Around the Blogs
This week’s around the blogs focuses on lab life and impacts of science on society. That’s a big area to cover, but there are still only a handful of really noteworthy discussions in the last couple of weeks on the topic. Check ‘em out.
Relationships in Lab Groups - How do the dynamics of interactions within research groups effect our perceptions of norms in science?
We Need to Stop Pigeon-Holing Science - Crossing the boundries between disciplines and addressing the interesting questions, as opposed to getting caught up in what we think a *insert field here*-ist should focus on, is the way to go.
Postdocs always overestimate their intellectual contributions - In a repost, the topic of thinking too highly of oneself is discussed.
Are We Training Too Many Scientists? - With competition in academia for funding is sky-high, this post asks a good question.
Gene Patents and Genetic Testing Should patenting of genes be permitted?
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Dan Rhoads
Dan is a postdoc working at the University of Cyprus in developmental biology. He has a BSc in molecular biology and a PhD pharmacology and biochemistry.
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