Charbel El-Hani, PI of the "An organizational account of ecological functions" project, contributed to the Indian Journal of Microbiology article, "Impact of Extracellular DNA on Architectural Parameters of Leptospira biflexa Biofilm."
Davide Pisani, part of the "Chance versus purpose in the evolution of biospheres" project, contributed to the Papers in Palaeontology article, "New insights into the sea spider fauna (Arthropoda, Pycnogonida) of La Voulte‐sur‐Rhône, France (Jurassic, Callovian)."
Created as part of the Chance versus Purpose in the Evolution of Biospheres project, the quilt was made by Julie Harvey and Ilaria Padovani, the "Serendipity Stitchers.” They are a team of two artists and quilt makers who work for the Kaffe Fassett Studio.
The quilt represents the Tree of Life and conveys geological time, from bottom to top, through the horizontal coloured stripes reflecting the changing redox states through Earth history. It also conveys evolutionary history of life on Earth, with nucleic acid polymers at the roots of the tree, passing through unicellular microbes, unicellular eukaryotes, through to diverse multicellular eukaryotes towards the tips of the tree.
This summer workshop is aimed at philosophers, scientists, and scholars working on or within the life sciences, with the goal of fostering interdisciplinary interaction and encouraging collaboration. The overall goal of the workshop will be to construct a “serendipity generator”, an event structured to provide ample opportunity and room for innovative ideas to naturally emerge.
Submit a ~500 word abstract for a 30min talk by March 31. Works in progress not yet submitted for publication are especially encouraged. Submit abstracts via email to pabstworkshop@gmail.com
Questions? Email Derek Skillings - djskilli@uncg.edu
Guilhem Doulcier, part of the "Transitions in individuality: from ecology to teleonomy" project, contributed to the Quantitative Biology article "Neutral Diversity in Experimental Metapopulations."
