New England RNA Data Club has a website!
Category: Lab Life
Yes, a new home for the NERD club. I just finished it last night: http://www.newenglandrna.org/ Any suggestions?...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:03 AM • 5 Comments •
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June 29, 2007
Daniel Gilbert teaches Colbert how to be happy
Category: Science & Society
The video clip is here.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 8:42 AM • 0 Comments •
June 28, 2007
Discussing science publishing at the pub
Category: Lab Life
Yesterday I met up with the folks at NatureNetworks. We drank and discussed how Nature Publishing Group is adapting to web2.0.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 8:15 PM • 21 Comments •
June 27, 2007
Nature Network, Tonight in Central Square
Category: art, food, music, citylife and other mental stimuli
I just read in Corie's blog that Nature's new online local community (NatureNetwork Boston) is having a pub night. I'll try to be there. Click here for details....
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 2:22 PM • 1 Comments •
Something to get your creative juices flowing
Category: art, food, music, citylife and other mental stimuli
Fun with whiteboards.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 11:05 AM • 3 Comments •
June 25, 2007
Recent developements on how miRNAs affect mRNA translation.
Category: Pure Biology
Two interesting papers on how miRNAs and argonaute proteins inhibit and potentiate translation.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 8:47 PM • 4 Comments •
How much is a postdoc worth?
Category: Lab Life
Is the question asked by Jack Parker. So are we really taken advantage of, or are we just a bunch of whiners? A study from 2002 says it all. (Keep in mind that the study is 5 years old and...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 5:01 PM • 10 Comments •
June 23, 2007
RNA, the quantum mechanics of the 21st century?
Category: Pure Biology
I was watching Science Saturday, over at bloggingheads.tv, where Horgan & Johnson were talking about the origin of life and RNA (among other things). Also mentioned was Robert Shapiro's article in Scientific American. Shapiro is an advocate of the cell...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 6:50 PM • 2 Comments •
Carnivals ...
Category: Misc
A new "What's up postdoc?" and more ...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 3:50 PM • 0 Comments •
The reviews are in
Category: Lab Life
Yeah it's been a while since my last entry, but in my defence, my thinkpad died and I simultaneously got back the reviewers comments from my submitted manuscript. Although my boss was a tad disappointed, I'm quite pleased. I have...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 3:30 PM • 0 Comments •
June 20, 2007
2006 impact factors
Category: Lab Life
From Thomson Scientific's ISI Web of Knowledge ... the latest impact factors for most of the journals I read, i.e. those that publish cell biology & molecular biology manuscripts. Note that the list does not contain neuroscience or review journals....
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 5:10 PM • 2 Comments •
Tid bits
Category: Misc
More Web2.0, a book on the history of cell biology, trashy science journalism in WIRED, and the latest on stem cell legislation.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:19 AM • 1 Comments •
June 19, 2007
Nature Precedings and Scintilla
Category: Lab Life
More online tools developed by Nature Mag.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 10:30 AM • 3 Comments •
Second New England RNA Data Club Tonight
Category: Lab Life
Food, drinks, and three RNA talks, who could ask for anything more?
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:36 AM • 2 Comments •
June 18, 2007
On a personal note
Category: Misc
The boss is out of town. My green card just got approved. It's beautiful outside. Enough blogging for today....
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 6:34 PM • 7 Comments •
June 15, 2007
FBI to research labs: beware of terrorist spies
Category: Science & Society
This story sounds like it comes from the plot of a bad movie.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 8:04 AM • 5 Comments •
June 14, 2007
Dr Michael Gershon advises Colbert on the power of his gut
Category: Science & Society
Colbert's gut really is his second brain.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 8:57 AM • 2 Comments •
June 12, 2007
Quote of the Day
Category: Lab Life
Two biomedical researchers in a pub.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 6:24 PM • 0 Comments •
Stem Cell Discussion on the Diane Rehm Show
Category: Science & Society
I heard this last night. With Marius, John Gearhart, and William Hurlbut. Or if you like stupid conspiracy theories, read Larry Moran's summary of the stories spun by people with too much time on their hands. (BTW there is no...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 7:45 AM • 0 Comments •
June 11, 2007
Poetry for the Biomedical-Masses
Category: art, food, music, citylife and other mental stimuli
Poetry + postdoc-hood in a biomedical research lab ...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:50 PM • 0 Comments •
June 9, 2007
Drinking with Cellular Alchemists
Category: Pure Biology
Last night we met up with Marius Wernig. After drinks, talk turned to stem cells.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 11:50 AM • 1 Comments •
Saturday Morning Video
Category: art, food, music, citylife and other mental stimuli
Wow. Using the collective memory of everyone on earth we can reconstruct a virtual imprint of our civilization. (+ it would be a nifty way to read the newspaper!) [HT: biocurious]...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:04 AM • 1 Comments •
June 8, 2007
Rudy Jaenisch on Stem Cells
Category: Pure Biology
Here's another video for you where Dr Jaenisch discusses this week's incredible findings.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 8:46 AM • 3 Comments •
June 7, 2007
Induced stem cells, will they be useful for therapy?
Category: Science & Society
With the incredible finding that somatic cells can be induced into stem cells, will this technology be useful for stem cell therapy?
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:44 AM • 9 Comments •
June 6, 2007
Yes it is true, you can now make your own stem cells
Category: Pure Biology
Using four factors, you can transform any somatic cell into a stem cell.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 5:06 PM • 11 Comments •
June 4, 2007
Reed Elsevier to stop funding arms trade shows
Category: Lab Life
(via biocurious) I don't know if you remember the news item that Reed Elsevier, publisher of many scientific journals, was funding arms trade shows. It got to the point that the editorial board of the Lancet, which is owned by...
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 8:35 PM • 0 Comments •
Visa Horror Stories
Category: Science & Society
Need to renew your visa? Here is some advice: don't use the words "killer" or "nuclear".
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 9:50 AM • 8 Comments •
June 3, 2007
Mendel's Garden #15 - Summer Reading Edition
Category: Pure Biology
This month's best in genetics blogging.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 12:31 PM • 2 Comments •
