Merel van ‘t HoffLeiden University

Looking for the origin of life

Did you know we have found over 3000 planets around other stars than our sun? And still the Earth is, as far as we know, the only planet with life. So how did life originate? To investigate this ...

Ingrid DijkgraafMaastricht University

Tick saliva against cardiovascular diseases

Ticks are mostly notorious for the diseases they transfer onto humans and animals. But did you know we can use ticks in the battle against cardiovascular diseases? For this, Ingrid Dijkgraaf investigates ...

Ghislaine VantommeEindhoven University of Technology

Living Plastics

How great would it be if a phone screen could repair itself? Ghislaine Vantomme explores strategies to bring materials to life ...