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November 22, 2013

11/22/2013

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This list will have to suffice for two weeks. Enjoy in moderation.

A cool paper on mapping behavioral trait in sticklebacks
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982213009196
Shooling QTLs overlap lateral line QTLs. Validation or bummer?

Antihistamines are used to treat allergies, right?
http://www.pnas.org/content/110/46/E4369.full
One could use this fantastic paper to illustrate the power of genome-based medical discoveries, or to remind of potential side effects of drugs.

Now on to entertainment. Scientists going at each other MMA style #3: genetcists:
http://www.pnas.org/content/110/46/E4277.full
http://www.pnas.org/content/110/46/E4278.full

Dim the lights and read this romantic article about grad school:
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2013_11_11/caredit.a1300248
Bait-and-switch selfie?

The good thing is, grad school is not forever:
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2013_11_21/caredit.a1300256
An absolute must-read for those of you thinking about grad school.

So there are too many PhDs for the job market. The NIH solution: better mentoring and minority participation.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6160/798.1.full
Yep.

And now on to classical tragicomedy. Here is a multiple choice question: what should you do when you get a C+?
A. Celebrate
B. Forget about it
C. Feel ashamed
D. Sue the professor
http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20131113_Ex-_student_seeks_new_trial_over_grade.html
Associated Press could have mentioned that said student's other grades must have been "less than stellar" if a C+ put her under minimum GPA. But that's not the tragedy. The fact that the person who thought (and still thinks) that way was one B- away from being YOUR genetic counselor is.

Happy Thanksgiving, and remember what happens when you share your turkey with the wrong people :-)

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