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August 31st, 2013

8/31/2013

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It is fascinating just how precise quantitative genetics has become
http://www.nature.com/news/african-genes-tracked-back-1.13607

Remember the (sexist) idea that men are from Mars? So last century. Now men, women and all other life on Earth are from Mars. Emancipation?
http://news.sciencemag.org/chemistry/2013/08/are-we-martians-after-all?rss=1

To continue on this "antropomorphic" theme, do dying rats see a tunnel with a light and hear their deceased loved ones welcoming them?
http://www.pnas.org.libproxy.temple.edu/content/110/35/14432
That's creepy.

Newsflash: no more need to wear a helmet when you are biking/skiing/scateboarding/etc!
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6149/946.full
OK, these brains are kind of small. But they are just what you have if you are not wearing a helmet, so they will fit just fine.

language matters…
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v500/n7464/full/500523a.html

And now back to may favorite theme: think long and hard before making a decision to get a PhD.
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2013_08_28/caredit.a1300184

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August 24th, 2013

8/24/2013

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An absolutely must-read for everyone in the lab:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168952513001133

Something to think about: aren't CRISPRs making our gene traps obsolete?
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6148/833.summary
The correct answer is: no way! But why?

Next time I complain how long it takes to do a genetics + regeneration experiment in zebrafish, feel free to cite this:
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2013_08_19/caredit.a1300175
And the tar drop from one of the earlier "reading assignments".

A cool (and finally positive!) bit on gene therapy:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v500/n7462/full/500280a.html

Is the glass half-full or half-empty?
http://www.nature.com/news/half-of-2011-papers-now-free-to-read-1.13577

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August 19th, 2013

8/19/2013

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I REMEMBER apples used to be way, way better- and now there's proof!
http://www.nature.com/srep/2013/130815/srep02418/full/srep02418.html

Ok, so maybe I don't remember
http://www.nature.com/news/evidence-based-justice-corrupted-memory-1.13543

Wait, who planted that stupid apple memory in my head?!
http://www.nature.com/news/us-brain-project-puts-focus-on-ethics-1.13549

Now, a cute read on being a scientist "for life"
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v500/n7462/full/nj7462-369a.html

All of you young kids are in sad, sad trouble!
http://news.sciencemag.org/brain-behavior/2013/08/scienceshot-facebook-making-you-sad?rss=1

Now get off the damn Facebook and start thinking about your career!
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2013_08_14/caredit.a1300173

Because here is a tiny little bit of good news on job market:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v500/n7462/full/nj7462-369b.html

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August 9th, 2013

8/9/2013

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I am sure youv'e heard of lab burger:
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6146/602.full
If not, change your radio station. Or start listening to radio...

Irreproducibility hurts:
http://www.nature.com/news/nih-mulls-rules-for-validating-key-results-1.13469

A cool read on research ethics, HeLa cells etc:
http://www.nature.com/news/deal-done-over-hela-cell-line-1.13511

I am not growing old, I'm just losing memory because my mom had too much coffee:
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6146/findings.full

Scroll to the bottom of this page: genetically engineered plants for home lighting
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6146/596.3.full
Now, if i remember my middle school biology, plants NEED light! Any other loony ideas for kickstarter?
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August 2nd, 2013

8/2/2013

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This is a part of a long-and-ongoing debate "how the turtle got its shell"
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6144/329.full

Keep things in perspective: some "truths" have a short self life...
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6145/465.full

Mutant mice 101: "popular" genes are not any more important that the rest of them…
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v500/n7460/full/500009e.html

So maybe PhD is not a dead-end degree :-)
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2013_07_30/caredit.a1300155

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