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Let us hope that this new article in Nature turns out to be as important as it seems. In a recent publication, scientists from Merck report on title="Wikipedia link" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platensimycin" rel="tag">platensimycin, which is a previously unknown kind of antibiotic.  …
Earlier this month, ScienceBloggers Jake Young of Pure Pedantry and Shelley Batts of Retrospectacle got to talking about how, given how many neuro-philes now blog at Sb, it could be fun to start a homegrown neuroscience blog carnival. Jake picked up the ball and ran, organizing most of Sb's other…
Why can't we picture a fifth dimension? One, two, and three seem so easy to grasp. We can even see how one leads to the next: a line, composed of points, is a component of a shape on a plane, which in turn is a component of a spatial object. Consider that object with an additional aspect, enduring…
"How to Get a Ph.D. and Never Pay a Dime For It!" If you're in the sciences and you're paying for your Ph.D., says Shelley, you're getting fleeced. Plus, there looks to be a lively discussion shaping up in comments. "Science and Hard Work: II" Is science hard work? Steinn compares a summer job in…