SciLifeLab Planetary Biology Capability Survey

The objective is to discern the technology-related needs of Sweden’s Planetary Biology community. This involves pinpointing obstacles hindering the utilization of existing SciLifeLab platforms, areas where enhancements could boost the Planetary Biology community’s access to these platforms, or the necessity for the creation of new tools, protocols, or services.

Planetary Biology Capability Survey (open until July 1). Sharing this survey with potential interested parties, such as academic peers and governmental or non-governmental stakeholders, is highly encouraged.

The results from this survey will guide the upcoming initiatives of the Planetary Biology Capability and provide valuable insights for the ongoing SciLifeLab Technology survey (open until Aug 10). Filling in that survey is recommended. A subsequent survey focused on non-technology aspects of the Planetary Biology Capability will be distributed following the summer.

SciLifeLab’s Planetary Biology capability is sprung out of a need for trans-disciplinary and coordinated approaches to study life on earth, with a broad scope ranging from single molecules and cells to individual species, species communities, ecosystems, and their functioning on the planet. Simply speaking ”Life in environmental context”.

By combining SciLifeLab infrastructure, and the data-driven life science approach with a focus on planetary biology, the capability will create opportunities with a strong impact on ecosystem science. Taking advantage of SciLifeLab’s national research infrastructure, technology, and scientific excellence, techniques such as imaging, microscopy, genomics, bioinformatics, metabolomics, proteomics, and big data analysis, for non-biomedical research will be used to shed light on all aspects of life on our planet.