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