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The final stretch that tests every PhD Student 

Posted by , on 4 September 2026

The recent deluge of Substack and Medium articles, promising strategies and frameworks to work effectively and to complete tasks with intentionality, would have some to believe that the ‘P’ in PhD stands for “productivity” and not Philosophy. As if these neatly ...

The Experiments We Never Run

Posted by , on 1 September 2026

Somewhere, there’s a paper that will not get written. Before there’s a scientific paper, someone has to be there to ask the right question, design the right experiment, watch it ...

Patterned Reality: The Common Pursuit of Science and Art

Posted by , on 1 September 2026

Friedrich Bliem writes about how patterns function as an epistemic bridge between scientific, cognitive and artistic processes.

Causality and Comparative Genomics/Transcriptomics

Posted by , on 21 July 2026

One limitation of comparative genomics and transcriptomics in understanding the origin of evolutionary novelties is that these approaches typically provide long (or short) lists of genes that differ among the ...

The elephant in the room: impact factor

Posted by , on 18 June 2026

As new journal impact factors are released this week, it’s worth considering what an impact factor really is and whether the academic community should put so much emphasis on a ...

Self assessing your progress as a developing scientist

Posted by , on 12 February 2026

As scientists, we are all are works in progress and continually developing in our own ways. Each of us brings unique strengths and skills along with challenges, and these can ...

Epigenetic inheritance of acquired traits via stem cells dedifferentiation/differentiation or transdifferentiation cycles

Posted by , on 8 February 2026

Do cells carry memories of the whole body into the next generation? For more than two millennia, biologists and philosophers have debated whether traits acquired during life can be inherited. ...

Throwback to Biologists @ 100: Focus on sustainability

Posted by , on 29 December 2025

Earlier this year, The Company of Biologists celebrated its 100-year anniversary with the Biologists @ 100 conference in Liverpool – bringing together researchers across a wide range of disciplines. To ...

Throwback to Biologists @ 100: Interviews from Liverpool

Posted by , on 18 December 2025

Earlier this year, The Company of Biologists celebrated its 100-year anniversary with the Biologists @ 100 conference in Liverpool – bringing together researchers across a wide range of disciplines. To ...

Creativity and Science Communication

Posted by , on 25 November 2025

Science communication isn’t just about podcasts or fairs—it’s about making research relatable. Jargon and narrow topics can create barriers, so the challenge is to blend scientific language with everyday expression, ...

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