by Nick on December 3, 2008

The Scientist magazine has published a list of the top 10 innovations in life science in 2008, as judged by their panel of expert judges. Among the chosen highlights are: An in-vivo multispectral imaging system that provides (read on...)

by Suzanne on December 2, 2008

You may have seen some of the different websites around for networking. I’m not talking about Facebook or Myspace, which are for social networking. Facebook and Myspace are great for keeping up with friends and sharing more (read on...)

by Nick on November 25, 2008

If you buy competent E.coli regularly, you'll know that they are pretty expensive. So the cost of screwing up a cloning or transformation experiment is pretty high in terms of money, as well as your time and sanity! But you (read on...)

by Dan on November 18, 2008

Following up on my recent post about The Nature of Scientific Observation, I left two-thirds of Chalmers' book What is This Thing Called Science untouched, including discussions on Bayes' theorem and the New Experimentalism. I (read on...)

by Nick on November 17, 2008

Everyone is worried about getting results, aren't they? Results are what you need for success in science - they are essential for bringing the funding in. But focusing on results per se is not a good way to work because, as a (read on...)

by Dan on November 14, 2008

This week's highlights from Around the Blogs include shakes in the lab, confused science journalists and brain tissue from stem (read on...)

by Nick on November 13, 2008

Most of us use pretty standard transformation protocols for E.coli. Yours probably goes something like this: - Thaw the competent cells on ice - Add DNA - Electroporate (or incubate then heat shock for chemically competent (read on...)

by Suzanne on November 11, 2008

In my current position, I had the opportunity to hire a new R&D scientist to join the team. I was excited at being able to build my team and take my time to find the perfect fit for our company. My experience in the process (read on...)

by Dan on November 10, 2008

A grad student, a post-doc, and a professor are walking through a city park and they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out in a puff of smoke. The Genie says, "I usually only grant three wishes, so I'll (read on...)

by Nick on November 7, 2008

Our highlights from the blogosphere this week include cloning woolly mammoths, the logistics of tissue culture entertainment and Google's efforts to save the world. Back from the dead. Sandra Porter at Discovering Biology in a (read on...)