Map That Campus IV
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Can you tell me the identity of this week's mystery campus?
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June 30, 2006
Stochastic expression of proteins in a single cell
Category: Pure Biology
Every thought about how variable the expression of a particular gene is across an entire cell population? That's what the Weissman lab described in a manuscript in a recent issue of Nature. Anytime you want to take on such a...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:03 AM • 1 Comments • 1 TrackBacks
June 29, 2006
More Biology (Nerd) Rap
Category: Science & Society
First there was the Protein Synthesis Rap, now this ode to the animal kingdom. Enjoy....
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:32 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 28, 2006
Being "Good at the Bench"
Category: Lab Life
Here's a tale from the lab. Today we had an interesting discussion. It started off with PBS and ended up on the topic of understanding the principles behind much of the protocols used in a lab. It all started when...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 7:31 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 27, 2006
Lazy Day Tuesday Morning Links
Category: Lab Life
Sciency links for you.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:33 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 26, 2006
I can't believe it
Category: World Cup 2006
... Italy last minute penalty. Goal. So was that "foul" worthy of a penalty shot? Was this a second game ruined by a bad ref? You tell me. All I know is that this victory for Gli Azzurri, left a...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 1:51 PM • 23 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Giving your mRNA a boost by increasing GC content
Category: Pure Biology
Just read this Abstract from PLoS: Mammalian genes are highly heterogeneous with respect to their nucleotide composition, but the functional consequences of this heterogeneity are not clear. In the previous studies, weak positive or negative correlations have been found between...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 10:29 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 24, 2006
Get you very own Brazilian soccer name
Category: World Cup 2006
If you played for Brazil, what would your name be? Go to BrazilName to find out....
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 1:40 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Does technology make you happy?
Category: Science & Society
Lets think about technology for a moment. Here I am typing on this laptop. Ideas flow (misspelled and grammatically incorrect) from my brain to my fingers to the keyboard ... over a wireless network ... into the vast ethereal space (known as the internet) ... to your home/workplace/café. So what good is any of it? Does technology increase happiness?
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:28 AM • 0 Comments • 1 TrackBacks
June 23, 2006
Map the Campus III
Category: Map that Campus
I provide the aerial photo and a hint, you tell me the mystery campus.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 12:11 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Analysis of the US Performance in the World Cup
Category: World Cup 2006
A day after the US loss and I'm flabbergasted by the attention that the US team is getting. Soccer mania is spreading in the US, and I'm happy for it. It might be that unlike other areas (the Olympics, military might, world economic supremacy) soccer is hard. It's the happenin' party that the American public wants to attend, but just can't get invited to. It's that itch that is just a little too far to scratch. This is the sensation that turns bystanders into soccer nuts.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:15 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 22, 2006
NIH Funding Rates
Category: Lab Life
For those of you not in the biomedical sciences, you may not be aware of the coming crises. Right now aspiring postdocs and new independent investigators are involved in a war of attrition when it comes to funding. How did...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:28 AM • 10 Comments • 1 TrackBacks
June 21, 2006
RNA decay particles
Category: Pure Biology
There has been much fuss lately with p-bodies and the related structures termed "stress granules". Both structures are seen in most eukaryotes and play several seemingly incompatible roles. In general non-translating cytosolic mRNAs are shuffled into these structures. But why?
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 6:37 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Commenting at Cell
Category: Lab Life
Over the last month, many things have been happening in the world of scientific publishing. Nature is trying something new, and they are having a public debate about how to alter the review process. PLoS is pushing ahead with a...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 2:06 PM • 4 Comments • 1 TrackBacks
June 19, 2006
Free Online Science Seminars from AAAS
Category: Science & Society
I got this email from AAAS, and I thought I'd pass it along: Dear Colleague, We're now taking you behind the scenes of Science , presenting the authors of life science research papers in Science Online Seminars -- our compelling...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 7:49 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Map that Campus II
Category: Map that Campus
It's time for another one. Can you figure out the mystery campus?
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:30 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 18, 2006
Father's Day Entry
Category: Misc
What to write about? Immigration, Guantanamo, Father's Day, the Italian soccer team, war? Hmm ... well I have a good story for you then.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:40 PM • 1 Comments • 2 TrackBacks
June 17, 2006
Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo
Category: World Cup 2006
Well if some Americans say soccer is boring, it's because they clearly weren't watch today's games. This group which was called by some the group of death (I guess all disputes about this title are resolved after today's games). So...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 6:36 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
World Cup Rundown
Category: World Cup 2006
For those Soccer Maniacs (or Futbolistas) here's my take on the first round of the World Cup ...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 11:59 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 15, 2006
Map that Campus I
Category: Map that Campus
I show you a satellite photo (courtesy of Google Maps) and give you a hint. You tell me what the mystery campus is.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 11:43 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 14, 2006
PLoS Blogs
Category: Lab Life
(via The Scientific Activist, Evolving Thoughts) First came PLoS, then PLoS ONE, now PLoS blogs A blog? Here's their mission: ... to give an insider's view of the latest developments at PLoS. To keep it simple, we've divided the content...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 7:34 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Some comments on data and data reproduction.
Category: Lab Life
Part of the problem with Science is the verification process. From the outside looking in, you may guess that there is a quick and easy solution ... data should be reproduced by others. In the end scientists should be concerned...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 10:11 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 13, 2006
I Need More Hours in a Day
Category: Ask a ScienceBlogger
OK time for an irreverent answer to Scienceblog's question of the week.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 12:43 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 11, 2006
New Banners II
Category: Misc
OK still fiddling away with the banners. Here are the two latest ones: I've distributed the banners among the various sections (Latest Post, Individual Entries ...) I've also been advised that if I choose to have multiple banners, I should...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 6:35 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
New Banners
Category: Misc
I'm here at the lab. Watching the World Cup. Digesting DNA. Subclonning. And splicing in some new banners. Here are a couple of models: What do you think?...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 2:22 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 10, 2006
Soccernomics
Category: World Cup 2006
With regards to the World Cup, the Dutch Bank ABN AMRO has asked the question, "which team is our 'economic favourite', that is, the country which should become world champion in order to maximise the impact on the world economy."
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:10 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 9, 2006
The Future is Rotting Plastic
Category: Pure Biology
Back in the fall of 2004, I submitted a prediction to TimeLine+25, a web based "cultural experiment" where random individuals were asked to predict near future events. Here was my entry for the year 2025: Plastic eating bacteria Novel forms...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:07 AM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 8, 2006
World Cup
Category: World Cup 2006
All I know is that there are many non-Americans around our department and this week the #1 topic of discussion is the upcoming World Cup. In the Longwood Medical Area there will be at least two spots that plan to show almost every game. In addition, the games will be shown at two local pubs - I have no clue how any of us will get any work done over the next month.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 1:48 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A Review of Peer Review
Category: Lab Life
I was alerted to the fact that strange things are happening at Nature Magazine. From the Nature website: Peer review is the bedrock of scientific publication (for Nature's position on peer review, see our Guide to Authors). It is widely...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:35 AM • 15 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 7, 2006
Nature Publishing Group's Network Boston: A myspace site for scientists in the Boston Area
Category: Lab Life
Last night we were invited to celebrate the launching of Nature Publishing Group's Network Boston at the Museum of Science here in Boston. What, you may ask, is Network Boston? It was described as a new digital community center for...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 11:28 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 6, 2006
Rant on Technology
Category: Science & Society
OK here is a myth that I'd like to explode (or at least be provocative about). Technology is NOT inevitable. Say what? We humans think that technology increases steadily. With every space shuttle and iPod, humanity advances by one small...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 8:43 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 5, 2006
Lots of Links
Category: Misc
random stuff ...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 7:47 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 2, 2006
Cartoon Contest
Category: Science & Society
I just got this email from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Editorial Cartoon Contest Will Draw Attention to the Misuse and Abuse of Science Top Cartoonists Will Judge Amateur, Professional Talent in "Science Idol" WASHINGTON, DC - Teaming up with...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 2:24 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
News Tid Bits
Category: Education
Summers and the Allston expansion. Latest stats on gender and higher education. And free books! Ladies and Gentlemen start your hard drives.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 10:39 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Read Happiness, Hear Happiness
Category: Science & Society
Well I've been engrossed in reading books on happiness, now apparently Bob McDonald from CBC's Quirks & Quarks interviews leading researchers in the field, including Dan Gilbert. (from Daily Zeitgeist) Previously: Last happiness entry. NY Times review of Stumbling On...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 8:55 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 1, 2006
Harold Varmus in WIRED
Category: Science & Society
Recently I've written a couple of entries on Journals and open access. In the latest WIRED, there's a good article on Harold Varmus, and his quest to shake up the biomedical journals. From the article: Varmus is the most visible...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 11:50 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Protein Synthesis
Category: Misc
Yes it's a rap video of ... you guessed it....
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:06 AM • 1 Comments • 4 TrackBacks
