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Posted on 23 April 2015 by Pete
Wake up call at 6.00 am and everyone has tasks to do before we hit the road. The idea is to beat the Manaus rush hour at 7.00am – it makes sense to work early when the heat is not that oppressive, but it makes for very sleepy people trying to remember what they need
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Posted on 21 April 2015 by Pete
Nothing prepares you for the shear expanse of the Amazon – about 20 minutes out of Bazillia the jungle starts and just continues for the next ~2 hours until you land in Manaus. If you think the plain is flying at 300-500 mph then to start to get the picture. We did have some cloud
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Posted on 21 April 2015 by Pete
For those who what to know where we are and where we have been Dan (Pass) has kindly set up an interactive map showing our route taken during this trip. I will attempt to add detail so that anyone looking at follow our rain forest adventure. Interactive map link
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Posted on 12 April 2015 by Pete
Well time to start the great Amazon adventure proper. Having packed everything from mosquito repellent cloths to soil cores we are ready to depart. Very mixed feelings leaving, the pain of familes left at home balanced against the excitement of an expedition and new collaboration started. Over the next few months I will introduce you
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Posted on 4 February 2015 by Pete
Dr Yaser M. Sahl Award his PhD Friday 23rd of January was a great day for the lab as Yaser was awarded his PhD entitled “Exploiting C. elegans to investigate the key combinatorial toxicology associated with the marine environment in the proximity of Jeddah city in the Red Sea”. His examiners were Professor Christer Hogstrand
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Posted on 4 February 2015 by Pete
Dr Yaser M. Sahl Award his PhD Friday 23rd of January was a great day for the lab as Yaser was awarded his PhD entitled “Exploiting C. elegans to investigate the key combinatorial toxicology associated with the marine environment in the proximity of Jeddah city in the Red Sea”. His examiners were Professor Christer Hogstrand
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Posted on 26 January 2015 by Pete
Well the morning of a major field expedition is always special – especially as you get to help yourself to buffet breakfast without any guilt as you know you will need the calories. Serious, up at 6 am to try and get a few emails dealt with before big breakfast to put us all on
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Posted on 24 September 2014 by Pete
There is a new publication today in the Royal Society Journal Biology Letters co-authored by Professors Kille & Morgan, with other colleagues. It’s great to see such massive results recognised by the Royal Society. See http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/10/9/20140615.full for the full text Identifying biochemical phenotypic differences between cryptic species Manuel Liebeke, Michael W. Bruford, Robert K. Donnelly,Timothy M. D. Ebbels, Jie
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Posted on 4 August 2014 by Pete
Mitochondrial DNA and morphological variation in the sentinel earthworm species Lumbricus rubellus Robert K. Donnelly, Georgina L. Harper, John Morgan, Gabriela A. Pinto-Juma, Michael W. Bruford European Journal of Soil Biology Proofs done waiting doi !! Congrats to Rob
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