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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...
The Natural History Museum of Prague brings public awareness to taxonomy
July 8, 2015NHM Prague (Czech Republic) has opened a new temporary exhibition entitled “How should we name it?” The general audience is invited to visit the exhibition and suggest the name of a newly discovered beetle. “The exhibition...
Naturalis getting brand new facilities in 2018
June 3, 2015The Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands is getting ready for a massive transformation. Having recently merged with three university institutes and seeing the annual number of visitors to the museum grow to 300.000, Naturalis...