What is a drought? I know I don’t know — I live in the temperate northeastern United States and my field site…
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Climate Change A Drought By Any Other Name
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post Were pterosaurs the flamingos of the Jurassic?
Never mind bats and birds, pterosaurs were the first real evolutionary heroes who gained the ability of powered flight. While often mistaken…
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post Tricksters, Toolsters, Tinkerers, and Traders
A roundup of PlantSynbio19 by Steven Burgess Aug 7-9, San Jose, California – the American Society for Plant Biology (ASPB) showcased…
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post Meeting report: Gordon Research Conference on Synthetic Biology
Guest post by Jenna Gallegos Last month, the fourth Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Synthetic Biology was held in Waterville Valley…
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post Paradigm Shifts in Life Science Education: Opportunities and Challenges in an Era of Synthetic Biology
Guest post by Justice Toshiba Walker, PhD, University of Pennsylvania (email: JusticeW@upenn.edu) There is a gap in synthetic biology education…
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post Top 12 Highly Anticipated Contributed Talks at ESA 2019
Grab your reusable coffee mugs and your best pair of Chacos; pack your vintage tote bag and your most ecologically-on-point knitting project…
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post Reflections on SEED 2019
Ross Cloney and Nina Pollak attended SEED 2019, and they loved it. I asked them to share their thoughts on what…
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post How did the turtle get its shell?
Turtles are a beautiful mystery in the animal kingdom. Anyone who has ever been lucky enough to see one swimming in the…
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post Thoughts and reflections on the 2019 Biodesign Challenge
Guest post by Jestin George The Biodesign Challenge (BDC) was created in 2015 as a competition and education program that…
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post In June the synbio heart beat in London
For many people, London does not sound like an appealing summer destination. But I was excited when I landed in Heathrow…
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post Rob and Rubisco: directed evolution of photosynthesis
Researchers from Australia recently reported a novel way to study a key enzyme in photosynthesis and carbon fixation. Using directed evolution…
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News How transposons improve CRISPR efficiency
Guest post by Thomas Clements Gene editing technology is continuously evolving. CRISPR-Cas9 mutagenesis hit the world by storm in 2013 and…