Guest post by Anastasia P. Athanasakoglou ‘’Pollution is not a new phenomenon – and nor is action to counter it… There…
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post Using Synthetic Biology to fight Environmental Pollution: New insights into an old problem
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post Modern Connections for the Ancient Sharks of Madagascar
The word “Madagascar” conjures up images of lemurs and baobob trees—indeed, a great portion of vertebrate paleontological research has pursued questions on…
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post To de-extinct or not to de-extinct?
On Thursday (31 January) evening, Intelligence Squared U.S. organizes a debate on de-extinction, where proponents and opponents of the notion will…
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post Pregnant Plesiosaurs and Baby Bones: Bone histology reveals ontogeny in polycotylid plesiosaurs
Pregnancy in the fossil record is an exciting find. Setting aside the sad fact that an unfortunate mother met her demise while carrying…
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post iGEM 2018: The grand prize winners share their experience
iGEM competitions are always exciting, and this year’s Jamboree was no exception. iGEM Marburg won the grand prize on the overgrad…
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post From Asilomar to Toulouse – Bringing Researchers Together and Synthetic Biology to the Forefront
by Daniel Bojar, Adam Amara, and Alicia Calvo-Villamañán In frosty February 1975, molecular biologists gathered at Asilomar (California, USA) for a…
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post The pursuit of perfection through science
Part experiment | Part exhibition by Jestin George Interactions between science and the public usually prioritize communication, aiming primarily to inform…
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post ADNI: Understanding Alzheimer’s disease through collaboration and data sharing
Of the many outstanding mysteries of neuroscience, the pathogenic origins of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) remain one of the most perplexing neurological puzzles…
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post Take Your Social Media to Work Day
Last July, my social media feeds were flooded with grey “I heart Science” tshirts — they were posed with coffee mugs, lab…
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post National Fossil Day 2018: Events UPDATED 10/9/18 FINAL UPDATE
UPDATED 10/9/18: This is the last post to announce events associated with National Fossil Day! We are no longer accepted entries, but…
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post Crikey! We’re gonna need a bigger boat…
The first fossils of a giant ancestor of the great white shark have been discovered in Victoria, Australia. Philip Mullaly, a fossil…
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Synthetic Biology Synthetic biology solutions for Mars colonization
Post first posted in Synthetic Biology Australasia website (read the original here), written by Jestin George Even though plans to colonise…