Past events

This page lists RSB past events.

A smiling woman with glasses, wearing a black sleeveless top, stands outdoors with greenery and a concrete wall in the background.
23 Oct 2020 | 12pm

Rubisco is a critical enzyme in the carbon fixation reactions of photosynthesis, however it is catalytically slow and non-specific.

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22 Oct 2020 | 10 - 11am

Reproductive success is strongly related to the display of extravagant sexual traits, such as the striking coloration of some bird species.

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A portrait of a woman with long dark hair and blue eyes, smiling gently in front of a blurred natural landscape.
21 Oct 2020 | 12pm

By 2050, food production may need to increase by up to 70% in order to feed a global population of an estimated 9.7 billion people.

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Text schedule for the Australian Synthetic Biology Challenge event listing the timeline, speaker names, and presentation topics.
20 Oct 2020 | 1 - 5pm

National undergraduate synthetic biology challenge.

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15 Oct 2020 | 4 - 5pm

Ecological stressors such as predation can shape ecosystems, driving prey population and community dynamics through indirect, non-consumptive effects that may cascade across generations through parental effects.

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A woman with curly hair smiling in front of a traditional Japanese shoji screen.
14 Oct 2020 | 12pm

The urgent need to find alternatives to petroleum-based fuels and products is driven by concerns for the environment, dwindling fossil fuel reserves, and the issue of energy security.

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An infographic depicting the process of imaging crystals with an electron microscope, displaying equipment, sample grids, and molecular structure analysis, under SciLifeLab and Stockholm University logos.
8 Oct 2020 | 4 - 5pm

Seminar by Mathieu Coincon, Senior Researcher – MicroED specialist Swedish CryoEM Facility, Stockholm

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8 Oct 2020 | 4 - 5pm

Biphasic life cycles with alternating diploid and haploid gametic phases are a traits shared by all sexually reproducing eukaryotes.

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Portrait of a man in a teal polo shirt, smiling gently with a blurred green foliage background.
7 Oct 2020 | 12pm

Gene silencing induced by small RNAs (sRNAs) is an important mechanism responsible for many crucial physiological responses in plants, such as genome integrity, defense against virus, adaptation to biotic and abiotic stresses and regulation of development.

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