Regular Columnists

A panel of experts - Heran Darwin, Frank Gannon, Howy Jacobs, Lynn Kammerlin and David Smith - regularly contribute commentary and opinion on and beyond molecular biology in EMBO reports.

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EMBO Reports

Journal

EMBO Reports

EMBO Reports stands for scientific quality beyond narrow definitions of novelty and impact, with a scope that embraces the biosciences from biophysics to ecology.

Publishing model: Open access
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Articles

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A personal journey through academia as a neurodiverse scientist
Shina Caroline Lynn Kamerlin
Opinion Open access 24 November 2025 Pages: 6081 - 6082
More Social needed by the Sciences
Frank Gannon
Opinion Open access 30 October 2025 Pages: 5637 - 5638
The complicated art of writing the perfect CV
David R Smith
Opinion Open access 26 September 2025 Pages: 4893 - 4894
Students must not be collateral damage in immigration clampdowns
Shina Caroline Lynn Kamerlin
Opinion Open access 31 July 2025 Pages: 3975 - 3976
Too much charity?
Frank Gannon
Opinion Open access 29 July 2025 Pages: 3977 - 3978
A career in science requires a thick skin
David R Smith
Opinion Open access 20 May 2025 Pages: 2971 - 2972
Culture and its impact on research
Frank Gannon
Opinion Open access 22 April 2025 Pages: 2487 - 2488
NIH’s 15% cap: a cost comparison and research outlook
Shina Caroline Lynn Kamerlin
Mikael H Elias
Opinion Open access 18 March 2025 Pages: 1676 - 1678
Using AI to prepare for academic interviews – don’t trade authenticity for polish
Shina Caroline Lynn Kamerlin
William C Ratcliff
Opinion Open access 17 February 2025 Pages: 1189 - 1190
The ingredients of a great scientific lecture
David R Smith
Opinion Open access 31 January 2025 Pages: 909 - 910
Can bacteria think?
Howy Jacobs
Opinion Open access 25 November 2024 Pages: 3 - 4
The winter holidays are glorious—except when they’re not
Shina Caroline Lynn Kamerlin
Opinion Open access 11 November 2024 Pages: 5223 - 5224
Scientific truth: an endangered species
Frank Gannon
Opinion Open access 24 October 2024 Pages: 5225 - 5226
Time bomb
Howy Jacobs
Opinion Open access 25 September 2024 Pages: 4627 - 4628
Espressogate
David R Smith
Opinion Open access 16 September 2024 Pages: 4093 - 4094
Goliath, meet David
K Heran Darwin
Opinion Open access 16 September 2024 Pages: 4091 - 4092
Genetic information and insurance
Frank Gannon
Opinion Open access 14 August 2024 Pages: 3741 - 3742
Mandatory national language requirements in higher education
Shina Caroline Lynn Kamerlin
Opinion Open access 18 July 2024 Pages: 3739 - 3740
What’s in a @name?
Howy Jacobs
Opinion Open access 01 July 2024 Pages: 3167 - 3168
Unintended consequences of changes to Open Access and the Impact Factor
Frank Gannon
Opinion Open access 11 June 2024 Pages: 2815 - 2816
In vitro fertilization and the ethics of frozen embryos
Shina Caroline Lynn Kamerlin
Opinion Open access 20 May 2024 Pages: 2817 - 2818
Your "out of the office" email is not fooling me
David R Smith
Opinion Open access 07 May 2024 Pages: 2511 - 2512
Safety in numbers?
Howy Jacobs
Opinion Open access 02 May 2024 Pages: 2513 - 2514
Redefining meaning and success in science, research and teaching
David R Smith
Opinion Open access 20 March 2024 Pages: 2147 - 2148
Retrovision
Howy Jacobs
Opinion Open access 08 February 2024 Pages: 1692 - 1693
Clinical trials and tribulations
Frank Gannon
Opinion Open access 05 February 2024 Pages: 1690 - 1691
DORA on steroids
Howy Jacobs
Opinion Open access 25 January 2024 Pages: 932 - 933
The ineligibility barrier for international researchers in US academia
Mikael H Elias
Kitty Sompiyachoke
Shina Caroline Lynn Kamerlin
Opinion Open access 23 January 2024 Pages: 457 - 458
Finding value and beauty in obsolete scientific equipment
David R Smith
Opinion Open access 17 January 2024 Pages: 930 - 931
The life-changing magic of doing a sabbatical
K Heran Darwin
Opinion Open access 02 January 2024 Pages: 459 - 460