Rumour has it that there was a hint of snow in Oxford yesterday. I didn’t see it because I was trapping in a laser lab without windows at the Central Laser Facility (no, that’s not a grammatical error, it’s a…
…and then fill it up with essential gingerbread lab equipment – such as these Petri dishes with icing sugar bacterial colonies growing on them or DNA agarose gels. And of course you’d need a researcher to conduct these all important…
Dear players of guitars, ukuleles, banjos, tin drums and any other musicians: We would love to see your own rendition of “The Vacuole Song” on YouTube! You can download the lyrics with the guitar chords here: The Vacuole Song –…
Cafepress.co.uk has some great designs which you can get on T-Shirts, mugs or stickers. Perfect if you are still looking for a present for that scientist close to your heart…(Disclaimer: I am not getting any advertising money!) Plant Scientist by…
(found at the AP Bio list-serv) Twas the night before Christmas and all through the cell, Not a creature was stirring, not even an organelle. The chromosomes were hung in nucleus with care, In hopes that mitosis would soon take…
Great video and article in which Dr Larry Silverberg explains how it is possible for Santa to deliver presents across the world using a nano-toymaker and relativity clouds.
I thought it would be a fun experiment to try and put together a Plant Cell Biology Advent Calendar, with christmas-sy entries related to plants, cells, biology or science! I am not entirely sure yet if I will manage to…
Halloween is approaching quickly and if you don’t have a costume yet and love science, why not come up with something completely different? Here are some ideas: 1) Green fluorescent protein Green fluorescent protein (or short, GFP) glows brightly in…
Check out this amazing Sushi Cell by “Scientist In Training”! The kidney beans are mitochondria, the Golgi bodies are made from spam and rice resembles the cytoplasm. I am hungry now!
