Author Archives: Erika Cule

Perhaps once he has had enough of complaining about advertising-equivalent exposure and Britney Spears’ breasts, Ben Goldacre could take a look at this article. The lengthly title, Discrepancies in sample size calculations and data analyses reported in randomised trials: comparison … Continue reading →

Journalist Ben Hammersley tries out 23andMe ‘s services. ” The test has added, apart from curiosity, nothing meaningful. ” I believe that the download will be available for a week; after that, you’ll have to listen again by finding the … Continue reading →

Here on Nature Network, several bloggers have lamented the difficulty in keeping up with the literature in their field. BananaSLUG adds even more of a challenge! By throwing a random word into your Google search string, BananaSlug will return hits … Continue reading →

Whilst in Boston, in between sightseeing excursions… …I took the opportunity to sneak into a real, live, Nature Office, to catch up with Anna whom I met at SciBlog08, and Corrie (who was there too!). We would like to say … Continue reading →

Boston-dwelling NN blogger: “So what’s it like then?” Me: “Well, put it this way, I don’t think I’ve ever see 800 such enthusiastic science undergraduates in one place…” BDNNB: “That sounds horrible!” – Not horrible, but electric, exhilerating and exciting, … Continue reading →

I spotted a flyer on campus just now from these people It seems that oxbridge essays have branched out into a number of areas where they can make money help students with their studies. Oxbridge Essays have been chastised for … Continue reading →

When I applied for a blog here on Nature Network, I promised M@ that I would use my space to flag up research that caught my eye. Last week I spotted the title of a Letter in Nature that warranted … Continue reading →

An article in the Guardian Weekend magazine last Saturday documented American novelist Richard Powers’ experience of having his own genome sequenced and his genes examined. This is not the first journalistic piece to explore the implications of genetic analysis prompted … Continue reading →

At GCSE level (that’s Freshman/Sophomore at High School to American students) a cell might look like this: By the time you reach A-level/Senior High, you are presented with something more like this: At degree-level, your understanding of the workings of … Continue reading →