Science Writing & Editing
Five world-class experts, including the lead developer of the German-based BioNTech vaccine, shared their insights about the COVID-19 pandemic during a half-day, virtual symposium hosted by the Helmholtz Association consortium […]
Theoretical physicists from Berlin teamed up with experimental physicists from Munich to determine the precise mechanics involved in cell motility. The findings were published in the journal Proceedings of the […]
We have known about a skin touch sensor for more than 160 years. MDC scientists now publish in Nature Neuroscience some of the first proof of its involvement in detecting […]
What does it take to rebuild a research culture? In our first episode of the Asia Research News podcast, we delve into Doing Research in Myanmar: a systematic study of […]
Imagine that before you could make dinner, you first had to rebuild the kitchen, specifically designed for each recipe. You’d spend way more time on preparation, than actually cooking. For […]
MDC researcher Jan Philipp Junker and his collaborator Maria Colomé-Tatché at Helmholtz Center Munich have received a €200,000 grant to improve big data processing to better understand how gene networks […]
It’s been a bit of a mystery: is a particular family of proteins responsible for cell survival or cell death in the intestinal lining? A new mouse model developed at […]
Researchers in Germany identified the precise structural differences that determine if a protein becomes an active enzyme or an iron scaffold. This finding, reported in Nature Communications, provides deeper insight […]
Rapidly cooling magnon particles proves a surprisingly effective way to create an elusive quantum state of matter, called a Bose-Einstein condensate. The discovery can help advance quantum physics research and […]
A new diagnostic test to quickly and easily monitor kidney transplant patients for infection and rejection relies on a simple urine sample and a powerful partner: the gene-editing technology CRISPR. […]
Researchers at the MDC observe the very early stages of blood vessel development in lymph node tumors. The findings published in Cancer Research suggest a potential treatment target to slow […]
Perceiving warmth requires input from a surprising source: cool receptors. The finding published in Neuron by neuroscientists at the MDC challenges the theory that dedicated neurons convey either warm or […]
Research highlights in technology, medicine, environment, space, and social sciences. Produced just once a year, distributed around the world. I am proud to have edited the magazine, as well as […]
Proud to share this year’s Asia Research News magazine, which I oversaw as managing editor. Please have a look at the digital edition here. We highlight research from institutes throughout […]
The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) published its brand new Welcome Brochure last week. I am delighted to have contributed by writing the feature stories about […]
Every year, Asia Research News publishes a glossy print magazine featuring research about medicine, technology, space, environment and people from across the region. We are proud to unveil the 2018 […]
An international research team has some good news for the struggling honeybee, and the millions of people who depend on them to pollinate crops and other plants. These valuable pollinators […]
Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have identified a system that could store quantum information for longer times, which is critical for the future […]
For generations, Okinawans potters have passed their expertise directly from master to student. There are no textbooks explaining how to make the beautiful pieces characteristic of Okinawa. Masters go by […]
Patterns appearing on both the very large and very small scale are extremely rare, but researchers at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) in Japan have found […]