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Program will now focus on utilizing SGI expertise in synthetic genomics to enhance algae LA JOLLA, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI), a privately held company dedicated to developing genomic-driven solutions to address global challenges, today announced a new co-funded research agreement with ExxonMobil to develop algae biofuels. The new agreement is a basic science research program that focuses on developing algal strains with significantly improved...
LA JOLLA, Calif., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) announced today the launch of their mobile genomics laboratory program in the San Diego, California area. The DiscoverGenomics! Mobile Laboratory is a self-sufficient laboratory on wheels providing middle school students and teachers an opportunity to learn current bioscience concepts and to master the use of the cutting-edge laboratory equipment found in life science research facilities....
Other Local Celebrities Attended Ice Cream Social to Raise Funds for Opportunity Village and Help Penn in His Quest to Win Title of "All-Star Celebrity Apprentice" LAS VEGAS, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- During last night's broadcast of NBC's "All-Star Celebrity Apprentice," Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino headliner Penn Jillette was named one of two finalists left in the competition. For the final challenge Penn was tasked with creating his very own flavor of Walgreens Good &...
LA JOLLA, Calif., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) today announced that J. Robert Beyster and Betty J. Beyster will donate approximately $2.5 million to the Institute. The money will be used to support the completion of the new J. Craig Venter Institute sustainable laboratory currently under construction on the University of California, San Diego campus in La Jolla, CA. In recognition of this generous gift, the third floor ocean view...
This video is the second in a series on the major virtues of the Objectivist philosophy. Philosopher and economics professor William R Thomas of The Atlas Society is the presenter. (PRWEB) April 06, 2013 ’Value’ is that which one acts to gain and keep,” wrote Ayn Rand, “’virtue’ is the action by which one gains and keeps it.” This video is the second in a six-session course which focuses on the distinctive virtues highlighted by Objectivism: their basis in fact, their...
"The Virtue of Pride" is the first of a series of 6 videos to be published by the Atlas Society on the major Objectivist virtues. Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) April 06, 2013 “’Value’ is that which one acts to gain and keep,” wrote Ayn Rand, “’virtue’ is the action by which one gains and keeps it.” This six-session course, based on a lecture series filmed in 2010, focuses on the distinctive virtues highlighted by Objectivism: their basis in fact, their contrast with...
Is self-interest enough to create personal happiness or a good society? This was the topic of debate at the 2011 FreedomFest in Las Vegas. Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) April 06, 2013 What is the foundation of human happiness, prosperity, cooperation and freedom? At the 2011 FreedomFest in Las Vegas, Whole Foods CEO and co-founder John Mackey and philosopher David Kelley debated "Is self-interest enough to create personal happiness or a good society?" Kelley is the founder and chief...
LA JOLLA, Calif., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A team of researchers led by scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has published a study outlining the recovery and genomic analysis, using single-cell genomic techniques, of a periodontal pathogen, Porphyromonas gingivalis, from a hospital sink. This is the first time that a single-cell genome sequencing approach was used to isolate and analyze a single microbe from a biofilm in a healthcare setting. The team,...
Preeminent Scientist Will Receive Honor at Annual Dinner on Sept. 4, 2013. KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The MRIGlobal Board of Directors and Trustees today announced that it will present its annual Citation Award this year to J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., one of the leading scientists of the 21(st) century. Dr. Venter is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of the J. Craig Venter Institute, a not-for-profit research organization dedicated to...
ROCKVILLE, Md., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A team of international researchers led by scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has published a study detailing the degree of genomic diversity of several southern Africa populations. These populations are some of the oldest human lineages but are also some of the most diverse because of the influx of outside non-African populations. The team, led by JCVI's Vanessa Hayes, Ph.D., published their study in March...
