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 […]
Two items in the September AAAS Member Update, including updates from the AAAS Government Relations team who are busy building a new local science engagement network, highlighting how you just […]
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 […]
Can a favor be life-changing? For environmental scientist and 2019 AAAS Fellow Marie Lynn Miranda, it certainly was. Miranda almost didn’t become a professor, let alone a dean or provost. […]
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 […]
It’s one thing to have a mission to bring the best available science into policy discussions. Delivering tangible results, now that’s the real challenge. Yet hardly one year since its […]
Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll is willing to accept that Hollywood is not always going to be scientifically precise. But there is one thing he wants film and TV makers to […]
When AAAS Fellow Judith McDowell applied for college in the 1960s, women were typically advised to pick one of two career options: teaching or nursing. McDowell was set on scientific […]
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 […]