Around the Blogs
Six highlights from “Around the Blogs”:
Help High School Kids do Genetic Engineering and Make Glowing Bacteria
“Why should professional scientists have all the fun?” Sandra shares stories of cool stuff in the classroom.
Talking Points for NIH Funded Science
Drug Monkey has some suggestions for scientists venturing into politics, amid the height of the US elections.
deCODE: The “Decide to Take Action” Line is Magic, is not Medicine
Drew Yates takes down the publicity approach of a personal genomics company – overhype unsupported genomic information.
An Eye-Opening View of Visual Development
Mo discusses a recent study which observed how early visual experience drives maturation of the visual cortex.
Come One, Come All, and Witness the Molecular MACHINE
Alex admires two papers that describe how proteins are pumped out of cells by the SecA secretory protein.
What Shortage of Scientists and Engineers?
The TierneyLab Blog asks “If the United States really has a critical shortage of scientists and engineers, why didn’t this year’s graduates get showered with lucrative job offers and signing bonuses?”
About the Author
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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