Summer Vacation
by the STC team
We are taking our customary two week vacation. Do you think we deserve it? Looking forward to seeing you again on July 4th !

Foto by Davide Schiano
by the STC team
We are taking our customary two week vacation. Do you think we deserve it? Looking forward to seeing you again on July 4th !

Foto by Davide Schiano
by the STC team — We take advantage of this being the season for rejoicing, yippieh! and take our customary winter two week vacation. We hope that you have enjoyed the past year with us and that you will return as this blog begins the tenth year of this existence. We will endeavor to...
by the STC team — We are taking our customary two week vacation. Do you think we deserve it ? Looking forward to seeing you again on July 2nd !
By the STC team — We take advantage of this being the season for rejoicing, and embark on a five-week winter vacation. When we return in 2025, on January 20, we will enter the 19th year of Small Things Considered.
by Elio & Merry — Two years ago, Elio began this blog. It was a couple of months before Merry realized what Elio was up to and jumped on board. The first article was on the circadian rhythm of cyanobacteria, a topic we'll revisit soon. These two years, it's fair to say, have provided...
by Roberto — What were you doing seventeen years ago, in 2006? I have a tough time recalling my own actions then, but I sure can tell you what Elio did that year. With his energy, enthusiasm, and relentless itch for writing (along with support from ASM, namely Chris Condayan) he gave birth to this blog.
Unfortunately, our website experienced a number of downtimes this week – and we're not sure when this spook will be over. We apologize and ask our readers for patience. The IT-people at ASM are doing their best to get the website online again ASAP...