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A day or two ago I wrote about an experiment I did last week, that wasn’t spectacularly ground-breaking but was a great deal of fun (all right, so maybe I don’t get out as much as I should). It set … Continue reading →

Hello troops. I’m still breathing, in case anyone was wondering. Just a little drained right now, even though I have (too much!) material. Will check in . . .

Propter Doc is tickled pink to find that she is INTJ. Strangely, so is her partner. I say ‘strangely’ because INTJs do not usually interact well with each other, unless, say, they’re battling for world domination. The INTJ personality type … Continue reading →

Lots of advice for students on giving seminars here . Worthwhile comments thread too.

Looking for pictures of certain cell types on Google this afternoon (aside: we have no whole cell biology texts in the lab. It’s all molecular!) I came across a spectacular image of a big, angry macrophage . Astrographics turns out … Continue reading →

I’m seeing this a lot lately. My cells are turning into neurons: This is a COS-1 cell, transfected with protein-de-jour. It has two nuclei and looks for all the world like a neuron or astrocyte. The little guy in the … Continue reading →

I have been whining about Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia where you can write any old rubbish. The major problem I have with the project is its assumed authority. It is treated as a reliable source by, I guess, most … Continue reading →

Someone wrote to our ‘academics’ mailing list just now, I’m behind in my email, but I noticed that Biochemistry at USyd got a poor mention in yesterday’s Column 8. My reply: Do you mean this bit ? “Further on the … Continue reading →