Virginia Tech team readies for rainforest race
July 01, 2024
July 01, 2024
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 1 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
A $10 million prize. Seventy-two hours. Six teams. One square kilometer of rainforest. No touchy.
"There can be no human interaction with the forest at all," said Julie Allen, assistant biological sciences professor at Virginia Tech who is a member of one of six international research teams that advanced to the final round of the XPRIZE Rainforest competition. "That's the No. 1 . . .
A $10 million prize. Seventy-two hours. Six teams. One square kilometer of rainforest. No touchy.
"There can be no human interaction with the forest at all," said Julie Allen, assistant biological sciences professor at Virginia Tech who is a member of one of six international research teams that advanced to the final round of the XPRIZE Rainforest competition. "That's the No. 1 . . .