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Month: April 2020

Happy DNA Day again

April 25, 2020 / 4 Comments
Rosalind Franklin on the Carl Kruse Blog

It was in April 25, 1953 when Watson, Crick, and Wilkins published their seminal paper on DNA and today a group of us crazy people celebrate what that knowledge has done for human well-being.   Happy DNA Day!  We covered last year’s DNA Day in another blog post and this year we return to give it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, DNA, Science Tagged: carl kruse, DNA DAY, double helix, Genetics, Rosalind Franklin, Science, Watson and Crick

Preserving Bitcoin Code at Svalbard

April 23, 2020 / 6 Comments

The icy mountains of Norway are the perfect hideyhole for preserving anything important against time, the elements, maybe even alien invasion. The Svalbard Seed Vault, which we talked about here and also here, isn’t the only cool archival project in the region. Surrounded by glaciers, permafrost, and polar bears, GitHub is readying to store valuable … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Nonprofits, Science, Svalbard Tagged: Archival storage, Bitcoin, carl kruse, Cryptocurrency, Github, Svalbard

Svalbard Seed Vault Update

April 18, 2020 / 10 Comments

In 2008, Norway gifted the world the Svalbard Seed Vault, also known as the “Doomsday Vault.” This self-sustaining facility, carved into a mountainside and surrounded by permafrost, protects heirloom seeds from future apocalyptic conditions. The idea is if we ever need to restart society these precious plant species will not be lost and our food … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Nonprofits, Plants, Science, Svalbard Tagged: carl kruse, Doomsday Vault, Seed Vault, Svalbard, Svalbard Seed Vault

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