Angry by Choice

For disclosure: I am a basic biomedical scientist Currently, biomedical research is categorized as either basic or translational. Basic res...

Just a brief note to highlight that the day PBS airs the Nova episode Judgement Day, Bush vetoes the bill funding the NIH. I have not yet w...

Referring back to the Speaking Science 2.0 discussion I attended back in October, there was another point raised by PZ Myers I wanted to dis...

While exceedingly time consuming, I truly enjoy teaching. I currently teach a course called Eukaryotic Microbiology that is in its second i...

In order to conduct an experiment to test a hypothesis, controls are the most important aspect. Controls are the tests/assays that let you ...

There are those people who make a significant difference in your life. Danny Brower was one of the people who had a major role in my life a...

The other night (Friday), I was fortunate enough to attend the Bell Museum's Speaking Science 2.0. The speakers discussed the issue of ...