Pennisi

Kendrick Brinson/LUCEO for The Wall Street Journal At the University of Georgia's campus in Griffin, Ga., professors Bodie Pennisi, right, and Mussie Habteselassie, look at a microorganism in the soil of an asparagus fern that metabolizes benzene.

A Superhero Scrubs the Air: The Mighty Houseplant Gwendolyn Bounds 2011

"I envision this research helping producers enrich plants' soil with microorganisms that are optimized to metabolize, say, five bad VOCs," says Bodie Pennisi , a UGA associate professor.

A Superhero Scrubs the Air: The Mighty Houseplant Gwendolyn Bounds 2011

In the photo, Mussie Habteselassie appeared on the left, and Bodie Pennisi appeared on the right.

Corrections & Amplifications 2011

Meanwhile, Asian steppe horses were domesticated about 6000 years ago (probably in or around Ukraine and Kazakhstan [nod to Steve Bodio]), apparently from several different groups of wild horses (Bennett & Hoffmann 1999, Pennisi 2001, Vilà et al. 2001), and not until the 16th century did Spanish conquistadors reintroduce horses to the Americas.

Archive 2006-12-01 Darren Naish 2006

Meanwhile, Asian steppe horses were domesticated about 6000 years ago (probably in or around Ukraine and Kazakhstan [nod to Steve Bodio]), apparently from several different groups of wild horses (Bennett & Hoffmann 1999, Pennisi 2001, Vilà et al. 2001), and not until the 16th century did Spanish conquistadors reintroduce horses to the Americas.

History writ large at Electric Politics Darren Naish 2006

Pennisi, Elizabeth, 1999, “Academic Sequencers Challenge Celera in a Sprint to the Finish,” Science (18 Mar):

The Human Genome Project Gannett, Lisa 2008

However, not only had results not yet been readied for publication, neither of the two sequence maps was complete (Pennisi 2000).

The Human Genome Project Gannett, Lisa 2008

Pennisi, Elizabeth, 2000, “Finally, the Book of Life and Instructions for Navigating It,” Science 288 (30 Jun):

The Human Genome Project Gannett, Lisa 2008

· addition of multiple parts; for example, duplication of much or all of the system Pennisi 2001

New Scientist Investigates the Biologic Institute - The Panda's Thumb 2006

The paper in question and the commentary by Pennisi show how the effects of genetic mutations can remain masked until the environment reveals them.

Evolution and mechanisms: "Genetic Accommodation" - The Panda's Thumb 2006