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I’m glad we didn’t have YouTube when I was an undergrad, I might have become a developmental biologist…

I know you only really read this for The Beast, so this is him this morning:

According to one participant in a discussion we had over coffee this afternoon, all the popular blogs are about fashion and the latest styles. This may explain why Kimi1 has started writing about wigs. He’s actually worried about whether having … Continue reading →

I’ve been busy over the past week, what with teaching last Friday, and reading books about mermaids, so I haven’t blogged. As always I have n ideas to blog about, but for now I just want to recommend this lovely … Continue reading →

I must return to to unfinished business. I’ve been way from the blog thanks to a trapped nerve in my neck. This was the outcome of a charm cast on me by a foul witch (hmm perhaps “fowl witch” is … Continue reading →

She asked for it. I did warn her, but she didn’t listen. There are some things worse that Bill Shatner singing. Indeed there are some things worse than David Hasselhoff singing. And they definitely have to be placed below the … Continue reading →

There are some things it is not safe to put above the fold….

Over at FriendFeed, Cameron Naylor asked the following on Friday: Does anyone know whether the impact of papers in PLoS Biol is more or less evenly spread than those in e.g. Cell/Nature/Science – vague recollection that 20% of the papers … Continue reading →

Over the past few months quite a few of us have1 been getting little bits and pieces into Nature. This week, as some of you have already noticed, it’s my turn. The streak will have to end now, though, as … Continue reading →

I just wanted to make sure I could put the logo and link up – I’m not trying to drop any subtle hints.