FUNDING FUNGI
A while back I compiled a list of super cool citizen science projects that anyone can participate in. One of them was a research group at the University of Oklahoma who send out soil collection kits to anyone in the US. You gather up some dirt from your area, send it back, and they screen the fungi in the sample for bioactivity against a variety of diseases to help in drug development.
These guys now have a whole NIH-funded research project based on this - but they still need a bit of help. Their funding doesn’t cover the cost of sending the kits back and forth to the people who want to contribute, so they’ve started kickstarter-like campaign through the University of Oklahoma’s Thousand Strong Page.
Check it out for more info, and support them if it’s something you’re interested in!
How big is solarpunk?
If you consider yourself a follower of the solarpunk movement, or even just have a casual interest in the subgenre, please reblog this post! I’m trying to gauge the size of the current solarpunk ‘fandom’ on tumblr. If there’s sufficient interest, I might even look into creating a network or group of some kind so that like-minded solarphiles can share ideas, headcanons and projects. Oh, and I’ll be following back predominately solarpunk blogs, so there’s something tangible in it for you too. Thanks in advance!
(Source: audimus-vox-populi, via solarhuntress)
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