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Featured Resource: Gene Expression Database (GXD)

Posted by , on 5 December 2024

Find out more about the Gene Expression Database (GXD), a community resource that collects and integrates mouse gene expression data generated by biomedical researchers worldwide.
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Join us at the Biologists @ 100 conference early-career researcher event

Posted by , on 4 December 2024

 The Biologists @ 100 conference, happening 24-27 March 2025 in Liverpool, UK, will have a dedicated half-day event specifically for early-career researchers (ECRs), in the afternoon of 24 March 2025. The …

There’s no one particular path of doing science – explore different options

Posted by , on 4 December 2024

No such thing as a standard career path – an interview with Christos Kyprianou

Lab meeting with the Hirashima lab

Posted by , on 3 December 2024

Meet the Hirashima lab, situated at the Mechanobiology Institute and Department of Physiology, National University of Singapore.

I made a conscious choice to switch from dancing to research, and I don’t regret it at all

Posted by , on 2 December 2024

No such thing as a standard career path – an interview with Maria Rostovskaya

Congenital heart defects caused by problems with placenta

Posted by , on 28 November 2024

Brief summary: Congenital heart defects are the most common human birth defect, affecting around 1% of newborns. People with heart defects often show low levels of a protein that helps …

Choose what fits with your personality

Posted by , on 28 November 2024

No such thing as a standard career path – an interview with Sara Morais da Silva

SciArt profile: Petra Korlević

Posted by , on 27 November 2024

In this SciArt profile, we meet Petra Korlević, a scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, interested in retrieving DNA from historic mosquito collections. Can you tell us about your background …

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Updated on 2 December 2024