Conference day 4:
A few pictures from by my hotel.
Across the river you can see high rises with trees and plants on top: 
Today I missed a session of the conference to go in a little later, taking the opportunity to go on a CityCat. These ferry's run every 15 mins or so and cost only 50 cents, for that you can go ~45 mins down river.
We went about 20-30 mins down river and then turned back to get tot the conference for 11am. You can see all the green trees and plants amongst and on the buildings.
At lunch time we went for a little walk to grab an ice cream and found this guys waiting around to steal food left unattended.
Later we took another little break to go on the big wheel (about £12 for 12 mins).
The building in the middle of the picture is with the darkened glass is the conference centre.
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Next we went to the casino Sky Deck which is free, it's the building at the end of the bridge in this photo.
From the top of there:
There are even small trees on top!
Lots of interesting science between the outings too. Updates on some clinical trials to prevent type 1 diabetes or improve glucose tolerance for those who are already diagnosed. Work on pancreata donated by organ donors, showing how the pancreas develops in people with type 1. Lab techniques make it possible to identify the different cells, count them, even find out what proteins they are making. Possibly the best part was pancreas slices (sections of recently donated pancreas) that are kept alive to allow scientists to understand how the immune cells damage the pancreas. They even had videos of immune cells destroying the insulin making cells in these sections over 16 hours. Really cutting edge work that is only made possible by the gracious gift of these organs by donors and their families.
We also had a debate, which is usually one of the highlights of this conference, with a lot of humour. We finished at around 6pm with time for a properly timed diner and time to head back to the hotel to pack.
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