Olympus Biomedial, a Japanese company breaking into biotech in the 1980s, was one of the early tenants of the Stony Brook biotechnology incubator. Their Long Island location was reported on in Japan, showing the global...
The development of biotechology in the 1970s and 1980s went alongside another change in the life sciences: the use of computers in research. CSHL scientist and Protein Databases, Inc., co-founder Jim Garrels describes how he...
A biotech industry does not spring fully formed from the air, even under the best conditions. One thing that everyone involved in building the biotech industry on Long Island emphasizes is the need for continued...
Many local companies have found their scientific and economic footing via the biotech incubator program at Stony Brook University. But the incubator program isn’t directed exclusively at Long Island companies. Ginny Llobell, assistant and acting...
Plants need nitrogen to grow, but a significant portion of the nitrogen in fertilizers is not absorbed by the soil or used by the growing plants. Rather, it washes away into waterways, rivers, and the ocean. This in turn has had devastating effects on marine life. In some areas, excessive nitrogen in the oceans has caused algae blooms that kill wildlife, make it dangerous for people to consume fish or shellfish or in some cases even swim in affected waters. This problem isn’t limited to poorer countries. Nitrogen pollution is a serious problem here on Long Island. In our case, the nitrogen comes primarily from septic tanks and cesspools, although nitrogen from agricultural fertilizers also plays a role. Nitrogen pollution in the waters around Long Island has hampered fishing, made it dangerous to eat seafood from some areas, and caused environmental changes that make coastal areas more prone to flooding.