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Archives for April, 2009
Greybeards an endangered species
Posted by Abel Pharmboy on April 6, 2009 I was very late to the game on a DrugMonkey post last week examining the demographics of Early Career Award winners from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Drug noted that only 9 of the 50 awardees are women: So who got lucky? See the slideshow here. huh. anything strike you? no? lemme get a…
Today’s Drum: Positive Black News
Posted by Abel Pharmboy on April 5, 2009 As of late, I’ve not been particularly good at responding to those of you who’ve been so nice to comment on the blog. So, I spent a little bit of this morning going through your comments and looking at your blogs and websites, especially those of you with whom I was not previously familiar. Among…
The Friday Fermentable Live!!! – ScienceOnline’09
Posted by Abel Pharmboy on April 3, 2009 Arikia Millikan, then-Intern at ScienceBlogs.com (now gainfully employed Ex-Intern), demonstrates her facility in liveblogging the comparison between two pinot noirs. So why has it taken me exactly 11 weeks to write this post? I think it’s because once we post it, I have to let go of how awesome this event was. But, this post…