Archive for January, 2008
Closer to the Genetic Roots of Autism
by Dan on January 15, 2008
To go with this past Friday's post on Alzheimer's, recent progress is being made in understanding Autism. That's the claim coming from an initial identification of a gene called CNTNAP2, which when mutated, this gene indicated a (read on...)
No more white elephants! - consider this before buying a real-time PCR cycler
by Suzanne on January 15, 2008
Does your lab have a closet full of white elephants; once expensive instruments that are no longer fit for purpose, or have broken down? In many cases, all of that wasted money and resource could have been saved if the buyers had (read on...)
Seeing Bacterial Bones with Cryo-EM Tomography
by Dan on January 14, 2008
Until this decade, the notion that bacteria had cytoskeletons that maintained their cylindrical morphologies was not seriously considered. "People more or less thought the bacterial cell was a swimming pool and the chromosome (read on...)
Work Smarter With The Molecular Biologist’s Toolbar
by Nick on January 14, 2008
To (hopefully) make the life of molecular biologists everywhere a little easier, I have put together a Molecular Biologist's tool-bar for Firefox/IE, which you can download here.
It's main feature is the multi-search box from (read on...)
Curing Alzheimer’s through TNF?
by Dan on January 11, 2008
One of the more dreaded diseases that plague our elders is Alzheimer's disease, which robs the afflicted of not just their memories, but their dignities as well. Research on the role of cytokines in disease progression has (read on...)
Around the Blogs
by Nick on January 11, 2008
Here's my take on the most interesting blog posts of the last (read on...)
PlasMa DNA: Free, cross-platform plasmid mapping and analysis software
by Nick on January 10, 2008
If you are looking for some free plasmid manipulation and analysis software, then you need look no further than PlasMa DNA. It's packed with features, user friendly and looks great. Best of all, it is a cross-platform application (read on...)
The Math of Free Will
by Dan on January 10, 2008
One of the common arguments from religionists against scientific determinism is that of Free Will. Clearly, we humans possess the capacity for making choices, and have some influence over the direction of our lives. Our cells, (read on...)
Meiosis and Mitosis Tutorial
by Dan on January 9, 2008
I recently caught wind of Openlearn, at Open University, which is a UK university that is dedicated to distance learning. Apparently started in 1969, and hosting part-time students who will received real degrees, the OU's (read on...)
Keeping Your Eyes On The Prize
by Terry on January 9, 2008
It’s easy to get bogged down in the day-to-day of producing experimental results but as a scientist it is your job to do the exact opposite - a good scientist has to think about their work on all levels. Here is a light-hearted (read on...)
