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May 15, 2012

Last Words

The case for solar energy

"It turns out that there's a great way to make oil from sunshine. It's called photosynthesis."

Ursula Goodenough, professor of Biology, was a contributor to the NPR Science and Culture blog 13.7: Cosmos and Culture for the past two years. She stepped down this year in order to to focus on her energy research. Click here to read the full blog post.

 

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