I recently learned that the University of Michigan College of Engineering has made a breakthrough in converting algae into a usabl...
Dr. J. Robert Beyster’s Blogs
Increasing the Debt Limit and Mapping Bacteria
By the time you read this blog post, the House and Senate will likely have passed legislation to increase the debt limit. I am per...
Alternative Fuels
As you know, I have been interested in sources of alternative energy for some time, particularly the work that Craig Venter and hi...
Finding Phytoplankton in San Diego
On Thursday, August 12th, I met with John Evey, Andy Alan, and several others from the Venter Institute to discuss further their p...
Alternative Energy and Wireless Telecommunications
This past week I attended an event at the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park, led by Craig Venter. He talked about hi...
A Long-Term Energy Solution (Part 3 of 3)
In this third and final part of my series on a long-term energy solution for our nation (see also Part 1 and Part 2), I take an in...