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Department of Plant Sciences: September 2012
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Department of Plant Sciences. From the University of Cambridge. Monday, September 17, 2012. David Baulcombe wins prize. David Baulcombe is the recipient of the 2012 Balzan Prize "For his fundamental contribution to the understanding of epigenetics and its role in cell and tissue development under normal and stressful conditions". The Prize will be presented during the award ceremony to be held in Rome on November 14. Details of the Prize are at http:/ www.balzan.org/en/home.html. Links to this post.
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Department of Plant Sciences: November 2012
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Department of Plant Sciences. From the University of Cambridge. Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Major international push to maximise bioscience research to help world’s poorest farmers. The Department has been awarded two grants from the BBSRC-led programme 'Sustainable Crop Production Research for International Development' (SCPRID). The aim of Julian Hibberd's grant " Wild rice MAGIC. Job is available for this grant (closing date 30 January). Illus: Although bean varieties resistant to bean common mosaic v...
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Department of Plant Sciences: Defra Careers in Science talk
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Department of Plant Sciences. From the University of Cambridge. Friday, June 28, 2013. Defra Careers in Science talk. June, Dr Robert Bradburne, Head of Science in the Sustainable Land Management and Livestock Farming team at Defra, visited the department. He gave a talk and led a discussion with graduate students about working as a scientist in government, and about the role of science in policy making. The talk on 20. Posted by The Department of Plant Sciences. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Department of Plant Sciences: May 2012
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Department of Plant Sciences. From the University of Cambridge. Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Blowing in the wind: how hidden flower features are crucial for bees. New research reveals that velcro-like cells on plant petals play a crucial role in helping bees grip flowers. Katrina Alcorn, Heather Whitney and Beverley Glover (2012). 'Flower movement increases pollinator preference for flowers with better grip', doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.02009.x. Is published in Functional Ecology on Tuesday 29 May 2012.
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Department of Plant Sciences: June 2013
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Department of Plant Sciences. From the University of Cambridge. Friday, June 28, 2013. Defra Careers in Science talk. June, Dr Robert Bradburne, Head of Science in the Sustainable Land Management and Livestock Farming team at Defra, visited the department. He gave a talk and led a discussion with graduate students about working as a scientist in government, and about the role of science in policy making. The talk on 20. Posted by The Department of Plant Sciences. Links to this post. Links to this post.
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Department of Plant Sciences: March 2013
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Department of Plant Sciences. From the University of Cambridge. Friday, March 8, 2013. Bioscience boost to battle ash dieback. New computer models will help to monitor and predict the course of the disease. A bioscience response to ash dieback, a devastating disease caused by a fungal pathogen (Chalara fraxinea), that threatens our third most common broadleaf tree (after oak and birch), has been launched by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council ( BBSRC. With Drs Nik Cunniffe. Specifi...
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Department of Plant Sciences: New lecturer appointed
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Department of Plant Sciences. From the University of Cambridge. Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Dr Andrew Tanentzap has been appointed to a Lectureship in the Department and will take up his new post in October. Andrew is currently a Banting Fellow at York University in Canada and also conducts research for Landcare Research in New Zealand. He studied for his PhD at Cambridge, supervised by Dr David Coomes. Posted by The Department of Plant Sciences. Congratulations to the department and to Andrew!
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Department of Plant Sciences: March 2012
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Department of Plant Sciences. From the University of Cambridge. Wednesday, March 21, 2012. University Lectureship in the Department. David Baulcombe is pleased to announce that Dr Ian Henderson has accepted the offer of a University Lectureship in the Department and will take up the Lectureship duties when his Royal Society Fellowship finishes. Visit Ian Henderson's web page. Posted by The Department of Plant Sciences. Links to this post. Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Posted by The Department of Plant Sciences.
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Department of Plant Sciences: To Paris in 24 hours
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Department of Plant Sciences. From the University of Cambridge. Tuesday, May 28, 2013. To Paris in 24 hours. Whose mission is to give more children, particularly in disadvantaged areas, access to a wide range of quality local sport. If you would like to sponsor them then you can do so here: www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/London2Paris24hrs. Posted by The Department of Plant Sciences. Wow, what a great thing to do! June 14, 2013 at 3:55 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). To Paris in 24 hours.
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Department of Plant Sciences: Fractal patterns in colonies of E.coli
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Department of Plant Sciences. From the University of Cambridge. Monday, June 10, 2013. Fractal patterns in colonies of E.coli. Have been noticed by Scientific American for their images of bacterial growth patterns. Their paper. Was recently published in ACS Synthetic Biology, showing how complex fractal patterns in colonies of. Emerge simply from the physical interactions of rod shaped cells. Http:/ blogs.scientificamerican.com/oscillator/2013/06/09/fractal-bacteria/. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
