May 2008 : Science To Life

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Hi there. The purpose of this blog is to write about current and interesting science news that may affect people's lives. I hope you enjoy the posts. The blog was maintained from January 2007 to October 2008.

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Medical education company seeks in-house medical writer to join content development team. Tasks include writing, research for new and ongoing programs, reference searches and retrievals, Med-Line searches, communication with faculty, and development of slides in PowerPoint.

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Category: Science Journalism

I recently teamed up with Hitt Medical Writing, LLC to bring you science/medical writing jobs (see the new section of the sidebar). Hitt Medical Writing is a company that provides solutions to industries in the life sciences, including continuing...

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May 20, 2008

Google Health

Category: Health

Google Health, the latest service from Google, was recently launched as a beta version. Online personal health services have been around for a while (including Revolution Health and Microsoft's HealthVault) but here's what Google says is different about theirs:...

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Posted by Karen Ventii at 11:57 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

May 15, 2008

New idea in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye

There may soon be a new (more eco-friendly) option in funeral services: dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the residue down the drain. Lye is an alkaline chemical also known as sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and the process of using it...

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Posted by Karen Ventii at 3:04 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

May 11, 2008

What does your workbench look like?

Seed Magazine editors, now hard at work on the next issue, want to see the typical or not-so-typical places where our bloggers (and their readers) do science. For the chance to get your scientific work space featured in Seed, please...

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Posted by Karen Ventii at 6:21 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

May 8, 2008

TechPedia Atlanta

Category: Technology

I recently started writing for a new website called TechPedia Atlanta which will launch in Summer 2008. TechPedia Atlanta is a wiki-style site that will let anyone create or edit encyclopedic entries about the Atlanta technology scene. I like...

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