Lionel is excited to announce that he is one of four contestants to have won this year's Designers & Artists 4 Genomics Award. The €25,000 award will allow him to pursue a personal art-science project in collaboration with the Kluyver Centre for Genomics and Industrial Fermentation, investigating the possibilities for decorating concrete buildings with a "living paint" made of lichen.

Over the last couple of weeks Germination X has managed to attract 70 players picking and planting in a permaculture world, with plants now covering 92 5x5 tiles - watch out Zynga :) This week has seen some more additions, firstly giving gifts to spirits has a large effect on their emotions positive and negative, and while it needs a bit more work - the wording of messages is modified according to the ...

An interview with Maja and Nik is featured in the recent issue of MCD – "L’INTERNET VOIT VERT / THE CULTURE OF GREEN TECH" – in which they discuss groworld, resilience and facing uncertainty.