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Karen James: I Could Be an Astronaut
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Aug 21, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
A surprise email leads a biologist to NASA. Dr Karen James (@kejames on Twitter) is a biologist at the MDI Biological Laboratory, where she combines DNA-based species identification ('DNA barcoding'), with public participation in scientific research ('citizen science') to meet environmental research, conservation, and management needs. She is a co-founder and director of The HMS Beagle Project, a UK charity that aims to retrace the Voyage of the Beagle aboard a tall ship in support of science education and outreach.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Aug 21, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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