by Dan on June 11, 2008

In evaluating my own job prospects in a difficult job market and limited by personal circumstances that confine me to a very small region, I have been forced to widen my job search to related disciplines. There just isn't a (read on...)

by Nick on June 10, 2008

All of the hard work you do in the lab goes into your lab book. So if you're not careful it can get quite difficult to find stuff in there after a while, especially if, like me, you use a number of different lab books at the same (read on...)

by Dan on June 9, 2008

Relating to my post last week on jobs in industry, concerning the slight disconnect between jobs in academia versus industry --- the NatureJobs podcast has a special episode this past week from NatureJobs: From Academia to (read on...)

by Nick on June 6, 2008

In this week's around the blogs: How to talk to your professor, fragrant E.coli and chromatography-inspired (read on...)

by Nick on June 5, 2008

Maybe I'm wrong, but I tend to think that people are attracted to biological research because of an interest in nature and the noble desire to make the world a better place. Those ideals are often stripped away in the realities (read on...)

by Dan on June 4, 2008

Last week, Sandra at Discovering Biology in a Digital World had some interesting thoughts on Life science PhD's as industrial strength technicians. What I thought interesting was this bit: This wasn't for a technician job, but a (read on...)

by Nick on June 3, 2008

Lazy DNA ligation, low carbon footprint bunsens and back-to-basics E.coli... they're among our top picks of the kit (molecular/Cell bio kits, reagents, services and other stuff) for this week. (read on...)

by Dan on June 2, 2008

As a general rule of thumb, it is recommended to be familiar with the history of one's scientific field, and not merely the contemporary trends of thought. That's generally why I liked The Birth of the Cell so much when I read (read on...)