Here is an interesting quote I came across today. It is meant to help you solve problems: "You write down the problem . You think very...

The thing about scientific protocols is that they are meant to be exact and precise. Every step must be explained concisely and there should...

I'M BACK IN THE LAB! Wow, it's been a while since I've written anything here. Term finally finished (finally!) and now I am back...

Bravery is an interesting word. It's one of those words that has many different subtle shades of definition; ranging from altruism to st...

So, term has started. Lab Rat is out of the lab and back in the lecture theatre, which means probably less blog posts as I try to get throug...

Term is about to start! I still can't believe that the holiday is almost over :( On the other hand, this holiday does seem to have gone ...

Taxonomy is one of those wonderful subjects that at first seems very simple (and very boring). The word comes from Greek - taxis meaning ...

Now we've actually managed to extract our DNA (like this ) we get to cut it all up into tiny pieces. It might seem a bit pointless, but...

One of the things about science nowadays is that it tends to generate impressive amounts of paperwork, which you have to wade through to get...

This was going to be quite a long soul-searching post about the general usefulness of science, based on a conversation held the other evenin...