Author Archives: rpg

About rpg

Scientist, poet, gadfly

The Twelve Days of (a Lab) Christmas

Posted on 25 December 2011 by rpg

On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me A postdoc with her own grant. On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me Two PhDs, and a postdoc with her own grant. On … Continue reading →

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On site

Posted on 12 December 2011 by rpg

Just checking in. Unfortunately, I’m not staying at the US Grant in San Diego but I am involved in the output of what went on here: Back in London on Wednesday, I think.

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On cell porn and laser beams

Posted on 9 December 2011 by rpg

As you might have gathered, I’ve got a bit of a thing going for lasers. Seeing as I’m a certified biologist—or biochemist, at least—what better way to celebrate Occam’s first birthday than by writing about a combination of the two? … Continue reading →

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The sun ain’t gonna shine any more

Posted on 7 December 2011 by rpg

Giant Rabbit Eats Northern UK

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On the up

Posted on 27 November 2011 by rpg

Having a chat with Henricus croxii this morning, it suddenly struck me that I have been rather quiet of late. So quiet, in fact, that even H. croxii, with whom I normally share everything (except underpants and family members), wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Poppy

Posted on 11 November 2011 by rpg

It’s not about being patriotic or British—not that there’s necessarily anything wrong with either of those. It’s about those who, when the time came, gave whatever they could for what they believed in. It’s about those who died; those who … Continue reading →

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On nominations

Posted on 3 November 2011 by rpg

There’s no way to read the full article without a multi-hundred pound subscription, but I see that Research Fortnight UK has announced its nominations for the Research Fortnight award: Policy stars shortlisted for Research Fortnight award 02-11-2011 The chief executive … Continue reading →

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Three steps to Heaven

Posted on 31 October 2011 by rpg

Back in August I finally got around to writing the ‘Corporate Twitter Guide’ they’d been on at me to produce. Being the sort of guy I am, I actually did it in twenty tweets. Because I’ve just spent five minutes … Continue reading →

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Meet your density

Posted on 30 October 2011 by rpg

Now witness the firepower of this fully ARMED and OPERATIONAL battle station!

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Cell phone

Posted on 24 October 2011 by rpg

Cell phone

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