Posts Tagged ‘genetic’

Renewable Petroleum: Bug Eats Wheat And Excretes Crude Oil

Sunday, June 15, 2008 16:20 19 Comments

Scientists in California have managed to stumble upon what seems to be the discovery of the century. The genetic alteration of bugs created a super species that can eat agricultural waste (woodchips, wheat straw etc) and excrete crude oil. This “renewable petroleum” promises to keep us addicted to the black gold and and (hopefully) drop [...]

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The Human Race Nearly Extinct 70,000 Years Ago

Sunday, April 27, 2008 15:00 2 Comments

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70,000 years ago humans came close to extinction as a result of climate change (drought) as scientists speculate. This was revealed from a genetic survey which showed that we were down to just 2,000 people.
Paleontology Professor Meave Leakey from Stony Brook University said:

Who would have thought that as recently as 70,000 years ago, extremes [...]

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