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

Friday’s Primate Party

Posted on September 28, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I had my wallet stolen by a Madrid pickpocket on my recent honeymoon. I once almost lost a kayak dry-box containing wallets, phones and keys to a group of thieving raccoons who were attempting to drag it into the bushes. … Continue reading →

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Lab Hobbits

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

A recent post at Genomicron prompted me to go Googling for an excellent email I received while I was doing my postdoc. Unusually for chain emails, it comes with an explanation by the author of how it came about. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Teach Yourself Dodgy British Portuguese

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m back! Did I miss anything?Taking a month off work is excellent, I can highly recommend it. However, as my science brain is stubbornly still on holiday, it may be a few days before I get around to any science-related … Continue reading →

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One More Thing…

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

C’MON ENGLAND! That is all.

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Out of Office and an Open Thread

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

This article rang a few bells, and yes, I’m going to have to put my blogging Out of Office message up for a few weeks. But it’s for an excellent reason! I’m getting married in a few days, and then … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Primate Party

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

In honour of yesterday’s journal club, here’s a chimpanzee apparently using his brain. Maybe he’s pondering whether his brain transcripts are displaying inter-species or intra-species differences to those of the guy with the camera.

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New Tangled Bank

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The latest edition of Tangled Bank is up at Fish Feet.

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Scientists Scrutinise Chimp Changes

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Today’s paper revisits a topic that seems to have become a recurring theme for this blog – the evolution of gene regulation. (It also involves primates, which is always a bonus). Ryuichi Sakate, from the Japanese Biological Informatics Consortium, and … Continue reading →

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New Gene Genie

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The latest Gene Genie carnival is up at The Genetic Genealogist. The highlights for me are the two posts on how to stay up to date in Genetics / Genomics – advice I definitely need at the moment!I’ll try to … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Primate Party

Posted on August 10, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I think I’ll continue my week-old tradition of posting about primates on Fridays. This week’s cheeky chappy was a stowaway on a flight from Florida to New York. He escaped notice on his flight from Peru to Florida and during … Continue reading →

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