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Why you should not use BioRender

January 17, 2024 • 3 min read • Science

Why you should not use BioRender

About two years ago, our university started subscribing to an institutional plan for BioRender.
It’s difficult to grade student’s assignments

December 16, 2023 • 3 min read • Teaching

It’s difficult to grade student’s assignments

I have been reading hundreds of student assignments this autumn.
The Finnish 1000 PhDs pilot

November 28, 2023 • 6 min read • Finland

The Finnish 1000 PhDs pilot

The Finnish government is going to finance 1000 additional new fully funded doctoral positions, which would start in the academic year 2024/2025.
Unbricking the Netgate pfsense SG-3100

November 10, 2023 • 3 min read • Technology

Unbricking the Netgate pfsense SG-3100

The current process of restoring functionality on the Netgate pfsense SG-3100 router after an unsuccessful firmware upgrade is too difficult (although the device is magnificent otherwise).
Bio-Rad fixes our NGC

September 20, 2023 • 8 min read • Teaching

Bio-Rad fixes our NGC

We just survived the DPDR-305 protein purification course.
Helsinki University dropped from top 100

August 27, 2023 • 3 min read • Finland

Helsinki University dropped from top 100

The largest Scandinavian daily, Helsingin Sanomat, reported the last week that the University of Helsinki had dropped from the top 100 universities in the Shanghai ranking.
Did we publish in a predatory journal?

August 3, 2023 • 6 min read • Frontiers

Did we publish in a predatory journal?

When I get a manuscript review request, I first look at the journal where the request comes from.
Bicycle parking on the Viikki campus

July 31, 2023 • 3 min read • Finland

Bicycle parking on the Viikki campus

We have new bicycle storage spaces in Viikki, about 400 of them.
Withings Body Scan smart scales

June 29, 2023 • 11 min read • Technology

Withings Body Scan smart scales

In 2009, we bought our first Withings smart scales.
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Biochemistry/Molecular biology researcher and teacher