The truth about a career in biological sciences
It’s all just endless pipetting, all day every day.
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Lab Safety – Lesson 1
I’ve been pretty busy with my Masters and have been neglecting my blog. I came up with a cunning plan to spew my “scientific” nonsense: video diaries. They’re quicker to make than painstakingly...
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People laughed when I said I wanted to crystallize membrane proteins – but...
To put it simply: The process of photosynthesis involves lots of little protein components. If we find out the structure of these proteins we can start to understand how they work. We can find out the...
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Let Them Eat Hype
Currently circulating around a social site I frequent is a news article from 2007 about a “miracle drug that cures cancer but no one has taken any noticer”. There is much outrage from users about why...
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I’ve been silent for quite a while; I’ve been gadding around having fun and being cultured for the past few months. Now it’s time to get back into the scientific swing of things. I start my PhD in a...
View ArticleHow fast can you spin a human in a centrifuge?
I was doing some centrifuging today, spinning my bacteria shizzle at 40,000 rpm (185677.44 g). “Wow that’s zoomy and spinny” I thought. It came up in conversation “how fast could you spin a human in a...
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The most exciting thing I have ever received in the post
I am now officially, WILLINGLY, New England Biolabs‘ slave for life. They sent me a new researcher starter pack for freeee. It is so awesome that I just want to buy everything from them, whether I need...
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Why French pressing is a thoroughly unpleasant experience for all parties...
French pressing squashes cells under loads of pressure until they go POP. The press consists of a hydraulic pump and a piston in a hollow metal cylinder which contains the cells. It’s a bit like making...
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Why iguanas are freakin’ awesome
When they swim they can’t be bothered to use their legs. They just let their limbs dangle casually as they propel themselves aalong with their tail. Got your tail trapped in the car door? No problem...
View ArticleThe sad truth about being a first year PhD student
Having to yell “MY ECKSPERRYMENTS DIDN’T WERK AGAYNE” in despair at the end of each day.
View ArticleWhat is it OK to blog about?
I had always intended to use this blog as day-to-day record of what it’s like being a PhD student. Unfortunately this proved to be unsuccessful. I never even got round to giving it a sensible title....
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