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Amyris Raises $41.75M in C Round; Funding to Advance Scale Up, First Commercial Plant

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million in the current Series C round, from new investors GrupoCornelioBrennand of Brazil and Naxos UK, as well as from previous investors including Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, TPG Biotech and Votorantim Novos Negocios. Amyris has raised $41.75 Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

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Findings from the study: An estimated 4 million children developed asthma each year from 2010 to 2015 due to exposure to NO 2 pollution, which primarily comes motor vehicle exhaust. An estimated 13% of annual pediatric asthma incidence worldwide was linked to NO 2 pollution.

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When They Electrified Christmas

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of Chicago. The earliest Christmas lights used miniature versions of Edison's pear-shaped carbon-filament bulbs, which had fragile exhaust tips that were prone to breaking. In 1910 GE changed its basic design to a round bulb, although still with the exhaust tip. Just four years later, Excelsior Supply Co. She earned her Ph.D.

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