Background The limitless future of RNA RNA has catapulted to the forefront of the pharmaceutical sciences. Elegant and effective, RNA can target and utilize the inner workings of our cells to protect us from a wide range of diseases. What can we expect from RNA-based therapies in the foreseeable future? Bart Grijmans • January 20, 2022
Background The ecology of Dune Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi classic Dune starts with a dedication: to dry-land ecologists. The book about the struggle over a desert planet which is rich in a precious resource, spice, has a major theme - long-term ecology. Michiel de Groot • December 02, 2021
Interview "Weeds" have stories to tell Do you know how many plants are growing on the pavement outside your door? Chances are, more than you think! In this interview, we talk to Nienke Beets of citizen science project "Stoepplantjes". Linshan Feng • November 25, 2021
Interview Roel Wouters on biodiversity and politics Biology student Roel Wouters made it to the finals of the competition for the position of United Nations (UN) Youth Representative Biodiversity and Food. The elections run until Friday the 29th of October, in which young people to the age of 30 can vote online. Luna Rezaei Ghavamabadi • October 28, 2021
Research The calculated altruism Evolution by natural selection is a fiercely competitive process. Resources are limited in nature. Thus animals should always be up for themselves and reproduce at the expense of other individuals. Yakun Yang • October 21, 2021
Research How scats might save the cats On januari 2021 it seemed like Artis, the oldest zoo in the Netherlands, was going to have to say goodbye to its lions. Why? And how can we solve it? Cynthia Peelen • June 28, 2021
Research Moonshot Tardigrades: Galactic Hitchhikers? Tardigrades can survive anything, right? Brand new research takes another look at this question. Michiel de Groot • June 17, 2021
Growing a leg like a lobster, could we do that too? Lobsters can grow back lost limbs. If nature has developed that gift once, could we recreate it? Ayse Emirdoğan, Jessica Hoang and Astrid de Vries • April 22, 2021
Magic with CRISPR-Cas: Conjuring a unicorn with DNA Always wanted a unicorn? Or a luminescent bunny? To see if this is fact or fiction, editor Soraya Schachtschabel talks with the experts. Soraya Schachtschabel • April 15, 2021
