It's conservation — but not as we know it

Life, but not as we know it.

Living systems are perhaps the most fascinating examples of chemistry in action. Molecules assemble into biomachinery that can carry out complex tasks, making life possible. But how did it all begin? This question can be tackled from a geological perspective by surveying the possible conditions under which key biomolecules might have emerged on early Earth. Alternatively, a systems-biology appr...

Life, but not as we know it

species of chameleon, Furcifer labordi, in Madagascar that spends most of its life as an egg. in Madagascar and the American Museum of Natural History in New York, have found a chameleon with a remarkable lifestyle and report the results in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (published online). Although there are almost limitless theoretical combinations of ...

A conference panel: but not as we know it!

This panel will take the form of a public debate about whether the conference of which it forms part has a future. Academic conferences are increasingly hard to cost-justify and growing awareness of the environmental impact adds to the negative aspects – especially when the HCI community have developed so many tools and techniques to afford virtual collaboration, dissemination and critique. Yet...

It’s barcoding Jim, but not as we know it

ROBERT H. CRUICKSHANK & LARS MUNCK Department of Ecology, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, PO Box 84, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7647, Christchurch, New Zealand. E-mail: [email protected] Department of Food Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, Chemometrics and Spectroscopy Group, Quality and Technology, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 30, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denm...

It's education Jim--but not as we know it!