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Solazyme uses algae to create oils for use in food, fuel, and skin care products. Read more
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Inside the Entrepreneur's Brain, Continued
Leigh Buchanan's extended Q&A with leading management consultant, Charles Jacobs, about his new book "Management Rewired," which looks at how brain structure... 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
The Innovation Factor: Your Brain on Innovation
Want to know what makes a creative genius tick? Neuroscience gives us some clues. 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
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
Charles Jacobs Goes Inside the Entrepreneur's Brain
Leading corporate consultant, Charles Jacobs discusses how brain structure can impact business management. 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
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
Leaving a Memorable Impression
When you're in business for yourself it's crucial that you keep yourself on the tip of your clients' and colleagues' tongues. Nancy Michaels, our One-Pers... Watch video
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
In the Office, Emotions Often Count More Than Intelligence
Career advancement is closely tied to "emotional intelligence," according to new research. 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
Intelligent Computers
DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), a division of the U.S. Defense Department, 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
Open-Books Management
Inc. editors handpick five recently published books guaranteed to help you think smarter about your company, your family, and yourself. 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
If You Have A Niche, Scratch It
Even though, as in Microcomputer Systems Corp.'s case, they may all make money while they last, not all market niches turn into pursuable business lines, ... 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
Neurologists: Apple Triggers Religious Reaction
Once again, science is confirming what we have always suspected. This time, after years of referring to Apple's customer base as the "cult of Mac" or "cul... Read more
America's Fastest-Growing Retailer
ModCloth, run by a husband-and-wife team, is a website that sells vintage clothing and drew in $15.6 million in 2009. Read more
Health Care Stocks: "90% Confusion And 10% Opportunity"
Choosing the right health care stocks; Read more
IBM’s Super Computer Watson
On February 16 th , IBM's super computer, named Watson, Read more
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