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Will Algae Make Green for Small Businesses?
Algae-based biofuel may finally have real market value as an innovative alternative fuel. Read more
Innovation: A Lean, Green Machine
A machine that harvests algae to make it a viable source of fuel. Read more
A Little Stress is Good
At least that's what a graduate student and a biology professor are saying in a recent Read more
Unlocking Genetic Secrets
Profiles of companies hoping to map the entire human genome and locate the genes that cause any number of diseases. Read more
Mighty Microbes
A look at three start-ups in the the bioremediation industry. Read more
And Now, The Biotech Drain Opener
The promises were never modest. There would be powerful new medicines and hardy new plants and animals. But one of the first products coming from geneti... Read more
Gene Transfers May Build A Better Cow
What do you get when you inject a mouse egg with a rabbit beta-globin gene? A mouse that produces rabbit beta-globin protein, of course. That may not sou... Read more
DNA-Like Toy Inspires Brand Creation
Start-up toy company Primordial, LLC, created a specific brand image for its Lego-like construction toy by selling only through upscale specialty retailers. Read more
Innovation: A Plant That Can Handle Salt
Ceres has developed a genetic trait that allows certain plants to tolerate high levels of salt. Read more
How to Develop a Disruptive Product
One of the world's oldest publishing companies brought in a ringer to revolutionize the way the company does business. The result? The first fully-interactiv... Read more
All the President's Men
Biotech firm fights federal bureaucracy by turning government into a partner and ally Read more
Law Bars Employers From Genetic Discrimination
A recently finalized law will make it illegal for employers to take their employees' genetic information into account in hiring and firing decisions. Read more
Gold-hunting Microbes
Jewelry manufacturers around Providence, R.I., pour an estimated $13 million in gold into the Atlantic Ocean every year. By using a microorganism, they m... Read more
Every Year, Thousands of People are Killed By Pathogens in Food.
William Hanson wants to help. Read more
Blue is the New Green
Forget for a moment about carbon emissions. The world is facing a more immediate crisis -- it is running out of clean water. The prospect of widespread short... Read more
Fired Over Breast Cancer?
Here's the case of one company that allegedly ran afoul of the new federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and how you can avoid doing the same. Read more
High Concept: Fields of Genes
Will scientists managing the results of automated experiments embrace bioinformatics? Read more
Innovation: Probability Processing Chip
Lyric Semiconductor’s new computer chip goes beyond zeros and ones and allows it to process information using probability. Read more
The Smart Investor's Guide, By Gerald Krefetz. A
Another seer of a stock market boom around the corner, this boom engendered by supply-side economics. If you believe that, you'll believe the rest of the... Read more
The Business of the Museum
A look at companies that helped to create a dinosaur exhibit at Pittsburgh's natural history museum Read more
K.I.S.S. at Work
When mounting competition threatened C.A. Short Co.'s growth, President and CEO Charles Davis figured that the fastest way to expand sales for the company... Read more
New Genes Slow Aging
400 years ago, Juan Ponce de Leon scoured Florida in a vain search for the legendary fountain of youth. He didn't find it. But perhaps now scient... Read more
How to Start an Aerospace Company
Just seal yourself and your partner in a bubble for two years, then work your NASA contacts, says Jane Poynter of Paragon Space Development Read more
It's Geek-O-Rama Time!
A bioremediation company makes the most out of its industry's esoteric jargon by making it a contest. Read more
Power Plays
We sussed out the favorite songs of politicians, artists, athletes, and moguls to see what Pandora would serve up for them. Here's what we found. Read more
A Sustainability Pioneer
Wendi Goldsmith leads a business that helps other companies to embrace going green. Read more
Pet Control
Company hopes to create a sterilizaton vaccine for animals to use as an alternative to surgical spaying. Read more
If You Can't Take The Heat, Try A Headband
It's a long way from the depths of space to a tennis court, but Larry Kuznetz has started a business that bridges those miles. Drawing on 15 years o... Read more
Growth Market Suppliers Make the Inc. 500
Some of the 64 explicitly Internet-related companies on the 2000 Inc. 500 listare following a time-honored tactic of entrepreneurs with growing, ... Read more
The Art Of Listening Well
Forget about what you were going to say next. Make sure you hear what the other person says. Read more
Health Care Stocks: "90% Confusion And 10% Opportunity"
Choosing the right health care stocks; Read more
Beamed Clean
New business creates an environmentally safe alternative to incinerating medical waste. Read more
Qualifying for a Patent
A patent is a document issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) that grants a monopoly for a limited period of time on the manufacture, use an... Read more
Organic Industry Fuming Over Obama Ruling
New government rules allow farmers to use genetically modified alfalfa, which has many in the organic food industry concerned about their trade. Read more
Clean Your Cell Phone - Avoid Swine Flu
A couple of years ago we found out that germ-a-phobes had something new to worry about - their cellphones were Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: CleanFish
How a sustainable fish broker is changing the way the fishing industry does business. Read more
Slow Fingers Stall FDA Approvals
While the FDA has learned how to quickly get its approvals in the Federal Register, it still faces other slow downs. Read more
Consolidation;
WHEN RALPH TAYLOR, PRESIdent of a sunflower-seed company, saw that he needed a major investment in technology in order to stay competitive, he did what mo... Read more
Lessons in Generating Revenue and What Angels Want
Lessons in revenue generating from an unapologetic airline CEO. If you've seen the Spirit Airlines ad depicting a 30-something man in bed... Read more
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