News What are those biologists up to? Have you ever wondered what’s going on in the lives of Biology students? Then today is your lucky day, because I happen to study biology and I love talking about it. In this article I will explain an experiment I did in the past month. Louke Nieman • June 01, 2023
Research Why do mosquitoes love me so much? We all know someone who always gets attacked by mosquitoes. While everyone is enjoying the BBQ, they need to stay on high alert and still manage to get bitten multiple times by the end of the night. Researchers already have ideas on what makes some people more attractive, but it’s not sweet blood. Linshan Feng • March 23, 2023
Background Leaf flea, I choose you! During the Popular Science Writing course, students are asked to write an article based on a scientific talk. This week an article by Stan Meijers, on the Japanese leaf flea as a potential repressant against Japanese knotweed. • March 16, 2023
Event And then, the award ceremony In January, iGEM Leiden will be starting a new project. And you can join! But what is iGEM anway? And what is it like to participate? Matthijs Hamstra (22) en Tino Hoeksma (24), members of the iGEM 2022 team, explain. Nienke Franken • December 12, 2022
News "Snake killed after eating woman" Louke Nieman talks to snake expert Roel Wouters about the recent reporting on an incident where a snake ate a woman. He sought to soothe the sensation surrounding the snake by posting an informative Instagram story. Should this happen more often? Louke Nieman • November 18, 2022
Research Rebuilding bones: like stacking LEGO® This featured guest article by Imogen Powell tells us about an interesting new study, in which researchers try to come up with a method for curing bone disease. Imogen Powell • October 21, 2022
Background The not so vicious false wolf spider The poisonous false wolf spider is increasingly seen in the Netherlands. Not everyone likes that idea. Do we have reason to fear this itsy bitsy creature? Louke Nieman • September 30, 2022
Background From parroting to grammar Animals communicate with each other in complex and intricate ways. What do their vocal abilities tell us about how vocal learning and language in humans may have evolved? Anne-Fleur Oskamp • June 18, 2022