"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything." - Friedrick Nietzsche
Atheist, scientist, secular Buddhist, rat lover, etc.
Originally from Iowa,I am a biology graduate student at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Damn aac/aad aminoglycoside-sensing riboswitches appropriating features of thermosensor RNA systems! Have you no shame?
Sorry, I’ve just seen way too many SJW-posts inaccurately using the concept of appropriation today (and every other day).
So, I just found out that some strains of the bacterium that I work with are capable of producing a metabolite, clavam-2-carboxylate (C2C), which is so toxic that if you touch it you die. Yeah. And we have a box full of it sitting in our Level II box. $100,000 worth of it. Yeah. The more you know.
My side blog, Women in science, is starting to take off. Check it out!
And feel free to submit posts to it!
Made some updates to my research page
I have decided to include two additional mutants in my study (bldA and ccaR). In brief, I will be comparing protein expression in normal S. clavuligerus (produces aerial hyphae and clavulanic acid) and three mutants which are either defective in hyphae formation, clavulanic acid production, or both. Yeah, science!
Guess who’s getting a shiny new set of pipettors?
This kid right here, that’s who!
Although I have become quite attached to the old Finnpipette IIs.
Also, I just found out that I get to TA History of Biology this semester! So wicked. This sem the course is focusing on the history of TB outbreaks and treatment in Newfoundland and Labrador. I’m pretty pumped.
It is a tetromer, a dimer of dimers, if you will.
Nice summary by the NIH about the analgestic and potential anti-tumoral effects of cannabinoids
Article includes brief descriptions of possible mechanisms of action, as well as references for several scientific studies on THC and other cannabinoids.
Whew! Just added some material to my other blog, Women in Science. You should check it out! And submit!
Most of the stuff is just re-blogs; my main goal with this project is to get women scientists/aspiring scientists to submit text/images. So, you know, if you fit the criteria, do that.
Quick! Biochem/molecular people!
Is there really a difference between TES as its free acid and TES as a sodium salt? As in, can I swap one out for the other?
Note: this is for making Streptomyces media.
An idea. Input appreciated.
So, I was thinking about starting a little side tumblr dedicated to women in the sciences. Basically people could just submit photos of themselves doing science or what not and give a little blurb about their research or studies or future studies. I thought something like this would have already existed, but when I looked I came up with nil. Good idea, bad idea? Suggestions?
