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OBSERVER
OBSERVER

An adventure in eight chapters. 🟥 There's a universe everywhere you turn.

Decoding Ancestral Knowledge
Decoding Ancestral Knowledge

Nitrogen Cycling by Microbes in Native Hawaiian Culture

Picture a Scientist
Picture a Scientist

The Fight for Gender Equity in Science

Human Nature
Human Nature

The story of CRISPR — the most important scientific discovery of the 21st century.

The Most Beautiful Experiment
The Most Beautiful Experiment

Matt Meselson and Frank Stahl share the story of how they proved semiconservative DNA replication

How to Kill a Superbug
How to Kill a Superbug

Fighting antibiotic resistance with phage therapy

Good Chemistry
Good Chemistry

Jennifer Doudna & Emmanuelle Charpentier's historic Nobel Prize for CRISPR

The Hidden World of Plant Roots
The Hidden World of Plant Roots

Uncovering the hidden, dynamic world of plant roots with Stanford biologist José R. Dinneny

A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods

What does a redwood forest look like, and sound like, in the wake of a devastating fire?

Corals: On the Brink
Corals: On the Brink

Can we save coral reefs from extinction?

Archaea and The Tree of Life
Archaea and The Tree of Life

These Microbes Changed Evolutionary Biology Forever

The CRISPR Apostle
The CRISPR Apostle

Rodolphe Barrangou tells the story of his discovery that laid the groundwork for the gene editing revolution

Electric Microbes
Electric Microbes

How Geobacter microbes produce electricity

Fire Among Giants
Fire Among Giants

What happened after the redwoods burned?

Coming Home
Coming Home

The Journey of a Puerto Rican Scientist

The Future of Forests
The Future of Forests

Will they survive the threats of climate change?

Saving The American Chestnut
Saving The American Chestnut

A case study in genetic engineering

Charting an Original Path
Charting an Original Path

Biologist, artist, and mother Rebecca Calisi Rodríguez redefines what it means to be a scientist by charting her own path in studying pigeon parental behavior.

Century of Biology
Century of Biology

CRISPR ethics and how it will impact our future

The SOS Response in Bacteria
The SOS Response in Bacteria

Evelyn Witkin shares her journey to the discovery of the SOS DNA damage response in bacteria.

Planning Your Scientific Journey
Planning Your Scientific Journey

How to Develop and Plan a Research Project

Build Your Research Community
Build Your Research Community

Learn Skills to Develop a Mentoring Network to Succeed in Graduate School and Beyond

Let’s Experiment
Let’s Experiment

How to Design Experiments in Biological Research

Share Your Research
Share Your Research

How to Create and Deliver a Good Research Talk

Career Planning for Early Career Scientists
Career Planning for Early Career Scientists

Create an Actionable Plan to Achieve Your Career Goals

Mentoring Up
Mentoring Up

Strengthening and Expanding Mentor-Mentee Relationships

The Strategic Postdoc
The Strategic Postdoc

How to Position Yourself and Apply for a Postdoc

Strategies for Effective Public Engagement
Strategies for Effective Public Engagement

Key Principles to Succeed in Public Engagement Projects

Business Concepts for Life Scientists
Business Concepts for Life Scientists

Prepare for Career Transitions into Lab or Industry