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“Whatcha’ gonna do with that green gunk?”
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What’s green and slimy and can make a car go? Algae! ASU scientists are using the gunk that grows in your fish tank to solve some of today’s trickiest problems.

“Shaking the tree of life”
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Some scientists use drills and shovels to dig up fossils of ancient species. Sudhir Kumar uses a computer to dig up genetic information. His work is helping sketch out the details of life’s evolutionary tree.

“Veggie vaccines”
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A banana that prevents cholera? A tomato that stops hepatitis? Scientists at ASU are working to grow vaccines in plants. Their work could make lifesaving vaccines cheaper and easier to distribute.

“Who owns your genes?”
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More and more companies are applying for patents on genetic information—information that exists inside plants and animals and even human beings. How have we gotten to a point where people can patent your very genes?