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Beautifully-worded retraction in today’s Science. It essentially says “We screwed up. Oh, and this method? It’s, um, harder than we thought. Sorry. But we’re much smarter now than we were a few years ago.” The authors deserve a medal for … Continue reading →

I was going to write this as a comment on Henry’s post, but decided it deserved a post of its own. Sorry Corie, it’s only peripherally about science. True story. At the GRC earlier this month during one of the … Continue reading →

I was checking over some old emails these morning, looking for a particular nugget of information (which I found, by the way. Thanks for asking), when I came across an email from Jenny. We were talking about LabLit and how … Continue reading →

It’s a real life story except of course, we have no context. No numbers. Just media massage. feh.

Apart from one whinge, I’ve been studiously avoiding commenting on the Eppendorf pipetting video (despite receiving a dozen emails pointing to it in the last week alone). Then I discover that the inestimable Maxine has blogged about it in response … Continue reading →

Drop-down on the National Express website, which I saw while booking tickets to get to the blogging conference. And carbon emission offsets for trains? WHAT?

So there I am, crammed into the small cupboard under the vanity unit armed only with an adjustable spanner and a handy list of expletives (they weren’t actually that handy: with any plumbing job I find that I soon run … Continue reading →

You know, when I first came across it, I thought the Journal of Visualized Experiments was a great idea — even if I didn’t have time to watch any of it. But then they start doing things like passaging mammalian … Continue reading →

Via Ian, an aggregate of molecular movies. They are very pretty, even if slightly unrealistic (the thought of actually ‘seeing’ something at below the resolution of visible light still gives me pause). Great for teaching, or just passing the time … Continue reading →

A couple of months ago I railed against the inappropriate use of language. Certain people pooh-poohed my concern. Others agreed with me, but I retreated into my cave to lick my wounds. But it appears that I’m in good company. … Continue reading →