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#arseniclife, peer review, and the scientific process
I set out this morning to write down some thoughts about the arsenic-containing bacteria study (aka #arseniclife). Three hours later, I realized I was completely in over my head. What follows are lots of links and some musings of my own. I wasn’t even attempting to delve into the science. (Being a yeast cell biologist … Continue reading
Human chromosomes
One of the best/worst things about my job is that I sometimes get/have to come up with suitable images to accompany a blog post or an article that I’m writing. As is the case with most searches, I don’t always find exactly what I was looking for. Sometimes though I find something I wasn’t looking for. … Continue reading
Lights! Cells! Action!
The antidote for people who think biology is just tedious memorization of terms? Movies. I became a cell biologist because I was fascinated by the cell as a unit of life. I was transfixed by the eerie “intelligence” of cells, finely tuned machines whose intricacies we are still struggling to decipher, but whose complexities enable … Continue reading
A MMOG for protein folding
Was reading our latest issue of the The Economist over the weekend and was delighted by the following article: “Scientific discovery games: Game not over“. Seth Cooper and colleagues at the University of Washington have designed an online video game called Foldit that harnesses the puzzle-solving skills of its players to predict protein structure. They’ve … Continue reading
Some thoughts on personal genomics
Everyday this week, we’ve been treated to a new article by Mary Carmichael (Newsweek bio and Twitter) in her series “DNA Dilemma”, in which she takes a look at issues surrounding direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing and ultimately decides whether she will take the test herself. As I posted on Facebook, I think this is a … Continue reading
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