Engels – Page 23 – Plant en Zo

What is wrong with how and when we are taught to write grants

What is wrong with how and when we are taught to write grants Doing science for a living is one of the most fantastic jobs you can think about. And in general we scientist have a pretty good deal, being at the forefront of new discoveries and getting paid for learning new things. However, forContinue reading “What is wrong with how and when we are taught to write grants”

Leaf shape development

Leaf shape development On of the things that intrigues me most in biology is the development of organisms. How does that single cell that is just fertilised knows what to do. To get its polarity established, initiate cell division at the right time, place and direction. What makes it go on developing into recognisable plantContinue reading “Leaf shape development”

Giving a talk

Giving a talk When preparing to give a talk about your work you always need to make lots of decisions. One is about the amount of background vs results. Ideally you would like to have lots of time to discuss your new results, but for the audience to place them into context, or to understandContinue reading “Giving a talk”

SNAREs deal with K+ channels

SNAREs deal with K+ channels It has been a busy week so it took some time to get my thoughts organised and write this review. Keeping up with vesicle fusion, we now have a look at how SNARE assembly is regulated. The final step of vesicle fusion with the plasma membrane is regulated by theContinue reading “SNAREs deal with K+ channels”