Analyses

Digging deep behind pure facts. – Critical, in-depth coverage of current affairs in life science research, business and policy; views and opinions about trends and problems in European life sciences; case studies of dubious scientific or business practice; insiders tell us what they really think, ...

03.2008

Scientific espionage – Has the determination to fight scientific espionage already led to paranoia? more
The European Science Foundation (ESF) – Chief Executive Marja Makarow talks about ESF's role in the scientific community. more
A plea for James Watson – James Watson, co-discoverer of the DNA structure, has been massively criticised for his statements on the intelligence of African blacks. Rightly so? more
Career strategies for young European scientists (XI) – Brain gain schemes in the Western Balkans. more

02.2008

Open Access and Peer Review/Richard Smith (PLoS), about open access publishing and criticizes traditional peer review. more
French research reform (II)/Sarkozy and his 'Law on Universities'. more
Troublesome lab reagents/A real tale of woe about working with sub-standard lab supplies. more
Career strategies for young European scientists (X: National programmes open to anyone: Austrian Euros. more

01.2008

French research reform (I). more
Cell cultures: Often revealed to be classified wrongly/Contamination. more
Career strategies for young European scientists (IX) Swiss Fraenkli. more

05.2007

Interview with Gottfried Schatz. more
Microbial systematics. more
Career strategies for young European scientists (VIII)/National programmes open to anyone: The German perspective. more

04.2007

New model organisms. more
Career strategies for young European scientists (VII)/The EMBO Young Investigator Programme. more

03.2007

(Not only) PhD Careers/The Starting Independent Researcher Grants of the European Research Council (ERC). more

02.2007

The Netherlands' new science minister Ronald Plasterk is tranformed from highly productive researcher to government minister. more
Ghost writers and ghost authors in medical papers. more
(Not only) PhD Careers/The seventh EU research framework programme (FP7)
-- part II: Marie Curie actions. more

01.2007

Genetic testing, European regulations, guidelines and scientific problems. more
(Not only) PhD Careers/The seventh EU research framework programme (FP7)
-- part I. more