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Tag Archives: lab lit
We’re #1 with “Saving One!”
It’s been a crazy 30 days since I submitted my LabLit novel, “Saving One,” to Amazon Kindle’s new publishing program, Kindle Scout. I would like to Saving One is #1 in HOT & TRENDING! thank everyone who took a few … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, ethics, Hot and Trending, kidney, Kindle, Kindle Scout, lab lit, Lablit, medical ethics, medical thriller, polycystic kidney disease, research, suspense, twins
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“Saving One” — my new lab lit novel
Over the past two years, I have been avidly writing and editing my new lab lit novel, Saving One. This is the story of a widowed biomedical researcher at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, who has a … Continue reading
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Tagged biomedical research, book, books, characters, fiction, kidney transplant, Kindle Scout, lab lit, laboratory, medical thriller, National Institutes of Health, NIH, nomination, polycystic kidney disease, research, researcher, Saving One, writing
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Science in films: Decoding Annie Parker
It’s been a long time since I’ve actually seen a film in a theatre; the appeal of lying in bed in front of a high-resolution laptop screen when I’m too tired to think, write or even read is too great. … Continue reading
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Tagged Annie Parker, BRCA1, breast cancer, Decoding Annie Parker, gene inheritance, geneticist, Helen Hunt, lab lit, Mary-Claire King, ovarian cancer
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Scientists: the same old villains and nerds
Villains and nerds – that’s what scientists are, if you believe the media. At least the “big screen.” Finding myself in a state of near exhaustion this past month, I’ve taken the opportunity to watch a few films on ‘Netflix.’ … Continue reading
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Tagged films, geeks, lab lit, media, movies, nerds, public awareness, science, scientists, villains
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More evidence for Lab Lit on the map!
A quick search of Google Scholar yielded some of my publications on Jenny’s Lab Lit site, in addition to the expected scientific papers. If that’s not a sign of Lab Lit on the map, then I don’t know what is! … Continue reading
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Tagged author, authors, books, Google Scholar, lab lit, research, science
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My fair book
Yesterday afternoon I participated in the Omaha Public Library’s annual author fair, featuring (mostly) local authors and their books. The highlight, of course, was my own table featuring the “new genre of Lab Lit” and my 3 modest contributions to … Continue reading
Lab Lit on the map!
A couple weeks ago I traveled to Purdue University to deliver 2 seminars. The first one, the “original invitation” was from the Dept. of Biology and was entitled “Lessons on the Biogenesis of Tubular Recycling Endosomes.” The second one, if … Continue reading
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Tagged art, history, lab lit, novels, Purdue, science, tubular recycling endosomes, West Lafayette, writing
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A week of betrayal
Winter has finally arrived here in Nebraska; from mid-50 degree F weather just a few days ago, we hit a chilly low of 1 degree F early this morning. Even some of the local youth actually abandoned their gym shorts … Continue reading
Perennial publicity hound
Well here it is. I have finally managed the ultimate in publicity stunts: wangling an interview/feature story with the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). Beware of TMI–for those of you who are not so savvy with the … Continue reading
Let My People Go!
This evening being Passover, and me being an admitted anti-socialite Israelite who eschews any connection with organized religion–I find it necessary to search for my own unique way to celebrate. This year, the onset of this holiday, the celebration of … Continue reading
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Tagged epicurus, lab lit, Let My People Go, literary fiction, mystery, Passover, religion
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