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The ups and downs of learning a programming language

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How I got into programming In today’s world, advances in technology and laboratory methods make the handling of ever-increasing amounts of data in science very important. For handling large amounts of data, computer science skills are more in demand than ever. Therefore, scientists, students, postgraduates, etc. are beginning to get more involved with programming languages. As a medical student, I am now for the first … Continue reading The ups and downs of learning a programming language »

A range of software tools to boost your research

Last month, you learned about how math helps to understand T cell immunity. This time, it is about how software engineering and innate immunity come together. Jonathan Schmid-Burgk studied Molecular Biomedicine in Bonn and is now about to finish his PhD at the Institute of Molecular Medicine. Here, Jonathan tells us how developing several software tools allowed him to study open questions in innate immunity. … Continue reading A range of software tools to boost your research »