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The Kahneman Chronicles: Lessons from a Fly Lab

Posted by , on 27 September 2025

The Kahneman Chronicles #1: When a Nobel Laureate Fixed Our Lab’s Scheduling Disasters Daniel Kahneman (1934-2024) was a legendary psychologist who revolutionized our understanding of human decision-making and became known ...

The Invisible Cost: How Power Dynamics May Undermine Respect in Academic Labs

Posted by , on 24 September 2025

I’m a big fan of podcasts, and one of my favorites is Tim Harford’s “Cautionary Tales.” It tells true stories about disasters and what we can learn from them. One ...

Lab meeting with the Silveira Lab

Posted by , on 24 June 2025

Meet the Silveira lab, based at the Institute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho, part of the Center for Health Sciences at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Nano Injections, Big Discoveries: The Journey to Map Neural and Inner Ear Lineages

Posted by , on 8 May 2025

Co-authored by Sandra de Haan and Jingyan He In our recently published paper ‘Ectoderm barcoding reveals neural and cochlear compartmentalization‘, we utilized ultrasound-guided in utero nano injections to deliver heritable DNA barcodes ...

Lab meeting with the Davies Lab

Posted by , on 22 April 2025

Meet the Davies Lab, based in the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, the University of Edinburgh.

Lab Meeting with the Phng Lab

Posted by , on 14 April 2025

Meet the Phng Lab, based at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Japan. The lab is interested in vascular morphogenesis and, in particular, endothelial cell mechanobiology.

Lab meeting with the Zenker Lab

Posted by , on 3 April 2025

This is part of the ‘Lab meeting’ series featuring developmental and stem cell biology labs around the world. Where is the lab? Jennifer: You can find the Zenker Lab at the ...

How to make labs more sustainable

Posted by , on 27 January 2025

Would you like to learn more about how to make your lab greener? We are excited to offer you insight into what sustainable action you can put into practice in ...

How being a scientist helped me to be a good mother

Posted by , on 17 January 2025

Last year I became the mother of fraternal twins. I love being a parent, but in a profession rife with gender inequalities, I am also aware of how my transition ...

Lab meeting with the Das lab

Posted by , on 17 January 2025

This is part of the ‘Lab meeting’ series featuring developmental and stem cell biology labs around the world. Where is the lab? The lab is located at National Centre for ...

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