MATERIAL ON THE BIOSPHERE II PROJECT. INSIDE THE BIOSPHERE. SUNDAY.

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MATERIAL ON THE BIOSPHERE II PROJECT. EDIT MASTER FOUR. SEPTEMBER 1993.

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MATERIAL ON THE BIOSPHERE II PROJECT. DR. SOFFEN INTERVIEW.

COVERAGE OF BIOSPHERE NEWS CONFERENCE. JOHN ALLEN SPEECH

TEN PEOPLE AWAIT WORD ON WHETHER THEY WILL BE PICKED TO SPEND TWO YEARS INSIDE A TWO ACRE SEALED DOME INTENDED TO BE A MICROCOSM OF EARTH. A FOUR-MAN, FOUR WOMAN CREW FOR THE GIANT TERRARIUM KNOWN AS BIOSPHERE II, WILL BE NAMED LATER TODAY. THE FINALISTS RANGE FROM 26 TO 66 AND HAIL FROM FIVE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. BIOSPHERE II WILL RESEMBLE A SPACE COLONY TETHERED TO EARTH. IT WILL BE A LABORATORY FOR SOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ON BIOSPHERE I -THE EARTH- AS WELL AS A PROTOTYPE FOR SUSTAINING LIFE OUTSIDE THIS WORLD.

BIOSPHERE II... THE EXPERIMENT CONTINUES... A YEAR OF CONTAINMENT FOR THE NEW MEMBERS IS KICKING OFF TODAY IN ARIZONA. THE BIOSPHERE DWELLERS WILL MONITOR THE ECOSYSTEM, GROW THEIR OWN FOOD, AND RECYCLE THEIR WASTE... LOCKED IN TO THE EXPERIMENT & HOPEFULLY EQUIPPED TO SURVIVE THE YEAR WITHOUT OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE OR INTERFERENCE.

FOOTAGE FOR WNT BARRY SERAFIN SPOT ON BIOSPHERE II / BIOSPHERE TWO INTERIOR OF BIOSPHERE II / BEAUTY SHOTS / BEAUTIES

FOOTAGE FOR WNT BARRY SERAFIN SPOT ON BIOSPHERE II / BIOSPHERE TWO INTERIOR OF BIOSPHERE II / BEAUTY SHOTS / BEAUTIES

THE BIOSPHERE PROJECT IN THE ARIZONA DESERT HAS RISEN TO NATIONAL ATTENTION IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. BUT MANY PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW WHAT LIFE WILL BE LIKE FOR THE SCIENTISTS INSIDE BIOSPHERE ONCE THE DOORS ARE SEALED SHUT IN MARCH. FOR INSTANCE, PROJECT PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE TO SPEND TWO TO SIX HOURS A DAY GROWING THEIR OWN FOOD...AND WHAT ABOUT AIR AND WATER? ONCE THE DOOR IS SEALED, THE SCIENTISTS WILL HAVE TO RECYCLE BOTH. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE FIVE WILD ENVIRONMENTS WITHIN THEIR NEW HOME...INCLUDING A DESERT, A 30 FT. DEEP OCEAN COMPOSED OF WATER FROM THE PACIFIC, A TROPICAL RAIN FOREST, A SALT MARSH, AND EVEN A SAVANNAH GRASSLAND.

WHAT WILL DAILY LIFE BE LIKE FOR THE SCIENTISTS PARTICIPATING IN THE BIOSPHERE EXPERIMENT...THE GLASS ENCLOSED ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL RECYCLE ITS OWN AIR AND WATER, AND GROWS ITS OWN FOOD? IT WILL BE MADE UP OF 2 TO 6 HOURS DAILY OF RAISING FOOF, AS WELL AS TENDING TO FISH AND CHICKEN FOR MEAT AND EGGS, AND GOATS FOR MILK. THE REST OF THE DAY WILL BE DEVOTED TO RESEARCH, BUT IF THE NEED TO KICK BACK AND WATCH A MOVIE HITS ANY OF THE PARTICIPANTS, ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS FLICK ON THEIR TV OR VCR. THEY ARE ALSO ABLE TO USE THE TELEPHONE AS WELL AS FAX MACHINES. THE ONLY METHOD OF COMMUNICATION THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE WITH MEMBERS OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD IS THE FACE TO FACE FORM. THE SEVE "BIOSPHERIANS" WILL BE SEALED IN THE GLASS BUILDING FOR TWO YEARS.

FOOTAGE FOR WNT BARRY SERAFIN SPOT ON BIOSPHERE II / BIOSPHERE TWO INTERIOR OF BIOSPHERE II / BEAUTY SHOTS / BEAUTIES

FOOTAGE FOR WNT BARRY SERAFIN SPOT ON BIOSPHERE II / BIOSPHERE TWO INTERIOR OF BIOSPHERE II / BEAUTY SHOTS / BEAUTIES