News and Events Overview
News - 2010-09-03 07:14:28 BST
- Synthetic biology gets wary welcome
- 02 September 2010
The emerging research area of synthetic biology may not suffer the general opposition which greeted other controversial technologies like GM crops, but its risks will need careful regulation if its promise is to be realised. - The identification of priority policy options for UK nature conservation
- 26 August 2010
A new paper identiies priority policy developments that would support conservation in the UK in the light of technological developments, changes in knowledge or environmental change. - Funding opportunity - CASE Studentship Open Competition
- 25 August 2010
NERC invites applications to the CASE Studentship Open Competition.
Events
- North Wales Branch - Railway trip
04 September 2010A guide will travelwith us on our own coach of the railway to point out features of interest to biologists en route. Lunch (individuals to arrange) in Beddgelert then return on train leaving Beddgelert at 3.10 p.m
- South Wales Branch: Bracken Open Day
04 September 2010The meeting will aim to provide an overview of bracken fern in a contemporary biological framework and the format of the event will be lectures, discussions, demonstrations and walking tours. Theoretical and practical issues are to be covered and demonstrations of bracken control equipment will take place. Bracken management systems will be considered.
- Beds Essex Herts Branch - Annual General Meeting
05 September 2010The AGM of the Beds Essex Herts Branch, with election of committee members.
BBC News
- Businesses 'profit from nature'
13 July 2010Companies as well as governments will reap dividends from paying for nature, a UN-sponsored report concludes.
- BP makes 'progress' with new cap
13 July 2010BP says it is making progress with its efforts to replace a containment cap on the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Norwegian ship-tracker launched
12 July 2010Norway launches the innovative AISSat-1 spacecraft to monitor shipping in its economically vibrant territorial waters.
- Stealthy striker
12 July 2010The UK unveils its unmanned combat aircraft prototype
- In pictures
12 July 2010Simple ways of helping Indians water their crops
- Bloodhound: A tale of two halves
12 July 2010Tale of two halves for team building 1,000mph car
Nature.com
- Superfast TB test slashes waiting time
02 September 2010Infection with tuberculosis can be diagnosed easily and accurately in less than two hours.
- Ecologists fear Antarctic krill crisis
01 September 2010Fishing industry threatens to destabilize stocks.
- Kids swap DNA for fairground rides
01 September 2010Researchers' efforts to collect samples at a fair raise ethical questions.
- News briefing: 27 August–2 September 2010
01 September 2010The week in science.
- World view: Politicize me
01 September 2010Barack Obama is finding that sometimes politics needs to put science in its place, says Daniel Sarewitz.
- Deepwater Horizon: After the oil
01 September 2010When oil stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, the ecosystems under assault started on a long road to recovery. Amanda Mascarelli meets the researchers assessing their chances.
