&i;`I think it is an extraordinary job they've done (at New Alchemy). It is going to have historical importance.'&o; R Buckminster Fuller. &i;`These bioshelters of the New Alchemy Institute consist of highly complex artificial ecosystems which are carefully monitored and self-supporting. They appear to me as arches linking the creative forces of nature with the control made possible by sophisticated technology.'&o; Rene Dubos