Why properly teaching scientific models in school can be hard?

Nature
Sep 29, 2021, George Angelakis

Models play an important role in the scientific communication. According to Van Driel and Verloop (1999), individuals can use mental models, which are representations of a physical phenomenon. When a mental model is expressed by an individual through speech or writing, the model becomes...

The evolution of the acceptance of the covid-19 vaccine in the U.S.s

Nature
Jun 15, 2021, George Angelakis

While looking back to a short time ago when vaccines were not still a thing may seem scary and nonsensical, the truth is that this time provides us with many useful data regarding the global perception of the pandemic and the vaccines, while allowing us to note any potential shifts in the public opinion.

Getting to know our PIs: Dr. Charalampos Spilianakis

Nature
May 12, 2021, George Angelakis

Dr. Spilianakis is Associate Professor at the University of Crete and IMBB Researcher in the fields of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Cell Biology & Development with expertise in Molecular Biology & Epigenetics.

Getting to know our PIs: Dr. Panagiotis Sarris

Nature
May 09, 2021, George Angelakis
Dr Panagiotis Sarris is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology at the University of Crete and University of Exeter and Principal Researcher at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of FORTH.

Who was Stephane Leduc, the father of synthetic biology?

Nature
March 2, 2021, George Angelakis

As all teams are slowly yet steadily getting into track for this year’s IGEM competition it seems rather important to take a look at the life and works of the man who first described the hugely diverse and surprisingly interesting field of synthetic biology: Stéphane Leduc.


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