Author Archives: Cath@VWXYNot?

About Cath@VWXYNot?

"one of the sillier science bloggers [...] I thought I should give a warning to the more staid members of the community." - Bob O'Hara, December 2010

First day…

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m ready one hour early for the first day of my new job. I’ve got a new haircut, new shoes – I feel like a kid going back to school after the summer. All I’m missing is the new lunchbox … Continue reading →

Posted in career, personal | 5 Comments

November Kickabout in Mendel’s Garden

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Welcome to Mendel’s garden, and a fine day it is for some lovely genetics. And a game of football (you know, that game in which you move the ball with your foot, not that other no doubt worthy but definitely … Continue reading →

Posted in Carnivals, science, silliness, sport, videos | 4 Comments

Friday’s Primate Party

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The bad news: one third of the world’s primate species are critically endangered. The good news: a new population of De Brazza’s monkey (pictured) has been found in an unexpected area of Kenya, a country in which the species is … Continue reading →

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A Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Happy Hallowe’en! You might think I have a thing for flies, given the subject of a couple of recent posts. Well, you might be right. Here’s me at last year’s Hallowe’en party. Two sieves, some hair elastics, a single black … Continue reading →

Posted in personal, photos, silliness | 2 Comments

Hooray for Mutation

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve always tried to cover the most up-to-date research in my journal club series, but today’s paper is an exception. “Strong Selective Sweep Associated with a Transposon Insertion in Drosophila simulans“ was published in 2004, and I actually covered it … Continue reading →

Posted in creationism, evolution, journal club, original research, publishing, science | 4 Comments

Friday’s Piggy Primate Party

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Various blogs have picked up on the story about a man being killed by monkeys in India. (Hey guys, primates in the news are my thing. Mine.) So I’m going to tell a different Indian monkey story instead. newindpress.com reports … Continue reading →

Posted in monkeys, photos, Primate Party, silliness | 2 Comments

New Tangled Bank

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The new Tangled Bank is up!I followed one of the links and discovered a new favourite blog, complete with monkeys, viruses and everything. Hooray for carnivals!

Posted in blog roll, Carnivals | 4 Comments

New Job’s Resolutions

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m getting a good workout as I gradually clear my desk and locker of all the stuff I’ve accumulated in the last two and a half years. Bags and bags of shoes, text books and all kinds of other stuff … Continue reading →

Posted in career, personal | 2 Comments

Lab Dreams

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

So last night I dreamed I was back in the lab. I didn’t recognise the room, but some of my old lab mates were there. I was radiolabelling a probe for a Southern blot using my old protocol, which I’d … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to the Motorists of Vancouver

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Commuting really sucks right now – for everyone. It’s raining, it’s getting darker, and there’s still construction everywhere. At least the garbage strike is over, eh? I have some helpful suggestions for those motorists who choose to avoid the congestion … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, personal, rants, Vancouver | 2 Comments