Dr. Aziz Aboobaker from the University of Nottingham talks about a day in the life of a molecular biologist. This is what the life of a PI looks like. If you are a PI, do you agree? If you are an aspiring post-doc, is this what you are hoping for? Please share your thoughts. Tweet [...]
Genome Research publishes online and in print today a special issue dedicated to The ENCODE (ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements) Project, whose goal is to characterize all functional elements in the human genome. Since the completion of the pilot phase of the project in 2007, covering 1% of the genome, The ENCODE Consortium has fanned out [...]
In a recent paper published in the journal Stem Cells, scientists at UCL have shown that stem cells derived from amniotic fluid may be a potent therapeutic tool in the field of regenerative medicine. For more information see Potential new approach to regenerating skeletal muscle tissue. Tweet This Post
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Let’s face it, our culture is addicted to television. Yet, there really isn’t anything worthwhile watching! Or is there? A couple of years ago, producers Richard and Carole Rifkind produced a riveting documentary on the life of molecular biologists. While that may not sound so exciting to the vast majority of television viewers, it is [...]
