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Birding, Technology, and the Gamification of Nature
Five years ago, at Christmastime, I was lucky enough to see two snowy owls in the wild. This was no surprise encounter or anything—I went actively looking for them. I had just gotten a decent camera for Christmas, and I had seen on eBird that the...
Post · February 10, 2026
Nature’s Best Hope and The Danger of Thinking in Extremes
I recently finished reading Nature’s Best Hope by Dr. Doug Tallamy. Dr. Tallamy’s work is all about incorporating native plants into developed landscapes, particularly suburban yards, to bring specialist insects and the wildlife that eat them b...
Post · February 10, 2026
Lab day out Autumn 2025: adventure in Egypt! 🐪
This Autumn we managed to find some time away from the computers and the lab to do our second official team building: an escape room all together. It was fun having to work together in a different environment – one covered in desert sand and very ...
Post · February 10, 2026
ICGEB “Cell-cell communication in bacteria: new insights and future trends” Conference
The MicroChemEco Lab is in Italy, presenting our research at the “Cell-cell communication in bacteria: new insights and future trends” conference. Fantastic science, beautiful views, and catching up with colleagues in the quorum sensing field!
Post · February 09, 2026
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