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With stiff competition for Ph.D. positions, mediocre student Jin-Jo is advised by his Wonderlab colleagues to get his application in early

Horst Feldmann, Germany, discusses the past and future of yeast research to explain why this mircoorganism is so important

Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

With the world's popluation predicted to grow to 8.2 billion by 2030, what are the consequences for the economy and chemical industry?

What is an ergot-infested grain kernel? Part 2 looks at the life-cycle of the fungus, how it contributed to the Salem witch trials, and a self test

A new model suggests how melanopsin, a non-visual pigment in the eye, responds to blue light and controls our body clock 

Tips for a better abstract: how to explain your project in the written equivalent of twenty seconds

Sarah E. Reisman, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA, and Corey R. J. Stephenson, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA, awarded

Bacterial virulence factor of mushroom soft rot identified and could help find a drug to treat fungal infections in humans