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Strategic Pause to Open Calls in 2026
UNU-BIOLAC will not call for academic proposals in 2026 while the Programme reforms certain aspects of its operations.
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Next Course: “Beneficial Microorganisms in Agriculture: Bridging the Gap Between Lab and Field”, August 2026
Apply for a scholarship to participate in the course coordinated by Dr. Julián Rafael Dib at PROIMI-CONICET in Tucumán, Argentina.
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In Memoriam: Dr. J. Craig Venter
The relentless pursuit of understanding the relationship between the genetic code and biological function
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Crop Self-Defense for Sustainability
One way to agricultural sustainability is to reverse decades of selection against good traits that were not needed under intense agrochemical inputs
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From Potential Benefits to Actual Crop Increases
María Jesús Lami is figuring out how to formulate the application of a Plant Growth Promoting Microorganism
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The Biggest Data
Genomics for One Health integrates state-of-the-art Omics and the One Health approach capabilities to resolve the greatest questions in sustainability
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When Foundational Knowledge Meets Cutting‑Edge Innovation
Micro4Agro bridges decades of soil microbiome knowledge with cutting‑edge tools to build locally adapted biosolutions for sustainable agriculture
Announcement
Next Course: “Development and Applications of Biosensors: From Synthetic Biology to Portable Technologies”, August 2026
Apply for a scholarship to participate in the workshop coordinated by Dr. Daiana Capdevila at Instituto Leloir in Buenos Aires, Argentina