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Raffael Jovine

Raffael Jovine
Raffael Jovine trained in molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale, did his PhD in marine sciences at UC Santa Barbara, and completed research at MIT. In 2013, he founded and is now chief scientist for a company that uses seawater, sunlight, and wind to grow food in coastal deserts, replicating algal blooms. He is married with five children and lives in London.


How Myth and Poetry Helped Us Unlock the Mysteries of Photosynthesis

Raffael Jovine on Plants and Scientific History
June 22, 2022  By Raffael Jovine
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