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My walk to work ><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rosemary Wilson<\/a> is inspired by her daily journey through the ever-changing landscape of the German Electron Synchrotron (DESY) campus in Hamburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will we ever win the race against viruses? ><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Amid fears of a global Ebola epidemic, the challenges of anti-viral drug development make a timely topic for Kanchan Anand\u2019s guest post on the ELLS blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SureChEMBL available now ><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a new home for SureChem, a once commercially restricted chemistry patent system. The ChEMBL team <\/a>has opened the door, and beckons you in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A cheat’s guide to histone modifications ><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A lunchtime lament prompts Ewan Birney<\/a> to publish a useful and up-to-date guide to help navigate this \u201cbamboozling\u201d catalogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EuroIA 2014 and activity diagrams ><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Using photography as an analogy, Francis Rowland<\/a> focuses in on user experience (UX) design in complex settings like scientific services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linking grants to your publication ><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are a variety of routes that enable grants to be linked to papers\u201d \u2013 European PubMed Central<\/a> aims to help you find the right path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of EMBL.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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