors bankruptcy filing this morning. It's hard for me to believe that this company wh...

A reader of this blog recently posted a series of questions asking my thoughts about the prospects of algae-based biofuels. I have decided my answers ...

As I mentioned in an earlier post, UCSD is reorganizing the Beyster Institute. If you haven't visited the Institute's website lately, you should take ...

Plans are underway to accompany Craig Venter on part of his expedition on Sorcerer II to find new forms of life in the oceans for his genomics work. T...

I just read an interesting article in the Union-Tribune about a cooperative research program underway in San Diego and Imperial Valley to create biofu...

The big news out here this week is the outbreak of the swine flu. We all have flu shots, but they may be for the wrong flu. I hope we don't have to we...