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The origin of Eukaryotes and the Ring of Life
In our latest work on the origin of eukaryotes published in a special issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B (link to full issue) compiled and edited by Professor Martin Embley and Dr Tom Williams, we advocate a ‘domain-free’ view of the history of life. Debates about whether there should be two domains…
Dr Mary O’Connell on Extinction at TEDx DCU
So I took to the stage to talk about evolution and mass extinction for the TEDx DCU event in 2015. It was pitched for the general audience and was really good fun. It is a real challenge to get these concepts across and not bore people to death ! I am not sure I have…
Graduation time for Dr Andrew Webb and Dr Kathryn McRae
It was freezing and there was a northerly wind whipping through DCU campus but that wasn’t going to keep us from smiling ! We had a double celebration in our group today with the graduation of Dr Andrew Webb and Dr Kathryn McRae photographed here with our president Prof Brian Mac Craith. Kathryn was supervised…
Of mice and men
Super treat in the lab this week. The journal Science decided to feature one of our publications in its “Editor’s Choice” section. The author of the little piece is Laura Zahn and she chose to feature the work, which was published in Molecular Biology and Evolution. It is always a real thrill to have work…