September 2021

Cyanobacteria of the species Prochlorococcus marinus

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An article published in the journal “Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences” reports the results of a study on the origin of oxygenic photosynthesis. A team of researchers developed a new gene analysis technique to estimate the origin of cyanobacteria capable of oxygenic photosynthesis. The conclusion is that all the species of these cyanobacteria existing today have a common ancestor that dates back to about 2.9 billion years ago and that the ancestors of cyanobacteria branched off from other bacteria about 3.4 billion years ago. Oxygenic photosynthesis probably evolved during that time interval.

Rejuvenation Book 2 by Byddi Lee

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The novel “Rejuvenation Book 2” by Byddi Lee was published for the first time in 2020. It’s the second book in the Rejuvenation trilogy and follows “Rejuvenation Book 1”.

Bobbie Chan is on the run with a diverse group of people, and the only hope seems to be a resistance group that is trying to create serious opposition to the global corporate government. The journey is even more difficult due to the instabilities present in the mountain tops that still sprout from the seas and cause landslides and other dangers.

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The BBC has announced that Russell T Davies (photo ©Tony Hassall) will again be the “Doctor Who” showrunner starting on the 60th anniversary of the saga. The return of the man who ran the revival of the saga will happen alongside Bad Wolf, the production company created by Davies together with partners such as Julie Gardner, who was the revival’s producer as well.

The Daughters of Earth by Sarah Groenewegen

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The novel “The Daughters of Earth” by Sarah Groenewegen was published for the first time in 2017.

Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart’s birthday is approaching and it’s a chance to finally spend some time with his fiancée Sally. In the Scottish Highlands, it’s a snowy period but for the two of them, a secluded cottage can be suitable to be together.

Before he can be with Sally, Lethbridge-Stewart has to deal with UFO sightings that go far beyond blurry photos. Sally leaves for the cottage on her own but ends up in the storm and has an accident. She gets rescued by a group of women and gets taken to a house in the area where the group has a base from which mysterious activities start.

Homecoming by Jude Austin

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The novel “Homecoming” by Jude Austin was published for the first time in 2020. It’s the second book in the Projects series and follows “Project Tau”.

Kalin Taylor, now known as Kata, managed to escape from the GenTech laboratory where he was used as a guinea pig for a biological experiment and trained to be sold as a slave. He brought with him Tau, one of the Projects created using advanced biotechnology.

Kalin/Kata just wants to return to his home planet Trandellia but the journey is long and complex. The welcome is not the best because his planet’s rulers want to exploit his new abilities: officially, he’s dead and if he wants his citizenship to be restored and Tau is allowed to live on Trandellia, he must go to the wild planet Atthiras and find the missing daughter of an ambassador.