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BioMEMS and Cellular Biology: Perspectives and Applications
Published on: October 1, 2007
Biophysical Reviews: Publishing short and critical reviews written by key figures in the field
Damien Hall1,2
1WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakumamachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1164 Japan.
Abstract:
This Editorial for Issue 5 (Vol. 14 2022) of Biophysical Reviews begins with a short note of commemoration for the journal's founding chief editor Jean Garnier (1929-2022) who sadly passed away this month. Following this is a precis of the current Issue contents that begins with an introduction of the prizewinning article by Assoc. Prof. Miho Yanagisawa, winner of the 2022 Michèle Auger Award for Young Scientists' Independent Research. This Editorial concludes with a brief and somewhat subjective discussion of what features do and don't, help to make for a 'good journal'.
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