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Billion-dollar gamble

February 28, 2025 • 3 min read • OPT-302

Billion-dollar gamble

Last December, Forbes published a feature article about Megan Baldwin's work to improve the antiangiogenic treatment of eye diseases.
The DTE protein asporin and gut regeneration

February 13, 2025 • 1 min read • Science

The DTE protein asporin and gut regeneration

Aging and regeneration are two of the most fascinating areas of life science.
Sartorius Midi Plus

January 26, 2025 • 5 min read • Sartorius

Sartorius Midi Plus

When bigger competitors swallow innovative small companies or brands, the product quality can sometimes suffer due to attempts to increase productivity.
Barrier (a software KVM switch)

January 21, 2025 • 2 min read • Technology

Barrier (a software KVM switch)

Barrier is an incredible software that lets you use the same keyboard and mouse with different computers without the need for hardware.
Most dangerous disease of 2025?

January 8, 2025 • 4 min read • H5N1

Most dangerous disease of 2025?

Thanks to effective vaccines and evidence-based treatment, Covid-19 is not the most dangerous disease of 2025.
Reset the admin (user #1) password in Drupal 9

January 1, 2025 • 1 min read • Technology

Reset the admin (user #1) password in Drupal 9

I should upgrade to Drupal 9.
German Music for Beginners

December 31, 2024 • 2 min read • Germany

German Music for Beginners

Many years ago, when people still did burn music CDs, I made a double-CD compilation "German Music for Beginners". Here is a somewhat updated version of that compilation. I use the term "German Music" very generously.
Our lab won't go bancrupt in 2025!

November 29, 2024 • 2 min read • Finland

Our lab won’t go bancrupt in 2025!

Our lab has been so unlucky with its recent grant applications that I was already seriously considering alternative career paths.
JuFo ranking: A Worse Impact Factor?

November 2, 2024 • 6 min read • Finland

JuFo ranking: A Worse Impact Factor?

Changes to the Finnish PhD educationAll Finnish universities are lowering the requirements for a doctoral thesis.
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Biochemistry/Molecular biology researcher and teacher