"The need to produce a higher yield is continually growing, yet natural resources are becoming increasingly scarce," says Denison. "Improving crop genetics – and avoiding costly dead ends in the process – is paramount to the long term sustainability of agriculture. >>Read More

Bioengineers have made an artificial jellyfish using silicone and muscle cells from a rat’s heart. The synthetic creature, dubbed a medusoid, looks like a flower with eight petals. >>Read More

The quick version of what Abundance is about; it's about four emerging forces that give everyone on this planet the power and opportunity to significantly increase global standards of living over the next 20-40 years. >>Read More

Woofound is a visual personality game that learns about users preferences and then matches users to local places based on those preferences (e.g. restaurants, cafes, movie theaters, kayaking and much more). Woofound provides a great example of an evolutionary process. >>Read More

A mere computer program can transform a racket of clangs, hums and beeps into a pleasing melody, and all humans have to do is offer feedback with the click of a mouse. >>Read More

UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) scientists have, for the first time, used genetic engineering and molecular evolution to direct the enzymatic synthesis of a semiconductor. >>Read More

Biologist John Long is building general robots, with an eye to studying robotic evolution, in order to better understand biological evolution. >>Read More