About Jenny
By day: cell biologist at UCL. By night: novelist, broadcaster, science writer, sci-lit-art pundit, blogger and Editor of LabLit.com. I blog about my life in science, not the facts and figures.
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Monthly Archives: May 2007
In which the focus stubbornly resists narrowing
No, I can’t believe it either: exactly one week remains before I re-start my career as a bench scientist. In two day’s time I pack up my desk, bid a tearful, even maternal farewell to my lovely team of young … Continue reading
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In which I fail to suspend disbelief
Those of you who reside in Britain and are staunch Guardian readers will be familiar with the DVDs that come free with the Saturday edition. The films on offer are never interesting enough to entice you buy the paper when … Continue reading
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