Sergio Diez De Medina Roldán is a Biochemist graduated at Universidad de Chile. He has worked in Plant Biotechnology, mainly on issues related to GM crops coexistence with native species, molecular markers applied to commercially relevant traits and technology transfer associated with biotechnology. He is a founding member of Journal of Technology Management and Innovation. Currently, he works at Universidad Arturo Prat in a research project to address plastic waste issues using microorganisms.
“you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say” Tyrion III, A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin
In the first days since Trump took office as 45th president of the United Read more [...]
Purpose
The purpose of science is to expand our knowledge about nature, based on observation and submitting it to public scrutiny. Ultimately the advances can produce solutions to certain problems, otherwise, can give a solid basis for future research. The Read more [...]
This title is inspired by the words of Dr. Susan McCouch. She refers to the willing of people to change mindsets in the face of greater evil, that often seem so far away that only in its proximity they re-consider beliefs. The topic treated in this discussion Read more [...]
Crossroads
1999´s blockbuster “The Matrix” made us familiar with the “red pill philosophy.” In a provocative scene when Morpheus offers to Neo an election which later determined the outcome of the story’s hero. The options were to either take Read more [...]
The role that scientific advances and technological innovations play on the fate of civilisations is illustrated by numerous examples, including food-related developments (improved species in agriculture and livestock), health (hygiene and the discovery of antibiotics), and lifestyle (popularisation of the internet). However, none of these examples triggers immediate effects on the nation's evolution as those innovations related to military technology. Read more [...]
European science conversations by the community, for the community
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