The STC team takes its customary two week vacation. Do you think we deserve it ? Looking forward to seeing you again on July 3rd ! Read more →
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TWiM 288: Cancer and E. coli
TWiM describes a potential connection between a bacterial protein that damages DNA, and human cancers, and how to synthesize antimicrobial natural products from reconstructed bacterial genomes of the Middle and Upper Paleolithic. Read more →
Retrospective, January to June 2023
by the STC team — Keeping with tradition, here is the list of our posts from the last half year. Read more →
Blogging With Writer's Block
by Mechas and Roberto — Feeling the lightness of summer vacation just around the corner, we re-visit a classic publication from 1974... Read more →
«Anything found to be true of E. coli must also be true of elephants»
by Christoph — I had a short exchange with Philip Ball recently when he announced his next book 'How Life Works' on Twitter. If you don't recognize the author's name: Philip is a chemist by training, holds a PhD in physics, was a long-time editor of 'Nature', and is a prolific book author and science writer... Read more →
Emiliania huxleyi : Past, Present and Future
by Roberto — Christoph recently brought to my attention a resource for anyone interested in a brief introduction to coccolithophores, with particular emphasis on Emiliania huxleyi. Christoph knew well that I, as a fan of this microalga, would enjoy the site. This got me thinking about Ehux (its endearing name that many use) yet once more. Read more →