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BioTechniques – The Invisible Mouse

Every so often, doing science professionally gets dull and mundane. The daily grind of developing and implementing molecular diagnostic assays often overshadows just how cool the stuff I get to do for a living really is. It turns into a … Continue reading

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Need Another Reason to Love Science?

Connecticut Mountain Lion Likely Came From The Black Hills by Wright Bryan from All Things Considered You got to read this link above and listen to the story from NPR. So cool. Using DNA typing technology and database analysis, a … Continue reading

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The Streetlight Effect

Rest Day Read (SR-59) Why Scientific Studies Are So Often Wrong: The Streetlight Effect by David H. Freedman from Discover Magazine, July-August 2010 “Many, and possibly most, scientists spend their careers looking for answers where the light is better rather … Continue reading

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“Tell me, what do you do with witches?”

Rest Day Read (SR-19) Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Scene 5 “Who are you who are so wise in the ways of science?” Scene 5. Man alive this is so funny. Being a scientist by profession, this is so … Continue reading

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