Down to earth: Biosphere 2 tries to get real
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The new scientist-managers of Biosphere II are determined to regain the scientific credibility of the facility. Scientific interest in the giant greenhouse reached rock bottom in 1994 after its former managers were found to have been engaged in highly unscientific activities.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
Biosphere II Project
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
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Science's unscientific champion
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Former E.I du Pont de Nemours Chmn Shapiro helped make Howard Hughes Medical Institute the world's wealthiest research charity. Shapiro does not have a science background, but he has business expertise.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1993
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Shapiro, Irving S.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1993
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