Monthly Archives: May 2008

What, you may ask, is a rainy bank holiday weekend good for? I’ve have plenty to do in my self-inflicted rota of Purgatory extracurricular tasks, such as preparing the next issue of LabLit, giving my novel one final polish before … Continue reading →

Can being a writer actually make you a less efficient scientist? For the past few months I have been knee-deep in a high-throughput RNAi screen for pathways that affect cell shape and the actin cytoskeleton. Automated image analysis has come … Continue reading →

Sometimes works of the past can reach out across the centuries and speak directly with a timelessness and universality that their creators never dreamt they’d inspire. Still life Old natural history drawings continue to resonate Yesterday I attended an RSA … Continue reading →

Back in the days when my hair was longer, my blood hotter and my T-shirts, more tie-dyed, I used to be a rampant feminist. I earned my undergraduate degree at Oberlin College, which my fellow Americans will recognize as one … Continue reading →