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- Nicinthya Pajanissamy was a great and wonderful human and student
- Variation of tooth traits in ecologically specialized and sympatric morphs vs 2.
- Whole genome sequencing reveals how plasticity and genetic differentiation underlie sympatric morphs of Arctic charr.
- MS projects in Aquatic biology and fisheries
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Nicinthya Pajanissamy was a great and wonderful human and student
Nicinthyas Pajanissamy reached out to us for a summer project some years back, and struck me as curious, bright and level headed young woman. She and her friend Ines worked with us in the summer of 2024 and did very … Continue reading
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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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