Frontier Research at Michael Levin’s Biology Lab
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/09/the-frontier-research-at-michael-levins-biology-lab/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Levin_(biologist)

A revolution in biology
https://www.bitsofwonder.co/p/a-revolution-in-biology
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40626332

R to @ERC_Research: More on Financial Geographer @geographydarek's ERC-funded #FrontierResearch https://www.citynet21.org/
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Happy Independence Day, Estonia! Head vabariigi aastapäeva!

Today we look at the work of Laur Kanger @unitartu who investigates why future technologies can aggravate environmental problems rather than solve them.

#FrontierResearch @researchestonia https://researchinestonia.eu/2024/12/09/erc-grant-sustainability/
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Have you ever wondered what the first stars of the universe were like? Are you curious whether the Milky Way represents the endpoint of cosmic evolution?

Don’t miss this new investigation into Andrea Ferrara's #FrontierResearch at @scuolanormale!

https://europa.eu/!gCtNbB
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https://nitter.privacydev.net/ERC_Research/status/1890008190437466448#m

"When I grow up, I want to be...."

On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, listen to the ambitions and dreams of the daughters of ERC employees, as they share their aspirations for the future.

#FutureLeaders #GirlsDreamBig #FrontierResearch
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https://nitter.privacydev.net/ERC_Research/status/1889282276799938788#m

To celebrate the #InternationalDayOfCleanEnergy, we invite you to discover some of the amazing #EUfunded projects promoting more sustainable and responsible energy solutions. Check out our report on #TransformativeChange https://europa.eu/!W3CDrR

#FrontierResearch @IPBES
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What can #parchment reveal about the animals and people behind it?
Matthew Collins @KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET uses biocodicology to explore the hidden lives of the past.

Discover more
https://europa.eu/!CGyPTP
https://bit.ly/42biiFl

#FrontierResearch @CORDIS_EU
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https://nitter.privacydev.net/ERC_Research/status/1882715290175492514#m

#Cancer often resists treatment due to its complexity.

Kinga Kamieniarz-Gdula's new project targeting RNA 3’ processing is unlocking ways to study cancer #GeneExpression, & accelerate drug discovery.

https://europa.eu/!TxjdV9

#FrontierResearch #ERCPoC @EUinPL @POLAND25EU
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Jean Tirole, @NobelPrize Laureate @TSEinfo and ERC President Maria Leptin explain why Europe must take urgent action to address the major economic growth gap with the US and China.

Full op-ed @wef https://bit.ly/42fjp6L

#FrontierResearch #wef25 https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/europe-prioritize-research-innovation-competitive/
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New data from Juno, Cassini & JWST is paving the way for predicting weather on outer planets!

Leigh Fletcher @uniofleicester built a vast #infrared database of all 4 giant planets, helping track their evolving #climate.

@CORDIS_EU https://bit.ly/4aiCtmE

#FrontierResearch
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Research found that male and female brains truly differ at birth.

“These differences do not imply the brains are better or worse. It’s just one example of neurodiversity.”

Derived from #FrontierResearch 'Developing Human Connectome' project data.

https://bit.ly/4h54ZKG
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Did you know dunes were once seen as threats?

@JGasparFreitas @CH_ULisboa explores the fascinating history of coastal dunes, and their role in climate resilience today.

Read more https://europa.eu/!MBYYm9

#FrontierResearch #EUfunded #environmentalhistory
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As we wrap up the year, let’s reflect on where human culture began.

Erica van de Waal @unil studies vervet monkeys to uncover how they share knowledge and cultural behaviors - offering us a glimpse into the roots of our own.

#FrontierResearch https://youtu.be/xzeQQMBsRD8?si=CdSxOeJIip7gZAtW
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https://nitter.privacydev.net/ERC_Research/status/1874062992477938145#m

More than 1.5 billion people worldwide use mantras for meditation.

A team of researchers are developing a global history and anthropology of mantras, including extensive sonic, visual and textual archives.

Read https://mantrams.univie.ac.at/

#FrontierResearch #WorldMeditationDay
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Check out the newly launched #IPBES11 #TransformativeChange summary for policymakers!

Also explore over 300 #FrontierResearch projects the ERC analysed that illuminate the concept of transformative change.
https://europa.eu/!qqWNNp
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The ocean’s carbon pump slows climate change by pulling CO2 from the atmosphere.

Stephanie Henson @NOCnews used gliders to reveal why carbon remineralisation depths vary – to Earth’s carbon cycle.

Delve deeper @CORDIS_EU https://bit.ly/4gaDdN0

#FrontierResearch
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https://nitter.privacydev.net/ERC_Research/status/1868981990642663903#m

Can bio-based materials make architecture more sustainable?

ERC grantee Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen @kglakademi explores how timber, bioplastics, and bacteria can reduce environmental impact

Read more https://europa.eu/!RXHNJG

#FrontierResearch #IPBES11

Can bio-based materials make architecture more sustainable?

ERC grantee Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen @kglakademi explores how timber, bioplastics, and bacteria can reduce environmental impact

Read more eu...
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Learn more about re-growing forests, and venturing beyond Earth to investigate whether Mars' can sustain life, from the ERC's Annual Scientific Conference

Watch https://bit.ly/4gcyVoo

#FrontierResearch #Sustainability #MarsExploration @esm2025_eu @Nature4Climate

Learn more about re-growing forests, and venturing beyond Earth to investigate whether Mars' can sustain life, from the ERC's Annual Scientific Conference

Watch bit.ly/4gcyVoo

#Frontier...
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R to @ERC_Research: Don't miss "Pushing #FrontierResearch in Climate Modelling & Understanding with AI for Urgent Mitigation & Adaptation Needs"

9 May
8.30 - 9.45 EDT
https://bit.ly/3y2nHBy

Featuring researchers Pierre Gentine, Markus Reichstein, Gustau Camps-Valls & Veronika Eyring.

[2024-05-03 12:31 UTC]

R to @ERC_Research: .@ERC_Research helped feed into the Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) findings on #AI in #research via:

foresight survey http://erc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2023-12/AI_in_science.pdf

portfolio analysis https://erc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2024-03/report-AI.pdf

#FrontierResearch @EUScienceInnov

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