Power, Sex and Suicide: three words that grasp attention like little else would. It is not what you think; the subtitle reveals that this book is actually about the elusive mitochondria – to many a mystery. This combination describes exactly what Nick Lane’s book encompasses: rather complex biological concepts, but accessible for anyone interested. Continue reading Power, Sex, Suicide (Nick Lane)
This October witnessed the annual Amsterdam Neuroscience meeting in the Johan Cruijff ArenA, where scientists of Amsterdam Neuroscience came together to share research, present posters and attend lectures about the biggest achievements of the year in our field. If you missed it by chance or choice, I will highlight the day’s events and why it is worth attending for the following years. Continue reading Amsterdam Neuroscience Meeting 2019
Have you ever wondered who invented vaccination or how we came to know how digestion works? Did you know that experiments were once performed to test for the contraceptive effect of Coca-Cola? Why it’s not all rocket science: scientific theories and experiments explained describes… Continue reading Why it’s not all rocket science (Robert Cave)
For a long time, illustration was the only way for humans to capture the beauty of flora and fauna around them. Even though photography has made it possible to capture all the flora and fauna of the world with only the click of a button, illustrations are still widely used by scientists for clarification. Not only does illustration still play a big role in science… Continue reading Art & Science: Algae by Karenina
A team of researchers recently claimed to have developed a new treatment to remove all traces of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from the mammalian genome through a combination of using an antiviral drug regime and genetic engineering. Published this summer in Nature Communications, the landmark paper describes how a combination of pre-treating HIV-1 infected mice… Continue reading LASER ART: Eliminating HIV from the genome
“Dear applicant, I am sorry but all internship positions in the lab have already been filled.” As a first-year master student I received a lot of emails like this when I was looking for my first internship position. What a nightmare! So many applications sent, yet so few responses and then mostly rejections…
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R coding skills slowing your life sciences down? The Pizza4Python study group reboots this September 17th for early life scientists on campus who are looking to improve their coding & programming skills. In 2018 we started piloting a low-threshold study … Continue reading Pizza4Python
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