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- Is your home healthy? Ask the DNA
- Genetic investigations are the latest tool for busting unsafe microorganisms and improving air quality in buildings. Read more – ‘Is your home healthy? Ask the DNA’.
- Do microbes control our mood?
- Research on gut bacteria may change the way we look at anxiety, depression, and behavioural disorders Read more – ‘Do microbes control our mood?’.
- Which is more wholesome: wild or farmed fish?
- Choosing between wild and farmed fish is often a dilemma for consumers. Science gives us a heads-up for choosing at the counter and helps in the struggle to save the global fish stocks Sergio Pistoi, Youris.com Wild-captured fish cost twice as much as their farmed counterparts; a difference that many believe is justified by their better […] Read more – ‘Which is more wholesome: wild or farmed fish?’.
- Smart Cities Vs. Terrorism
- Does technology expose cities more to terrorist attacks? Read more – ‘Smart Cities Vs. Terrorism’.
- The Social Life of Bricks
- A celebrity in the materials world, Mark Miodownik dreams of colour-changing walls and looks at the future of renewable buildings Read more – ‘The Social Life of Bricks’.
- Power of the Sun. Dirt Cheap.
- In a world hungry for energy, top scientist Michael Grätzel hopes to make solar cells more affordable by copying photosynthesis Read more – ‘Power of the Sun. Dirt Cheap.’.
- Science and High Schoolers: my Survival Guide on PLOS
- How to talk about science to teenagers. Read more – ‘Science and High Schoolers: my Survival Guide on PLOS’.
- The DNA diet: does it work?
- Genetically-tailored diets are in vogue. But do they work? Read more – ‘The DNA diet: does it work?’.
- The Big Boob Persuasion: does it work for science, too?
- Using naked boobs to disseminate science? The Tumblr blog Boobs for Science has just proved it’s no joke. Is it sustainable? Read more – ‘The Big Boob Persuasion: does it work for science, too?’.
- Italian scientists protest against budget cuts, crocodile tears included
- Sergio Pistoi for The Euroscientist In the successful Italian comedy, Smetto quando voglio (I can quit whenever I want), a group of young and talented scholars with no career perspective turns into a successful drug-dealing mob. The story is imaginary—a surreal rendition of Breaking Bad—but it is also the portrait of Italian academia.There, the shortage […] Read more – ‘Italian scientists protest against budget cuts, crocodile tears included’.
- Scientists and the epic fails of DIY communication
- It’s amazing how many good scientists overlook the importance of strategic communication. These people would call an expert with degrees to fix the air-conditioning of their labs, but will never bother to hire a professional to get some advice on communication. Read more – ‘Scientists and the epic fails of DIY communication’.
- Climate change communication: What do We Know about the coolness factor?
- Data-driven interactivity is great, but we still need old-school reports to make sense of complex topics. Read more – ‘Climate change communication: What do We Know about the coolness factor?’.
- Rust never sleeps: fighting corrosion with high-tech sensors
- Youris.com Read more – ‘Rust never sleeps: fighting corrosion with high-tech sensors’.
- Do We Still Need Human Embyonic Stem Cells?
- Stem Cell Briefings, International Society for Stem Cell Research Read more – ‘Do We Still Need Human Embyonic Stem Cells?’.
- Conference report: European Forum on Philanthropy and Research Funding
- Alliance Magazine Read more – ‘Conference report: European Forum on Philanthropy and Research Funding’.
- Lawinenschuts aus dem all?
- Spektrum der Wissenschaft Read more – ‘Lawinenschuts aus dem all?’.
- Digital Revolutionary: Interview with Leonardo Chiariglione
- Scientific American Read more – ‘Digital Revolutionary: Interview with Leonardo Chiariglione’.
- Fighting the White Death
- Scientific American Read more – ‘Fighting the White Death’.
- Hand-held Scanner Could Detect Tumours
- The New Scientist Read more – ‘Hand-held Scanner Could Detect Tumours’.
- Mind the Gap
- Scientific American Read more – ‘Mind the Gap’.
- Quiet Celebrity: Interview with Judah Folkman
- Scientific American.com Read more – ‘Quiet Celebrity: Interview with Judah Folkman’.
- Father of the Impossibile Children: a Profile of Would-be-Cloner Severino Antinori
- Scientific American Read more – ‘Father of the Impossibile Children: a Profile of Would-be-Cloner Severino Antinori’.
- Facing you genetic destiny
- Scientific American.com Read more – ‘Facing you genetic destiny’.
- Extreme Medicine: a Profile of Gino Strada
- Scientific American Read more – ‘Extreme Medicine: a Profile of Gino Strada’.