Quinta Grande The Newsletter of the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
Winter 2009| Issue 5
In this edition: •
“I don’t believe in hopeful monsters”: Interview with Rami Reshef
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The Career Paths workshop: exploring alternative careers
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The Giant and the Dwarf: the Norman Borlaug story
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What we’ve been up to in the Science Communication team
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IGC researchers win several international and national awards
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Telomeres & Telomerase get the Nobel - Why all the fuss? This edition is available online at: www.igc.gulbenkian.pt
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