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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 »

An unassuming bottle of PBS

The following post was inspired by my good friend jt and her blog Materialista. On a trip to the SFMOMA earlier this year, I was captivated by this photo titled “Definitely Not Sterile” by Catherine Wagner. The photo is part of a series titled “Art & Science: Investigating Matter”, which also includes photos of -86°C … Continue reading »

The 2010 “Dance Your Ph.D.” Contest

I missed the announcement last month! John Bohannon, aka The Gonzo Scientist, is once again organizing the “Dance Your Ph.D.” contest this year. Deadline for submission is September 1, 2010. Rules are here on the Science website or here on the Gonzolabs website. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed watching submissions from the previous contests. Looking forward to … Continue reading »

Science + dance, part one

I like science and I like dance. So you can imagine my delight when I first learned of the Dance Your Ph.D. Contest, which was held in 2008. John Bohannon does a pretty good and thorough write-up in all of these links, so I’m not going to bother rehashing all the details. Below is a … Continue reading »

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