Twisted Bacteria welcomes lazy bloggers

Would you enjoy writing about the wonderful world of microbes but are too lazy (or busy) to start your own science blog? Well, then you might find more convenient to publish a post as a guest blogger in Twisted Bacteria.

Anybody is welcome - researchers, students, or just 'normal people' who enjoy reading and writing about science.

Anything related to microbes may qualify for a post at Twisted Bacteria - from hard science (such as a recent research finding that you find amazing) to science fiction, medicine, gardening, or food. Microbes are a part of our everyday life.

If you are interested, just send an email to TwistedBacteria AT gmail DOT com , explaining what you would like to write about.

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Image credits: "lazy days" by riot jane. Source: Flickr.

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Can you write?

Well, at least many scientists need some writing classes (yes, I'm first on the list!). If you're interested in this topic, I recommend Time for a change - Linda Cooper's blog at Nature Network. In her own words:

"In this blog I suggest that there's a better way to write a scientific article. Currently, published articles are unnecessarily difficult to read and researchers need to be trained in how to write about their research so that others can understand (...)"

Additionally, from her article Reinventing the science paper - How impenetrable writing harms science, at LabLit:

"Researchers need to be trained to write naturally and persuasively – that is, clearly, completely, and without making assumptions about what readers know about a topic"

I wish I had such a training... but it's never too late to learn.

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