Monthly Archives: October 2007

In which I look forward to a week of turbo-gunnery

I just can’t resist. The cat’s away for more than a week, which just happens to coincide with a big genome-wide screen I’ve been putting off for a few weeks. As there’s no one waiting at home for a nice … Continue reading

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In which I contemplate the road taken, not taken, then re-taken

Recently, the ex-practicing scientist Daniel Glaser of the Wellcome Trust, with mock-horror, used me as an example of the fact that no scientist leaving the lab was ‘safe’ from getting sucked back in. Even though I’ve been restored to scientific … Continue reading

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In which I ponder the pros and cons of skepticism

There’s a thread running on the LabLit forums inspired by a recent news article in Nature about two young scientists who have been facing an uphill battle to get their unconventional work published. Have a look at Erika Check’s piece … Continue reading

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