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Cell Biology . Ecology . Evolutionary Biology . Genetics . Plant Research
Interactions of plants with their environment
October 18, 2010
Genetically-equipped field laboratories and molecularly-trained field biologists are needed to explore the links between plants and their environment, and use them for practical application. [more]
Cell Biology . Developmental Biology . Ecology . Evolutionary Biology . Genetics . Plant Research
Ecological genomics
October 18, 2010
Ecological genomics aims to understand how organisms’ genes have been shaped by their natural environments. [more]
Ecology . Evolutionary Biology
Patterns and maintenance of biodiversity
October 18, 2010
Biodiversity is essential for ecosystems to function well and to provide services that are critical for human health, yet it is threatened globally, largely by anthropogenic activity. [more]
Chemistry . Climate Research . Complex Systems . Computer Science . Earth Sciences . Ecology . Plant Research
The carbon cycle in the Earth system
October 18, 2010
Human activities such as the use of fossil fuels, deforestation and biomass burning are altering the global carbon cycle. [more]
Astronomy . Astrophysics . Chemistry . Complex Systems . Particle Physics
The Universe as a physics lab
October 18, 2010
By observing light emitted over the past 13.7 billion years, astronomers and astrophysicists can study our cosmic origins. [more]
Chemistry . Climate Research . Complex Systems . Computer Science . Earth Sciences . Ecology . Material Sciences . Microbiology . Plasma Physics . Solid State Research
The energy frontier
October 18, 2010
Insight into the fundamental processes through which energy is transformed can improve existing energy sources and open up novel technologies. [more]
Cell Biology . Chemistry . Climate Research . Complex Systems . Computer Science . Earth Sciences . Ecology . Material Sciences . Microbiology . Plant Research . Quantum Physics . Solid State Research
Forever young
October 18, 2010
Catalysis is an interdisciplinary science that encompasses breakthroughs from the smallest quantum scales to the largest engineered reactors. [more]
Climate Research . Cultural Studies . Earth Sciences . Ecology . Jurisprudence . Microbiology . Plant Research
Understanding the Sea
October 18, 2010
The world’s oceans serve as a source of energy and natural resources, and play a crucial role in global weather patterns, but they are under threat from overconsumption of resources, pollution and climate change. [more]
