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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Ectocarpus
2008<BR>June 4-8, 2008<BR>This meeting will provide a synopsis of recent /
current research on the <BR>brown algal model Ectocarpus, especially the first
major results of its <BR>genome annotation. Other aspects will focus on
taxonomy, biogeography and <BR>pathologies.<BR><BR><BR>Algal Culture Collections
2008<BR>June 8-11, 2008<BR>This conference will assemble representatives of the
major algal / <BR>protistan culture collections in the world. Sessions will
focus on the role <BR>of culture collections in the development of DNA barcodes,
bioinformatics, <BR>taxonomy, natural products and biodiscovery.<BR><BR>More
information at </FONT><A href="http://www.ccap.ac.uk/Conferences2008.htm"><FONT
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