Author Archives: rpg

One of the (many) things that annoy me is people, on finding something they’d lost, saying “It was in the last place I looked!”. Because you’ve found it, you’re going to stop looking, yes? So the last place you look, … Continue reading →

Some time ago I mentioned that I’d found a pile of reprints and didn’t know what to do with them. There were various suggestions, but eventually I recycled the lot (and I’m reminded that Jenny wants to know the rest … Continue reading →

One of the great things about clearing out an office, or a lab, is re-discovering the stuff you rescued from when someone else was clearing out a lab. I found these in my box this morning: They’re glass pipettes, graduated … Continue reading →

It’s Friday in some parts of the world. Which means it’s my last day in the lab. Strangely, my biggest pang this morning is saying goodbye to Sid — he’s served me well and in a way I owe him … Continue reading →

(the title refers not to this —although you might be forgiven for thinking so—but to this. In case you wondered.) If you follow the instructions, you might get decent status. Even if you don’t, yesterday I split my HEKs for … Continue reading →

h2. This is not a theology weblog. I thought I’d put that up there, just in case it wasn’t obvious. Generally I write about science–or scientists, at least–but Dr Isis reminds me that I’ve been thinking about the relationship of … Continue reading →

network.nature.com/blogs A collection of blogs on the science journal Nature’s site. The writing can be prone to that whimsy and jollity to which scientists often resort when trying to be “accessible”. But, otherwise, a fantastically informative site. Where else could … Continue reading →

It’s still Friday somewhere in the world. I was taken back to my school days in the lab last week. We have a visiting post-doc, originally Geordie but attenuated by years of living in Leeds. He referred to someone as … Continue reading →

˙ǝɹǝɥ ɟo ʇsɐǝ sǝuoz ǝɯıʇ oʍʇ ǝʞıl s,ʇı ʇɐɥʍ ǝǝs plnoɥs noʎ ‘pɐq s,ʇɐɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ noʎ ɟı ˙puǝʞǝǝʍ ǝɥʇ ɹoɟ ʇıɐʍ ʇ,uɐɔ puɐ sɹǝƃƃnq ʎzɐl ǝɹɐ suɐılɐɹʇsnɐ ǝsnɐɔǝq sı sıɥʇ ˙sɹnoɥ ɟo ɹǝqɯnu ʇıƃıp-ǝlqnop ɐ ɹoɟ uǝǝq sɐɥ puɐ ‘ʎɐpıɹɟ … Continue reading →

I took some advice this morning and … didn’t do an experiment. I decided my very young apprentices should take up the slack, and I’ve given them instructions. This is hard for me — I feel guilty because I’m getting … Continue reading →