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MS projects in Aquatic biology and fisheries
The new cohort in MS programme on Aquatic biology and fisheries can choose from a variety of projects. The coordinator of the programme at the University of Iceland is Dr. Haseeb Randhawa. He maintains a list of projects that students … Continue reading
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Silja Bára for rector
Wrote a letter of support for the candidacy of Silja Bara Omarsdottir for rector of the University of Iceland. On icelandic news website Visir.is Mannlegi rektorinn Silja Bára - Vísir
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Lúsmý, maurar og fleiri dýr
Nýsköpunarsjóður námsmanna gerir fjórum líffræðinemar og BS líffræðingar kleift að verkefnum um skordýr á Íslandi við Líffræðistofu Háskóla Íslands nú í sumar. Við höfum áður fjallað um maurarannsóknir en auk þess er kastljósinu nú beint að lúsmýi og ávaxtaflugum. Það … Continue reading
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The mesopelagic zone - 5 day course in May.
2 ECT 5-DAY SUMMER SCHOOL COURSE The mesopelagic zone (between 200-1000m depth) is the habitat of the largest fish biomass in the ocean. Mesopelagic fish likely hold a key role in global climate change by participating in the largest migration … Continue reading
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First results from scanning of charr juveniles
We have started a collaboration with Benedikt Hallgrimsson and his colleagues at University of Calgary, Marta Vidal-Garcia and Avrille Aiello. They are scanning one year old Arctic charr that Sarah Steele raised in her plasticity experiment. That study focused on … Continue reading
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Trancriptional co-option, transcriptional decay and the principles of regulatory evolution.
Trancriptional co-option, transcriptional decay and the principles of regulatory evolution. Arnar Pálsson, Institute of biology, University of Iceland Marcos A. Antezana, Institute of biology, University of Iceland PALSSON A. & ANTEZANA M. 2017: Transcriptional co-option, transcriptional decay and the principles … Continue reading
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Nordic Committee on Bioethics Conference: Facing Death - End of life decisions
Nordic Committee on Bioethics Conference: Facing Death - End of life decisions Should end of life care for incurable ill patients include the possibility of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide? Assisted death or euthanasia are not allowed in any of the … Continue reading
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The University of Iceland individual evaluation system
In this summary I would like to raise a few objections about the evaluation system that has been in use at the University of Iceland for a few decades now. The objections fall into four main categories. First are concerns … Continue reading
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NCBio meeting on genetic modification of human embryos
Nordic committee on bioethics in junction with the Norwegian biotechnology board, organized a miniconference on the new Crispr/Cas technology and the genetic modification of human embryos. The conference was held at the University of Oslo, June 2nd. The title was … Continue reading
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(Icelandic) Katrín Halldórsdóttir varði ritgerð sína
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