Above, zebra mussels on a native mussel; it has been estimated that invasive zebra mussels have cost Canada and the United States…
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Climate Change Changing Our Attitudes Towards Invasive “Alien” SpeciesRead more
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post Synapsida – Gotta catch ‘em all!Read more
Let’s go back to the Permian period, around 260 million years. Life was quite blissful, with no dinosaurs tearing up the…
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post One week left to comment on the PRPARead more
For paleontologists and fossil enthusiasts working in the United States, one week is left to submit comments on the Paleontological Resources Protection Act (PRPA)…
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post PLOS Paleo Top 10 OA Fossil Vertebrates #3: Lunaophis aquaticusRead more
We’ve made it to the top 3 winners of the PLOS Paleo Top 10 Open Access Fossil Vertebrates of the year. And…
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post PLOS Paleo Top 10 OA Fossil Vertebrates #4: LohuecosuchusRead more
#4 in our list of the winners of the Top 10 Open Access Fossil Vertebrates of the year is shared between two…
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post PLOS Paleo Top 10 OA Fossil Vertebrates #5: Atopodentatus unicusRead more
As we continue in our countdown of the winners of the Top 10 Open Access Fossil Vertebrates of the past year, we…
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biosecurity Regulating the Use of Genetic Sequence DataRead more
By Steven Burgess and Dominic Berry Last month, researchers from the Universität Marburg reported mixing 12 enzymes from three spheres of life…
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post Everything you always wanted to know about astrocytes at #SfN16, but were afraid to ask (by Elena Blanco-Suárez)Read more
By Elena Blanco-Suárez The session that I was most looking forward to at this year’s Society for Neuroscience (SfN) conference took place…
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post Molecular and neuroimaging biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease at #SfN16Read more
This year’s Society for Neuroscience (SfN) conference was rich with emerging advances in the detection of neuropathological changes that occur during Alzheimer’s disease…
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post Women in Science at the Society of Vertebrate PaleontologyRead more
This guest post was contributed by Taoromina Lepore, a paleontologist and science educator, following the recent Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Meeting in Salt…
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From the community iGEM: thinking big, creativity, community-building and great science!Read more
by Konstantinos Vavitsas One of the events that mark the synthetic biology calendar every year is the iGEM Giant Jamboree. iGEM stands…
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post #SfN16 must-sees on adolescent brain development, adversity, and mental health, By Lizanne SchwerenRead more
By Lizanne Schweren When planning my SfN itinerary, the amazing meeting planner helped me identify plenty of sessions and presentations that sound…