by Dan on June 17, 2009

Unlike most naturalists and biologists before and since, who were only satisfied if they could understand a particular form by the configuration of its immediate precedents, D'Arcy Thompson was quite satisfied with a (read on...)

by Dan on April 15, 2009

There are a lot of places to read about the history of molecular biology, but one theme that generally seems to emerge is that discoveries are dependent upon the experimental technology. Take this list of Nobel prizes for (read on...)

by Dan on April 3, 2009

Reflecting on My First Experience with Research Genomicron - Here's a post directed towards the undergraduate students out there contemplating a career in molecular biology or some related field. They key is getting some (read on...)

by Dan on March 25, 2009

From about the time our ancestors traded the nomadic lifestyle for more urban settings, agriculture has been important. It's no coincidence either --- selective breeding and domestication of crops made civilization possible. And (read on...)

by Dan on March 20, 2009

Four web posts from around the interwebs jumped out at me in the last couple of weeks. First, on a science webinar: Science webinar series : Protein Tagging Technologies in Cell Imaging and Analysis Hoxful Monsters - This post (read on...)

by Dan on March 13, 2009

In the ~2 years since I defended my PhD, due to circumstances (mostly) out of my control, I've been jumping between brief stints in three jobs. It was hard to miss the differences between the heads of each lab. Each had their own (read on...)

by Dan on March 11, 2009

In research relating to molecular biology, it is common for animal models of disease to be used, especially in projects directed towards making biomedical discoveries and breakthroughs. So I find it very important to occasionally (read on...)

by Dan on March 6, 2009

The biggest news recently, with the global economic crisis and the US Stimulus Bill being prominent in the news, there's been some interesting discussion on what to do (and what not to do) with the much-needed funding: NIH (read on...)

by Dan on February 20, 2009

A Chaos of Delight A very nice essay on GFP, Darwin & bioluminescence at a blog where literary delights meet biology. Letting Scientists of the Leash Guest NY Times columnist and bioengineer Stephen Quake calls for a (read on...)

by Dan on February 11, 2009

I doubt that anyone reading Bitesize Bio has never heard of Richard Dawkins. He's always been controversial in one way or another, ever since the release of arguably his most popular book, The Selfish Gene (Amazon US/UK). But (read on...)