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Posted by the Node, on 30 October 2025
During September, we ran a writing challenge on the Node, giving our contributors a chance to win £200. The winner of the challenge was Umaymah Ahmad with the post ‘It’s ...Posted by Bethan, on 29 September 2025
Hopeful monsters. Morphospace. Mutation. Natural variation. Mutagenesis screens. Polymorphism. Deformity. Phenotype. Disease. Adaptation. Anomaly. Variant. Error. What defines the distinction between defect and difference? Between natural and unnatural? Between ...Posted by Olga Zueva, on 29 September 2025
Doctoral programs say they want the brightest, most creative, and motivated students. But once you enter, creativity often gets replaced by execution, independence by subordination, and discovery by survival. Why ...Posted by Laura Turchi, on 28 September 2025
A recent paper from Otsuki and colleagues investigates the molecular mechanisms driving limb regeneration in axolotlPosted by Sameer Thukral, 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 ...Posted by Fatima Lozano, on 26 September 2025
I am an avid podcast listener, especially at the gym. Instead of fueling my reps with anger-fueled lyricism or upbeat songs that raise my bpm to 120, I noticed feeding ...Posted by Sameer Thukral, 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 ...Posted by Umaymah Ahmad, on 21 September 2025
When I attended my first networking event, I felt like I was sticking out like a sore thumb, but the thumb gets sorer and sorer and eventually the whole hand ...Posted by Gene Levinson, on 9 September 2025
How a Biological Principle is Guiding the Human-AI Partnership Summary: For decades, we’ve used computational metaphors for the brain (it’s like a computer!). But what if the most powerful metaphor ...Posted by Esteban Hoijman, on 4 September 2025
We recently discovered that early embryos can eliminate bacterial infections before immune cells are formed. Take a look at the dynamics of our first encounter with microbes.