E.B. Wilson History and Philosophy of Science Lecture Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief, Science Magazine Registration Link: https://mbl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zgVJaP7JQ5KVn8gnkbzosA Lecture Abstract: The fundamental fabric of science is under attack in the United States.  The long-standing social contract, through which the federal government shares responsibility for scientific infrastructure with academic and research institutions, is under strain. Isolated studies and ...
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Juneteenth Lecture Gerald Downes, Professor, Biology Department, University of Massachusetts Amherst Registration link: https://mbl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Tozfhd2IQn-OG5nkHA9hpQ

Phil Newmark, Burnell R. Roberts Chair in Regenerative Biology at the Morgridge Institute for Research Registration link: https://mbl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MinAjX0QTx2vVt3-6oUPzg Lecture Abstract: Planarians are free-living flatworms with extraordinary regenerative abilities. In addition to their somatic tissues, planarians can also regenerate their germ cells. Newmark will review his studies on the systemic control of reproductive system development and regeneration ...
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