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I found some crows that I actually like! “Hey, honey, shall we dive bomb this cyclist?” “Oh, grow up”

People often ask me if I miss working at the bench. The answer is a resounding “no, not even a little bit”. It’s not that I hated it at the time – there are much, much worse ways to spend … Continue reading →

So. We meet again. Let battle recommence…

I arrived at the gym this morning sopping wet and dishevelled after cycling through a downpour1, and already slightly out of breath after climbing the stairs. I scanned my membership badge – kept on the same lanyard as my work … Continue reading →

“PCR” is not a verb. Neither is “PCR up”. “Amplify up” is closer, but still wrong. You’re looking for “amplify”. Just “amplify”. That is all.

Last week’s issue (what can I say, I’m slow) featured a review of The Watchmen. The review was written by Michael White, an associate editor of everyone’s favourite journal. An interesting decision… why The Watchmen? It has less scientific content … Continue reading →

No, seriously, will someone please stone the bloody crows? Now, I’ll be the first to express a grudging admiration for our corvid friends. They’re immensely successful and indeed valuable in a changing urban environment, and their intelligence has been extensively … Continue reading →

I’m currently merging several PIs’ publication lists into one document for a grant progress report. I’m sorting by year of publication and then alphabetically by first author. It’s really, really fun, although actually not the absolute worst thing to do … Continue reading →

It snowed a lot here this winter. In fact, the general consensus is that we had a ridiculous amount of snow. Most of it fell around Christmas, causing almost unprecedented chaos in a city that just isn’t prepared for a … Continue reading →

Have any of the musicians and assorted other live music fans on here ever noticed anything… familiar about published cell cycle analysis data?