Scientific Cooperation: Too many cooks don’t spoil the broth close up shot of M. tuberculosis, arranged in colonies (CDC/Dr. George Kubica, Public Health Image Library 1976) This time we are starting way back, 9 thousand years to be precise; to an untimely death of a mother and her infant in the eastern mediterranean, – taken …
Science and Art: Beauty in the Lab A painting of sea roses by Claude Monet and a fluorescence image of a coculture, can you tell where one begins and the other ends? Bull’s head sculpture by Pablo Picasso, made from a bicycle’s seat and handlebar Because this post is going to be about art, it …
Cells from Cells from Cells – The (never)ending cycle of life Prometheus being attacked by an eagle, depicted in a sculpture by Nicolas-Sébastien Adam, 1762 (Louvre) In a tale of ancient Greek mythology, Prometheus is chained to the rocky mountains of the Caucasus, having his liver ripped out every day by an eagle, only for …
What being a researcher means Hello everyone! My name is Marilù Casini and I am officially part of this huge family around the world called PersonalizeAF. Every months me and all the other ESRs will keep you updated about our research project through this blog. But why do scientists write a blog?! Shouldn’t they only …
What’s in a dish – food for cells and thought https://personalizeaf.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ezgif.com-crop-1.mp4 “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” – just on of the many phrases reminding us that having a balanced diet is good for our health. And just like our whole body stays healthy from a variety of food, the individual cells of …
Duel of Fates – or “Am I an atrial cell yet?” Heart cell specification and differentiation The human body is made up of a lot of cells and most of them are very specialized: letting them bear loads, absorb nutrients, secrete hormones or process blog posts about specialized cells. The heart is no different in …
A Dutch “Hoi” from Thomas HiPSC and me; new beginnings and endless possibilities Morning in the Netherlands In German when you speak of someone who is in need of a change of scenery, who wants to set out for something new, you refer to them as aching for “a wallpaper change”, as wanting a new …
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