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 Suzanne on January 12, 2009

What better way to kick off 2009 than with an overview of some of the most popular scientific conferences for researchers from all over the world? The experience of attending a scientific conference is invaluable for learning how (read on...)

by Nick on December 3, 2008

The Scientist magazine has published a list of the top 10 innovations in life science in 2008, as judged by their panel of expert judges. Among the chosen highlights are: An in-vivo multispectral imaging system that provides (read on...)

by Dan on November 4, 2008

All fields in Science thrive on fresh ideas that contest accepted theory. Yet, researchers seeking funded face ever greater competition for limited funds - funds that are overly wedded to safe, unadventurous research. This, in (read on...)

by Dan on October 27, 2008

With a provocative suggestion, Mike the Mad Biologist proposed the idea of Top-down NIH leadership to determine where research funding should be allocated. The point is that, as DrugMonkey noted, it's too difficult for reviewers (read on...)

by Dan on October 23, 2008

With the new design for Bitesize Bio, I thought it appropriate for a re-assessment of what blogging here means to me. Nick started this site as a blog for molecular biology, with a bit of a dream to turn it into a community for (read on...)

by Nick on October 6, 2008

Small Worlds is a new initiative organised by Alan Cann at the University of Leicester (and of the excellent Microbiology Bytes) that aims to encourage scientists to use the immense power of web 2.0 in their professional (read on...)

by Dan on September 8, 2008

As I noted in last Friday's Around the Blogs post (and for a day put up the wrong link), Pamela Ronald has an article up for anyone interested in the pro's and con's of genetically engineered or genetically modified crops. In 10 (read on...)

by Dan on September 3, 2008

Late last year, a handful of individuals spawned an idea, calling for a presidential debate on science in the United States. They started a website and called it Science Debate 2008, and received a vocal response. For much of (read on...)

by Dan on August 20, 2008

Last Thursday's post on the animal rights firebombing in Santa Cruz earned me a couple outraged comments, so I suppose I did something right. I'm sure they don't realize it, but they're comments reflect what I was saying. That (read on...)