In many communities around the world, students’ ability and enthusiasm to pursue STEM fields in their high school and college careers is limited by a lack of resources which prevent them from ...

At some point in your research career, you may find yourself transitioning from academia to industry or vice versa. To best set yourself up for success, adapt your approach to the specific scientific ...

If you walk into a typical biology laboratory today, you may see a lab bench that is not that different from one 20 years ago. You will see scientists using hand-held pipettes, Excel, and paper ...

Today, the majority of cell biology operations are carried out manually, even though the core steps are highly reproducible. Staff are expected to conduct repetitive tasks for hours each day, and ...

The International Space Station (ISS) welcomes scientific guests, that is, experimental modules that have reserved berths in the ISS’s payload racks. In a sense, the ISS is a scientific cruise ship.

How We Taught a Hands-On Lab Remotely Arthur Felse, associate professor of instruction, and John Docter, research technologist, for Northwestern Engineering's Master of Biotechnology program (MBP) ...

Researchers have developed a method for using remote-controlled, internet-connected microscopes to enable students anywhere in the world to participate in designing and carrying out biology ...