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What is a gene?

November 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Do you know, because I don’t…
Now - The Rest of the Genome - NYTimes.com

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Attack of the Nucleophile

October 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Cute

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4490113908281954922

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Drug Money

October 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Disturbing report from the NYT: Top Psychiatrist Didn’t Report Drug Makers’ Pay

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Tags: Health · Science

Use Zotero for Writing Papers!

September 28th, 2008 · No Comments

I say this for two reasons:
1. Zotero is a Firefox extension is the best citation manager with which I’ve worked.  While you’re reading papers, books, etc. online, click an icon in your address bar and it adds the citation automatically to your library.  Choose different citation styles and use it in Word or OpenOffice.  You [...]

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Large Hadron Collider Rap

September 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Particle physics rap?  The first full beam circulation should be next week, and watch for collisions the following month.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50ZssEojtM

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Epigenetics on NOVA

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments

An updated version of the Horizon version…
Part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j949RyNXqc

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Epigenetics on Horizon

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOid4jrCeFE

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Feynman Interview!

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8777381378502286852

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It’s like American Idol for Intellectuals

August 30th, 2008 · No Comments

…but in Canada.  Who’s the best lecturer?
BIG IDEAS

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Tags: Big Questions · Fun · Science

No More Fundamental Physics at Bell Labs

August 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Wired.com: Bell Labs Kills Fundamental Physics Research
After six Nobel Prizes, the invention of the transistor, laser and countless contributions to computer science and technology, it is the end of the road for Bell Labs’ fundamental physics research lab.

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