Monthly Archives: January 2013

I just finished Isaac Asimov’s last autobiography, “I. Asimov”. I want to share this passage (page 163) because it is sadly familiar. This situation is well known to anyone who has experienced academic research. What was interesting to me is … Continue reading →

Check out the #overlyhonestmethods twitter hashtag. In addition to being humorous, #overlyhonestmethods tweets provide insight into the real world of science. Science is “supposed” to be about carefully controlled conditions. We contrast what happens in the laboratory to what happens … Continue reading →

I’m scanning 9 microarray slides. I put a slide on the scanner, hit “prescan” and read a crazyguyonabike journal for about a minute. When the prescan is done, I adjust the area and hit “scan”. I set my timer for … Continue reading →