Category Archives: things I’m not really qualified to write about

Out of this world?

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Before work this morning, I read part of an article in New Scientist[1] about the history and future of unmanned lunar exploration. The moon was referred to as “another world”, as in (and I paraphrase) “[some robot that landed on … Continue reading →

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Poor choice of words

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve been working with molecular pathologists for more than two years now, and one piece of their terminology still throws me every time I hear it. When told that a protein has been found to be a “poor prognostic marker”, … Continue reading →

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Science Idol

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The BBC’s “Science and Environment” RSS feed included a real gem today: news of a competition in which members of the public were asked to submit ideas for research projects. The four winners will be mentored by experts in their … Continue reading →

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