Small Things Considered

Winter Vacation

By the STC team — We take advantage of this being the season for re­joic­ing, and em­bark on a five-week win­ter vaca­tion. When we re­turn in 2025, on Ja­nua­ry 20, we will en­ter the 19th year of Small Things Con­sider­ed. Read more →

Re: Limitations of LB Medium

by Christoph — Say, you are a student in a molecular genetics lab course or a more advanced cloning expert, you will inevitably have to deal with E. coli. And to make E. coli bacteria grow quickly, standard protocols almost always suggest using LB medium as a "rich medium". You follow the protocol... Read more →

Retrospective, July to December 2024

by the STC team — Did you miss some of our posts from the past six months? Do you want to re-read your favorites? Just scroll to quickly scan through the list of our posts from the last half year, arranged by categories. Read more →

Microbial Solutions for Climate Change

by Mechas — News media are packed with warnings about climate change – those long–term shifts in temperature and weather patterns that today are largely attributed to human activities. Microbes, inextricably linked and key to planetary health, offer sustainable solutions. Read more →

Lost & Found #2

by Christoph — On our way out of 𝕏 (formerly Twitter), we look through our soon-to-be-obsolete "bookmarks" and show you what shouldn't just end up in the bin. Here are three more salvaged bookmarks in 'Lost & Found #2'. Read more →