Monthly Archives: January 2013

Maria Christodoulou

The shape of original sin I have just started the second year of my PhD research using computer vision for non-destructive, quick and cost-effective tools to check the authenticity of cultivated apple varieties. My project is funded by the Biotechnology … Continue reading

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Catalogue of Life cited in Science 25th January 2013

In a wide ranging review Mark Costello and co-authors review the efforts needed to be able to name the earth’s species before they go extinct.  Catalogue of Life is cited as the first reference in this paper. The authors conclude … Continue reading

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An introduction to the Catalogue of Life

The Catalogue of Life project has been based at Reading University for around 15 years now.  It delivers a taxonomically edited and reviewed view of the list of species on Earth under their scientific names.  It also has some information … Continue reading

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i4Life Year 2 reports submitted!

Some 300 pages of deliverables produced by i4Life partners at Reading, Cardiff, ETI, Cambridge, Utrecht, Warsaw, Copenhagen and Paris were posted to Brussels today as part of the end of year 2 reporting for the i4Life project.  The project is … Continue reading

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Climate change impact on Mediterrnanean basin plant biodiversity

I am a part-time Ph.D. student at the University of Reading and a member of the Centre for Plant Diversity and Systematics in the School of Biological Sciences since October 2009. The aim of my research is a biodiversity climatic … Continue reading

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