Discover Magazine (blog)DARPA Is Supposedly Engineering Organisms to Make Mars LivableDiscover Magazine (blog)The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to create organisms that will turn the Red Planet a shade of green, at least according to …

Houston Business JournalEngineering academy to launch at Houston Community CollegeHouston Business JournalCalifornia-based Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX), which has a significant presence in Houston, donated $5 million to fund the co-enrollment engineering acad …

Institute for Ethics and Emerging TechnologiesIt is Unethical Not to Use Genetic EngineeringInstitute for Ethics and Emerging TechnologiesThat's exactly the position that Elon Musk took by fearing the advances in genetic engineering. Well, first of all …

De Smog Blog (blog)How Much Water Does The California Oil Industry Actually Use?De Smog Blog (blog)The oil industry, for its part, insists it is a responsible user of water. The Western States Petroleum Association, an oil industry lobbying group, for inst …

Institute for Ethics and Emerging TechnologiesGerm-Line (inheritable) human “improvement” via genetic engineering? The ...Institute for Ethics and Emerging TechnologiesThis fascinating (if long) essay - Engineering the Perfect Baby (from Technology Review) …