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Women in Science: Unexpected aliens, Notebook

Women in Science: Unexpected aliens

For those of you who have watched James Cameron’s Avatar, if you cast your mind back you might remember that in this film a well-informed fantastical ecology was created, with many of its constituent animals and plants showing utterly alien traits, such as six-legged elephant-horses, and bizarre iridescent blue plants.

By | Notebook, Science & Technology | Saturday, 14 July 2012 at 4:00 am

Women in Science: Thinking like a vegetable, Science & Technology

Women in Science: Thinking like a vegetable

I am a plant biologist. Plant biology is rather a Cinderella science, so I always welcome the opportunity to evangelise.

By | Science & Technology | Monday, 8 August 2011 at 12:27 pm

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