Biodiversity science: taxonomic names and the new biology
Can we do biology without names? Challenging post from Rod Page on the names/Genbank/new biology/microbiology questions. Comments from Janzen, Schindel and others.
Can we do biology without names? Challenging post from Rod Page on the names/Genbank/new biology/microbiology questions. Comments from Janzen, Schindel and others.
When James Wilsdon moved from Demos to the Royal Society, he introduced the atlas approach to policy analysis - the RS is currently running a project entitled the Atlas of Islamic-World Science and Innovation. A latest case study on Malaysia has just been released.
Strongly recommend Knowledge, Networks and Nations, the new report on international collaboration in science from the Royal Society.
Last week at Harvard, STS20+20 - looking at current status and future prospects for academic science and technology studies. Of interest in terms of understanding the societal context and interfaces of science with society, including public engagement.
Useful article in Science on the difficult issue of marine genetic resources, patents and equity outside areas of national jurisdiction. Arnaud-Haond S et al (2011) Marine Biodiversity and Gene Patents Science 25 March 2011: 331 (6024), 1521-1522. [DOI:10.1126/science.1200783]