The dominance of English in science can obscure the contribution of other languages to modern scientific terminology. At first sight it may seem that German has made only a minor contribution, cropping up only in niche areas of biology (e.g. the morphological Bauplan or the Dauer larva of worm genetics). So it’s striking that a word as familiar as "genome" owes its origin to the German language....


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We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us. -M. McLuhan The theme of tools is one that keeps coming up at Science Craft. We believe in teaching that provides tools to achieve goals rather than rules to be followed blindly. So when I came across this quote from Marshall McLuhan, it struck a chord. Having the tools to write, analyze and present results efficiently and effectively...


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