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Swine Flu epidemics started a couple of weeks ago now and it has been largely covered in social medias. By social medias, I mean all those platforms where one is able to speak and share real-time information about swine flu. Like for other recent and outbreaking news, real-time information has shown its great and useful possibilities. In fact, recently they have been consulted and used to be broadcasted on mainstream channels such as television. I will insist on the “Twitter thing“, but not only… Continue

“Wonder what the boys on the Big Bang Theory are watching on their laptop” was the title of the strange yet interesting email we received today at novoseek. Along with the email was attached a powerpoint presentation we would be very interested in in no time. Why? Have you ever noticed that in the Big Bang Theory, you can never see what they are watching on their laptop? As fans of the show it is something we’ve ever wanted to know. Well, here your answer! (...)… Continue

Becoming a Doctor of Philosophy, more commonly called PhD is a great challenge. It requires from a PhD student several years to be achieved and great dedication to obtain results and present them to the rest of the community. Obviously, it is worth it since what is at stake is the improvement of the knowledge in its field and being an active part of progress. In addition, being a PhD student means that one enters a prestigious university and lab and benefits from highly skilled people (namely tu… Continue