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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see?

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see? Dr Joanna Leng , from the University of Leeds in the UK, is a research software engineer who designs and develops the software that allows scientific imaging devices to be used to their full potential. Pinterest.

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Supporting small farms: how protecting local farms can protect local communities

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E’licia Chaverest , from the Small Farms Research Center at Alabama A&M University, USA, is supporting these farmers to help them run successful and resilient farms. E’licia Chaverest is the assistant director of the Alabama A&M University Small Farms Research Center (SFRC). What happens at an SFRC conference? © Dr Duncan M.

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How do bacteria help and harm crops?

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glumae cannot cause BPB without this regulatory factor, our next research direction is to find the chemical compounds and physiological conditions that can disable its function,” explains Jong. Jong’s research is also focused on the beneficial interactions that could improve rice and soybean crop yields. “We

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9 Good Collections of Videos for Education

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This placed the responsibility for learning on the students, using teacher-prescribed methods, even though decades of research screamed that lots of kids perform better with images than pages filled with black-and-white text. Common practice was to assign a chapter to read in a textbook and then a worksheet to assess student knowledge.

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How we read: the neuroscience behind literacy

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While it is obvious how sight is involved in reading, research has also uncovered the important roles of hearing and touch. The enthusiasm and energy that emerging scientists bring to research is a constant rejuvenation! “An Our eyes, ears and touch systems all play important roles in reading.”

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes

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Yet, despite these many and varied uses, researchers believe they remain a mostly untapped resource for humanity. Professor Ian Paulsen is the Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, a research centre that spans nine universities across Australia.

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Urban farming for urban families

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In the early 1990s, I was doing my doctoral research in Lesotho, Southern Africa. This was when South Africa was transitioning from the Apartheid system (based on racial segregation and run by an all-white government) to a democratic republic. It was both an exciting and challenging time to be in this part of the world.