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Tracking plastic pollution from source to sea: Kicking off the Expedition in Tongatapu

The expedition started off in Tongatapu, the main Island of Tonga and home of its capital Nuku鈥榓lofa. The Exxpedition team was able to conduct a litter transect on a local beach, measuring out a 50m long area and documenting the debris that was present. Thanks to Pallavi Dave we have a timelapse...

Tracking plastic pollution from source to sea: Tongatapu to Vava鈥橴

This spring, I鈥檒l be heading back to sea as part of the Global All鈥慦omen Sailing Expedition, a ten鈥憀eg research initiative sponsored and led by eXXpedition, focused on tracking plastic pollution from source to sea. The expedition spans the South Pacific and beyond, combining sailing,...

This Earth Day, I Stopped Studying Waste and Started Picking It Up

Hollywood Cemetery is part of the SimplyGreen vision led by Shayda Frost and Timothy Amoui, a reimagining of abandoned spaces into places of sustainability, reflection, and community. It's a reminder that environmental work doesn't just happen in pristine landscapes, it happens in the overlooked,...

Reading the blueprint of life

Thirty years ago, new thinking and computational advances enabled DNA sequencing firsts, including the human genome 鈥淢oving forward in science is as much unwinding the distorted thinking of the past as it is putting a clearer idea on the table.鈥� 鈥擩. Craig Venter (interview with Richard...

Honoring Native American Heritage Month: bridging gaps in research and representation

As we celebrate Native American Heritage Month this November, we take time to recognize the vast diversity, rich heritage, and cultural contributions of Native American communities throughout American history. It鈥檚 also crucial to reflect on the historical and ongoing challenges faced by Native...

Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated annually from September 15 to October 15, is a dedicated time to honor and recognize the rich cultural contributions and diverse histories of Hispanic Americans. The observance begins on September 15, the anniversary of independence for several Latin American...

Bright minds, bold discoveries: celebrating Jewish American leaders in science

Established by presidential proclamation in 2006, the month of May is recognized as Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM). The month-long observance is designed as a time to honor and celebrate the achievements and impact of Jewish individuals and communities throughout American history. JAHM also...

Celebrating innovation: pioneering AANHPI scientists who changed the world

May marks Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the rich contributions of these communities across all fields, particularly in science. The AANHPI community is incredibly diverse, encompassing many cultures and ethnicities. Diversity...

Celebrating the spectrum: Notable autistic scientists who redefined discovery

April is World Autism Awareness Month, a time to celebrate the unique strengths and experiences of autistic individuals and raise awareness about the challenges they face in their daily lives. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition that affects how a person...

Despite profound impact on bio-medical research, progress in understanding has been slow

Anders Dale says he will move roughly $10 million in NIH funding from UCSD to 涩里番.

Synthetic biologists make artificial cells, but one particular kind isn鈥檛 worth the risk.

Gene editing could create a successful vaccine to protect against the viral disease that has killed close to 2 million pigs globally since 2021.

Amid an insulin crisis, one project aims to engineer microscopic insulin pumps out of a skin bacterium.

There are more organisms in the sea, a vital producer of oxygen on Earth, than planets and stars in the universe.

In a new book (coauthored with Venter), a Vanity Fair contributor presents the oceanic evidence that human activity is altering the fabric of life on a microscopic scale.

鈥淒espite reducing the sequence space of possible trajectories, we conclude that streamlining does not constrain fitness evolution and diversification of populations over time. Genome minimization may even create opportunities for evolutionary exploitation of essential genes, which are commonly observed to evolve more slowly.鈥�