Evolution is thoughtless, lazy and imperfect - and that is exactly why it works!
Evolution is thoughtless, lazy and imperfect - and that is exactly why it works!
Interested in my work as a biologist, in my scientific achievements, or in my media appearances? Specially for you I keep track of the latest news items of Wild DNA in this wild science blog. How orderly convenient!
Ambassadress' message: "Biology is in my DNA - and in yours too"
KIJK magazine interview: why we eat chicken eggs and not house sparrow eggs
Already 'Face of Science' for one year, at KNAW
(Engelse versie blog, voor de Nederlandse versie + bronnen klik je hier )
We owe a lot to retroviruses, apparently - Interview in KIJK Magazine
Visiting the customs DNA lab in Amsterdam
Job promotion! From PhD to postdoc
Silly, but: what came first, the chicken or the egg?
"Gross, Genetics!" NEMO Science Night 2023
I appeared in Kijk Magazine: what to think of this hybrid 'dog-fox'?
Biodiversity Conference - register now for our panel session!
Exotic Alpine newts and green frogs in 'Scales & Slime'
Officially an 'ANWB' couple!
Eating froglegs? Some things you should know
Cannibalism is not at all that strange in the animal kingdom
Banded newts! DNA talk 8 online
On Dutch radio to talk about my PhD project!
We are surrounded by massively 'dumped', exotic Alpine newts
Seasnakes regained their color vision - which is both surprising and expected!
(Engelse versie blog, voor de Nederlandse versie klik je hier )
(Engelse versie blog, voor de Nederlandse versie klik je hier )
(Engelse versie blog, voor de Nederlandse versie klik je hier )
On Dutch radio during our search for amphibians
Save the toads! Interview regarding the annual toad migration
Bioniews article about the evolution of color in amphibians
Selected as 'Face of Science' 2023!!!
"Fitting in is overrated" NRC interview about my life as biologist, entrepreneur, ánd actress
On Dutch radio I talked about dodo-, dinosaur-, mammoth - & salamander DNA!
Caecilians are no longer misfits!
DNA of modern chickens threatens the wild, red junglefowl
(Blog alleen in het Engels)
Smooth newts hibernate in a coot's nest!
Aliens in the Dutch dunes!? 👽 Exotic amphibians discovered
Book related news part 2
Book related news part 1
99 men versus 100 women: the biology of the sex ratio in NL! Podcast NPO Radio 1
What are hybrids? DNA talk 6 online!
Mesmerized kids & parents during the Summerschool Junior lecture on salamanders!
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'Woooosshh' = the sound of my own company being launched!
RAVON article: green lizards in Scheveningen
Clumsy: too small to jump...
Video mangabey study: the collaboration between zoos, museums and universities
" Survival of the failure " - featured in Leiden Science Magazine
Salamanders "on cloud nine"!
(Blog alleen in het Engels)
The pygmy hog: now on display in the 'favorite items' showcase at LiveScience!
Monkey Business: publication in 'Zoo Biology'