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BuG ReMeDEE project seeks to use extremophile bacteria to convert methane to biofuels, biopolymers and electricity

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The project—Building Genome-to-Phenome Infrastructure for Regulating Methane in Deep and Extreme Environments ( BuG ReMeDEE )—was awarded a $6-million grant by the National Science Foundation in October 2017. SURF is located in Lead, South Dakota at the former site of the Homestake Gold Mine.

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This Startup Uses the MIT Inventor App to Teach Girls Coding

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Smith says she believed the disparity was because girls were not being introduced to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in elementary and middle school. Employees 10 In 2017 she decided to do something to close the gap. Code Girls United Founded 2018 Headquarters Kalispell, Mont.

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US State Department issues Presidential Permit to TransCanada for Keystone XL

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In January 2017, two days after newly inaugurated President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum inviting TransCanada to “ promptly re-submit its application to the Department of State for a Presidential permit for the construction and operation of the Keystone XL Pipeline ,” the company did so. Earlier post.) Shannon, Jr.