Science
The human genome was just completed (again)

May 15, 2023 • 5 min read • Human Genome Project

The human genome was just completed (again)

More than 20 years ago, the human genome was
Cutting-edge vascular biology continues at the Wihuri Research Institute

May 10, 2023 • 1 min read • Vascular Biology

Cutting-edge vascular biology continues at the Wihuri Research Institute

Taija Mäkinen has been appointed to become the Wihuri Research Institute (WRI) Director starting in 2024.
OMG: T. rex did not have VEGF-B!

April 5, 2023 • 3 min read • Vascular Biology

OMG: T. rex did not have VEGF-B!

Our work on the evolutionary origin of the PDGF and VEGF growth factors has just been published in Angiogenesis: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10456-023-09874-9.
Bad vibes from the new tram

April 1, 2023 • 3 min read • Finland

Bad vibes from the new tram

Our showers were banned from use due to the new tram line running in front of my workplace, the Helsinki University Viikki campus.
GPT-3 is hallucinating again

March 7, 2023 • 3 min read • Chat-GPT

GPT-3 is hallucinating again

On the weekend, I needed to finalize my report for UP (University Pedagogy) 3.1 course.
Showdown: GE Healthcare's Äkta versus Bio-Rad's NGC

February 7, 2023 • 4 min read • Bio-Rad

Showdown: GE Healthcare’s Äkta versus Bio-Rad’s NGC

I have been purifying proteins since 1996.
Why are most scientists coffee addicts?

January 4, 2023 • 3 min read • Coffee

Why are most scientists coffee addicts?

Last week I went electric after perhaps 25 years of making coffee without a coffee maker directly powered by electricity.
Mastodon

December 30, 2022 • 2 min read • Mastodon

Mastodon

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Biochemistry/Molecular biology researcher and teacher