Today's post features a Guest Post from Lucas Brouwers of Thoughtomics. He's written some wonderful science posts (including some g...

For free-living (especially free-moving) organisms, the ability to sense and respond to the outside environment is crucial for survival. Euk...

The first signs of life on earth appeared about 4.5 Ga (1 Ga is an American billion, ie. 10 9 years) ago. It's not yet completely certa...

It's starting to approach the time of year when PhD student's need results. Especially those who work on big human-based projects wh...

>Proteins are one of the key molecules inside cells; involved in signalling, intracellular transport, metabolism and gene control. They r...

I was planning on brushing up my knowledge of chloroplasts today, as next week I'm starting a plantsci course for my options lectures, b...

Circadian rhythm is the cyclic control of cellular processes over a period of roughly twenty-four hours. There are many processes within the...

This is my first attempt at a proper scientific book review, so any feedback would be much obliged. Thanks! The Burgess Shale is a collectio...

I like organising myself, which may come as a surprise to people who know me. When it comes to revision time I like making revision plans, w...

I was hoping to avoid this by maybe writing some future-posts to appear during the holidays, but time just ran out on me. So I'll be goi...