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CEBioS (Belgium) and CETAF initiate collaboration
October 8, 2015Both organisations are active within the biodiversity sector and both organisations are hosted within the walls of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS). It was a no-brainer to institute dialogue and exchange of...
NMHN Paris has a new director
October 8, 2015Bruno David, new director of NMNH Paris It’s official since the beginning of September, Bruno David became the new Director of NMNH Paris, the french National Museum of natural History. Mr David’s scientific background has...
5 recommended books related to taxonomy for the summer
July 9, 2015Summer has always been the perfect time for reading. Here are in no particular order 5 books that CETAF recommends: Where Do Camels Belong by Ken Thompson What is a native species? Camels, which...
German scientists grow spinal cord in vitro by copying salamanders
July 9, 2015The scientist community has long been aware that salamanders’ capacities for complete limb regeneration could be the key to very important development in human medicine. Now, a german team working within a EU financed Research & Innovation...
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences reopens a century old crime scene
July 9, 2015RBINS, which has been the home of 30 iguanodons since their discovery in 1878, hopes that modern technology can help settle the question of how this herd of dinosaurs died. Through the previous decades, several hypotesis have...
CETAF in talks with EC to become an ERA stakeholder
July 8, 2015The European Research Area (ERA) is the European Commission’s answer to Europe’s competitive need of a unified research area. An open space for knowledge, research and innovation. It is expected to enable researchers, research institutions...