Category Archives: Protein Crystallography

Are you being served?

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Stephen

Working at home last Thursday, trying to get some quiet time to focus on a review article, I caught the lunchtime news and heard of the untimely death of the actress Wendy Richard. She was best known as Pauline Fowler … Continue reading →

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“Donuts – is there anything they can’t do?”

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Stephen

On Tuesday, following a tip-off from Maxine, Richard noted the passing of the Daresbury Synchrotron in Cheshire, which shut down finally in August. This gave me pause for quiet reflection since I had been a Daresbury user since 1991, cutting … Continue reading →

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The battle for my eternal soul

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Stephen

Let’s face it: scientists aren’t in it for the money (except perhaps those with a more entrepreneurial bent). More often we are preening our egos and chasing a kind of immortality—the chance to create a legacy that will outlive us. … Continue reading →

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