Fundamental Life Science meets Climate, Environment and Sustainability – Call for abstracts
A cross disciplinary international seminar organized in Paris in June 2023 is calling for abstracts before 3 April 2023.
Czech researchers discover DNA of unknown parasite
A strange way to read DNA and produce proteins has been discovered in a protozoan parasite
Mansurah Abdulazeez: “Why young Africans should embrace basic sciences”
In this interview during the opening ceremony of IYBSSD, a Nigerian university scholar explains why the younger generation of Africans should study basic sciences’ courses.
Between innovation and ‘development time’
What is the challenge of every scientist? It is balancing an innovation and the time it takes for development, says Maria José Lallena, Director of the R&D center of the pharmaceutical company Lilly.
A Mumbai University Hosts Symposium on Basic Sciences and Sustainable Development
The HSNC University in Mumbai has organized an International Symposium on ‘Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development’ as a part of celebrating IYBSSD.
Fighting for sustainable science – One Lab at a Time
Martin Farley, Europe’s first full-time sustainable laboratory specialist, highlights the challenges and opportunities in the quest to reduce the climate impact of laboratories.
From fire to space: three lectures proposed by GeoUnions
Join a new online lecture series on how basic geosciences are essential in fostering the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Shielding plants from stress
TWAS-Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi Award winner, Nadia Haider, characterizes economically useful plants through their DNA, to help protect them from human and environmental stressors.
Javier Garcia Martinez: “It’s important to invent a circular chemistry”
In this interview given at the occasion of the opening ceremony of IYBSSD, the president of IUPAC gives his views about how chemistry will help to achieve the SDGs.
Fighting superbugs with mathematical models
Some infectious bacteria have developed resistance to antibiotics. Mathematical models could help design alternative treatments to overcome them.
