Monthly Archives: March 2024
AIBC – India. Biocuration, long days, even longer traffic jams.
Chris Hunter - March 26, 2024
The Annual International Biocuration Conference (AIBC) was held for the first in India, at the Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC), Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad and co-hosted by the Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus. As usual, GigaDB had representation at the event (see write-ups of many previous meetings here), […]
Inspiring Inclusion: The 9th Annual Women in Science Conference
Nicole Nogoy - March 8, 2024
The 9th Women in Science Conference took place in Shenzhen. Below are some highlights from the conference co-organized by our Publishing Director, Laurie Goodman, and Co-Chaired by Doris Yang, from BGI-College. Today, March 8, 2024 marks International Women’s Day – where women’s achievement and inclusivity is celebrated. Inspired by the collective awareness of all, […]
Citizen Scientists can see the wood for the trees
Hans Zauner - March 6, 2024
Few countries have a biodiversity that’s comparable to Brazil’s, including plant-based food sources that are little known elsewhere. Even in big cities you may pick all kinds of fruit directly from the tree, which can be both tasty and also interesting for the botanist. The Citizen Science project “Pomar Urbano” collects data on urban fruit-bearing […]
Reflect, Enjoy, Do something! Lessons from the International Digital Curation Conference
Chris Hunter - March 1, 2024
Kevin Ashley’s (DCC director) closing remark at the IDCC (International Digital Curation Conference) 2024 meeting was “Reflect, Enjoy, Do something!”. Hopefully you will enjoy my doing something. The International Digital Curation Conference meeting in The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, 19-22 Feb 2024, marks their first in-person meeting for 4 years (and an even longer […]