Synthetic biology firms pivot from biofuels to food, lotions
Firms such as Sapphire and Amyris that hoped to score success as biofuel producers "are turning hard—or 'pivoting,' in Silicon Valley tech-ese—to products that sell for much more than $2.49 a gallon," says Newsweek in a story on the perils and promise of synthetic biology.
“Death on the farm” by suicide
"For decades, farmers across the country have been dying by suicide at higher rates than the general population" -- nearly double the U.S. average, says Newsweek.