The Corona Files
Mole is the JCS resident insectivore who shares his views on various aspects of life-science research. In this series, called The Corona Files, Mole talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the landscape for researchers. You can read Mole's other musings, spanning the past 18 years, here.
Corona XLIX - take a breath
Journal of Cell Science Mar 2022, 135 (6) jcs259985; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259985
https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/135/6/jcs259985/274797
Corona XLVIII - Red Queens and mutant genes
Journal of Cell Science Feb 2022, 135 (4) jcs259798; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259798
https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/135/4/jcs259798/274402
Corona XLVII - flash
Journal of Cell Science Feb 2022, 135 (3) jcs259776; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259776
https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/135/3/jcs259776/274237
Corona XLVI - Oh my, Omicron!
Journal of Cell Science Jan 2022, 135 (2) jcs259727; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259727
https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/135/2/jcs259727/274068
Corona XLV - The Garden of Forking Paths
Journal of Cell Science Dec 2021, 134 (23) jcs259591; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259591
https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/134/23/jcs259591/273640
Corona XLIV - round 'em up
Journal of Cell Science Oct 2021, 134 (20) jcs259431; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259431
https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/134/20/jcs259431/272495
Corona XLIII - grok
Journal of Cell Science Sep 2021, 134 (18) jcs259345; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259345
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/134/18/jcs259345
Corona XLII - news for parrots
Journal of Cell Science Sep 2021, 134 (17) jcs259283; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259183
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/134/17/jcs259283
Corona XLI - do over
Journal of Cell Science Aug 2021, 134 (16) jcs259269; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259269
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/134/16/jcs259269
Corona XL - listen
Journal of Cell Science Aug 2021, 134 (15) jcs259182; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259182
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/134/15/jcs259182
Corona XXXIX - WTF?
Journal of Cell Science Jul 2021, 134 (13) jcs259034; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259034
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/134/13/jcs259034
Corona XXXVIII - breaking news
Journal of Cell Science Jun 2021, 134 (12) jcs258971; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258971
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/134/12/jcs258971
Corona XXXVII - speed of thought
Journal of Cell Science Jun 2021, 134 (11) jcs258902; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258902
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/134/11/jcs258902
Corona XXXVI - limbo
Journal of Cell Science May 2021, 134 (9) jcs258756; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258756
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/134/9/jcs258756
Corona XXXV - the year of living virtually
Journal of Cell Science Apr 2021, 134 (8) jcs258692; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258692
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/134/8/jcs258692
Corona XXXIV - elementary II
Journal of Cell Science Apr 2021, 134 (7) jcs258630; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258630
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/134/7/jcs258630
Corona XXXIII - elementary
Journal of Cell Science Apr 2021, 134 (7) jcs258600; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258600
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/134/7/jcs258600
Corona XXXII - bursting the bubble
Journal of Cell Science Mar 2021, 134 (6) jcs258519; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258519
https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/134/6/jcs258519/237884
Corona XXXI - bubbles
Journal of Cell Science Mar 2021, 134 (6) jcs258503; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258503
https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/134/6/jcs258503/237885
Corona XXX - speechless
Journal of Cell Science Feb 2021, 134 (4) jcs258473; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258473
https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/134/4/jcs258473/237388
Corona XXIX - four minutes
Journal of Cell Science Feb 2021, 134 (4) jcs258472; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258472
https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/134/4/jcs258472/237387
Corona XXVIII - the Rashomon gate
Journal of Cell Science Dec 2020, 133 (24) jcs258202; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258202
https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/133/24/jcs258202/226394
Corona XXVII - see rule #1
Journal of Cell Science Dec 2020, 133 (24) jcs257741; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.257741
https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/133/24/jcs257741/226387
Corona XXVI - three laws
Journal of Cell Science Dec 2020, 133 (23) jcs256834; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.256834
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/23/jcs256834
Corona XXV - six-word story
Journal of Cell Science Dec 2020, 133 (23) jcs256438; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.256438
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/23/jcs256438
Corona XXIV - poison
Journal of Cell Science Nov 2020, 133 (22) jcs255588; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.255588
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/22/jcs255588
Corona XXIII - innovation
Journal of Cell Science Nov 2020, 133 (22) jcs254912; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.254912
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/22/jcs254912
Corona XXII - the escape
Journal of Cell Science Nov 2020, 133 (21) jcs254680; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.254680
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/21/jcs254680
Corona XXI - outside the frame
Journal of Cell Science Nov 2020, 133 (21) jcs254243; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.254243
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/21/jcs254243
Corona XX - to the edge of the universe
Journal of Cell Science Oct 2020, 133 (20) jcs253989; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.253989
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/20/jcs253989
Corona XIX - no damn cat, no damn cradle
Journal of Cell Science Oct 2020, 133 (20) jcs253245; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.253245
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/20/jcs253245
Corona XVIII - words alone
Journal of Cell Science Oct 2020, 133 (19) jcs252908; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.252908
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/19/jcs252908
Corona XVII - feeling puckish
Journal of Cell Science Oct 2020, 133 (19) jcs252130; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.252130
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/19/jcs252130
Corona XVI - horseshoes and hand grenades
Journal of Cell Science Sep 2020, 133 (18) jcs252007; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.252007
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/18/jcs252007
Corona XV - there is no spoon
Journal of Cell Science Sep 2020, 133 (18) jcs251488; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.251488
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/18/jcs251488
Corona XIV - insurance
Journal of Cell Science Sep 2020, 133 (17) jcs251199; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.251199
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/17/jcs251199
Corona XIII - scorpions and frogs
Journal of Cell Science Sep 2020, 133 (17) jcs251363; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.251363
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/17/jcs251363
Corona XII - punctuated equilibrium
Journal of Cell Science Aug 2020, 133 (15) jcs250753; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.250753
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/15/jcs250753
Corona XI - zooming out
Journal of Cell Science Aug 2020, 133 (15) jcs250076; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.250076
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/15/jcs250076
Corona X - yesterday and tomorrow and the day after that
Journal of Cell Science Jul 2020, 133 (14) jcs249904; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.249904
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/14/jcs249904
Corona IX - sick of it
Journal of Cell Science Jul 2020, 133 (14) jcs249896; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.249896
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/14/jcs249896
Corona VIII - strange dreams
Journal of Cell Science Jun 2020, 133 (12) jcs249268; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.249268
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/12/jcs249268
Corona VII - here comes the sun?
Journal of Cell Science Jun 2020, 133 (12) jcs248971; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.248971
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/12/jcs248971
Corona VI - virtual reality
Journal of Cell Science Jun 2020, 133 (11) jcs248641; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.248641
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/11/jcs248641
Corona V - not ready for normal
Journal of Cell Science Jun 2020, 133 (11) jcs248369; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.248369
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/11/jcs248369
Corona IV - the comfy box
Journal of Cell Science May 2020, 133 (10) jcs248005; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.248005
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/10/jcs248005
Corona III - stories
Journal of Cell Science May 2020, 133 (10) jcs247775; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.247775
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/10/jcs247775
Corona II - eclipse
Journal of Cell Science May 2020, 133 (9) jcs247486; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.247486
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/9/jcs247486
Corona I - home alone
Journal of Cell Science May 2020, 133 (9) jcs247346; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.247346
https://jcs.biologists.org/content/133/9/jcs247346