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Women in Plant Science, Part I

Today is Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in honor of Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer. To highlight the achievements of women in STEM we’ve spoken to female plant scientists around…

Isabel13/10/2015

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International Year of Soils

This year, 2015, is the International Year of Soils (IYS). To celebrate IYS David Lindbo (@DavidLindbo), former president of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) and an IYS committee leader, explains why soils are vital to sustain every aspect…

Isabel07/10/2015

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The Sound of Science

By Berkley Walker I grew up with a lot of music in my home. My mother is a voice teacher and we had a constant stream of students filling our house with scales, show tunes, and arias. I wish I could…

Isabel30/09/2015

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Genetic Diversity in our Food Systems

Gurdev Khush at IRRI. Photo credit: IRRI photos. Reproduced under a Creative Commons license 2.0. This week’s blog post has been written by agronomist and geneticist Gurdev Khush. Gurdev had a major role to play in the Green Revolution, and…

Isabel24/09/2015

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Providing For Our Brave New World

The Journal of Experimental Botany (JXB) published a special issue in June entitled ‘Breeding plants to cope with future climate change’ By Jonathan Ingram The Journal of Experimental Botany (JXB) recently published a special issue entitled ‘Breeding plants to cope…

Isabel17/09/2015

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Nanopores: Next, next generation sequencing

Do you have a genome sequencer in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? By Nikolai Adamski On September 4 I attended an event sponsored by Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) at Norwich Research Park, UK, which focused…

Isabel10/09/2015

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A Postcard From… The Argentinean Society of Plant Physiology (SAFV)

This week Professor Edith Taleisnik describes the vision and activities of the Argentinean Society of Plant Physiology (SAFV), a Member Organization of the Global Plant Council dedicated to promoting collaboration in plant science within Argentina, across Latin America and beyond.…

Isabel03/09/2015

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Women in Plant Science, Part I

International Year of Soils

The Sound of Science

Genetic Diversity in our Food Systems

Providing For Our Brave New World

Nanopores: Next, next generation sequencing

A Postcard From… The Argentinean Society of Plant Physiology (SAFV)

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