Daily Archives: 19 September 2011

SOP: Sadly Opaque Protocol

Posted on 19 September 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Heard in a recent(ish) meeting to define a tumour xenografting SOP to be used by three different labs: PI 1 (Xenografting Expert): “The first thing you need to do when you get a new tumour is to determine if it’s … Continue reading →

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Why Should She Do it All?

Posted on 19 September 2011 by Athene Donald

My recent article in the THE about cultural expectations being imposed on young girls (which also appeared as a post here) got a mixed reception in the online comments.  Several seemed to have failed to grasp the central point that … Continue reading →

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I’m a Scientist – making the film

Posted on 19 September 2011 by Stephen

Today sees the release of my new film: I’m a Scientist. It’s about scientists. Please take a look either here, or on the web-site that I have created specially for it*.

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