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I went to a fascinating tumour immunology seminar this morning. It was a great talk in a very informal setting, a combination that naturally encourages lots of questions. Everyone from grad students to professors chipped in with their questions and … Continue reading →

Received five minutes ago Subject: “A report on radiation contamination of Canada” Body of email: “On Internet forums there appeared messages of a powerful explosion at a Canada nuclear power station located in the suburbs of Ontario..”

Although it might be a while before it’s my turn to read it I has a book and I WILL NOT SHARE I’m excited, this is the first time I’ve ever read a book written by someone I “know”.

that ten years of wearing a bike helmet twice a day, for 15-30 minutes at a time, has permanently deformed the bones in my skull? There seems to be a flat spot at the top of my forehead where no … Continue reading →

I didn’t want to go to your stupid conference anyway. The grant deadlines, lack of funds and holiday time were just excuses, really. (Although I probably would have missed it anyway, given that I usually fly Zoom). So. On Friday, … Continue reading →

I was searching through some archived documents at work yesterday, and came across a gem of a typo from the “project organisation and communication plan” section of an old grant application. Apparently, the applicants are anticipating frequent pier-to-pier communication to … Continue reading →

Continuing this week’s theme… Dear Microsoft, Please can you insert code into Outlook that scans all outgoing messages for phrases such as “here is” and “is attached”, and triggers the following dialogue box when I press Send? “There is text … Continue reading →

Would it be too much to ask for Microsoft to incorporate the following dialogue box into the next version of Word?

I have now repeated my preliminary results in triplicate, thereby validating my hypothesis (n=4). Please publish my results in Nature at the next available opportunity. I am happy to name any one of my tomatoes after Henry.

Nature Gardening: Brief Communications The Darwinian Approach to Solanum lycopersicum cultivation: preliminary results Obligatory Cheesy Nature Paper Pun: No spray tom-ay-to, delay tom-ah-to by Ennis, MG and Ennis, CA^1^ Background: We investigated the effects of Darwinian gardening methods on the … Continue reading →