Online Editorials

Saving Time and Money

(June 18^th, 2013) CiteAb – a new and independent antibody search engine will help you choose just the right antibody for your project and that’s because things are done a bit differently compared to other antibody search tools. Recently, the one-millionth entry was added.

A Clear View of the Human Proteome

(June 14^th, 2013) The human body makes thousands of different proteins. What does science already know about them? A joint effort by the Technische Universität München and a software company facilitates access to and the sharing of proteomics data.

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Software for the Human Body

(June 11^th, 2013) When the whole body is a computer, why not install software in it and add new programmes that can alter biological processes in the human system, in order to cure illnesses. Such a day might not be very far away.

The Healing Power of Sleep

(June 7th, 2013) A lack of sleep leaves us feeling groggy, slow and possibly even irritable. But why? What is the function of sleep? Two researchers from the UK have suggested a new hypothesis.

The Scienticks (15): The Cupids

(June 4^th, 2013) What’s the special role of the Scienticks’ colleague Frieda Meier and their supervisor David Sondermann in this story? Read about it in the fifteenth episode of our science thriller The Scienticks by Nanür.

Understanding Decay

(May 31^st, 2013) Decay, collapse and distortion are what palaeontologists have to struggle with when dealing with soft-bodied fossils, which should give hints about the origin of vertebrates. Luckily, a team of UK scientists have just published the first Atlas of Vertebrate Decay.

5 Questions to... Kari Steffen

(May 29^th, 2013) Inspired by Indiana Jones and his passion for ancient objects, Kari Steffen from the University of Helsinki spices up his day job as a microbiologist with a bit of archaeology. His research objects are mummies and ship wrecks.

Size Does Matter

(May 24^th, 2013) Many different animals have made their way into research labs – the most popular ones are small-sized rodents. But there’s a new trend towards using larger lab animals like sheep and mini pigs to model complex human diseases.

Confessions of a Postdoc (10): The Challenge of Pedagogy

(May 21^st, 2013) Until December 2010, Anjana Nityanandam shared her inner thoughts, experiences and feelings that come with being a postdoc with us. Now she’s back with fresh insights into the world of a research scientist that many are probably all too familiar with.

A Win-Win Situation

(May 17^th, 2013) Manipulating behaviour for one’s own benefit is a tactic followed by many living species. One recent example involves a virus, a plant and a fly. Interestingly, the infectious three-some is to the advantage of two of the participants.

Why Don’t Men Understand Women?

(May 15^th, 2013) It is a popular myth that men are from Mars and women are from Venus. But while physical differences between men and women are obvious, cognitive and affective disparities are more difficult to measure.

Interview Suresh Rattan – Part I and II

(May 10^th, 2013) For biogerontologist, Suresh Rattan, from the University of Aarhus in Denmark, extending health-span and longevity is a matter of understanding what determines health and how to maintain it in the first place (see LT 3-2013). Read the entire interview here.