What's the gist of pollination? Think of pollination as plant sex by proxy. Or if this makes you uncomfortable, think of it as the transfer of pollen (male sperm) to the female part of the…
Closing remarks on 2017
Throughout the whole end of December and beginning of January people tend to judge the past year, draw lines and plot plans for the next year. It's this buzzing with expectation time of the year,…
Burnout: Steering away from it & the personal…
What is burnout? I am not going to rewrite a third of the modern internet in this post to explain what the signs of burning out are. Still, I'd suggest checking this article out The…
Margarida Oliveira – First Hand and Personal (The…
Margarida is one of my closest friends. I met her in Belgium during my PhD and she's someone who no mater the distances I'd like to keep a part of my life! There is a…
A toy microscope and whatever came in the…
Some time ago I purchased a little geek-toy - a handheld microscope from a big retailer online. Obviously, it was a curiosity I did not need, but once I saw it, I knew I badly…
The Poster Session – Introduction
Here's to a new category in my blog! For a while now I've been into the idea of having some cool new stuff on here (aside the fact that I keep wishing I was more…
XX in science
We have it wrong in STEM Yesterday was the international day of women in science. Truth be told, I only found out when I saw tweets with the hashtag flooding my feed. Part of me…
"Science Café"
I am co-hosting a live stream science news show 3 times per week with the wonderful mastermind behind the Blue Streak Science podcast - JD Goodwin. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday (unless my PhD interferes…
Speak up, Nobel (A repost from my LinkedIn)
Mini-interview with Nobel4GMOs mastermind I love this mini-interview, but when I got to read the "I don’t know enough about agri-business to comment on the impact of this deal." I got extremely frustrated! Scientists and…
