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The 9th meeting of the Isotopes in Biogenic Silica Working Group was held 13-15 June 2017 at the Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) in Blanes, Spain.

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The IBIS-2017 conference "Silicon, Silica and their Isotopes: Biology, Biogeochemistry and Biotechnology" aimed to share and discuss recent advances and discoveries in:

1. Biological and molecular processes involved in the production of biogenic silica.

2. Ecological and biogeochemical mechanisms behind silica fluxes and stocks in continental and marine ecosystems, including paleo-ecosystems.

3. Stable and radioactive isotopes for tracing and quantifying production, accumulation and recycling pathways of silicon and silica in both modern and ancestral environments of continental and marine systems.

4. Biotechnology of biosilicas and their isotopes.

 

The final objective of the IBIS-2017 meeting was to bring together researchers from very different disciplines who share a common interest (silicon, biogenic silica and/or their isotopes) to promote the collaborative, synergistic approaches demanded by the challenges of multidisciplinary cutting-edge research.

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Download the scientific programme: here

Download the abstract booklet: here