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November 15, 2012
Cacti: Pioneers of Plants. Learning from Nature
I have a primal (if not primitive) quality I share with some curious animals. Did you ever see squirrels hiding nuts and magpies stealing sparkling things like watches or rings? I believe it may be a quirky instinct of collecting, … Continue reading →
November 9, 2012
Skyfall: the New Bond Film Verdict
This autumn the most fascinating thing is happening in North America. Yes, I’m talking about the Skyfall movie premiering in the cinemas, not the festivities linked to Obama’s victorious sequel term approval or the departure of Frankenstorm aptly named Sandy. … Continue reading →
November 5, 2012
Badger: Killing, Culling, Curing. Britain, Choose Your Side!
To cull or not to cull? If you live outside the United Kingdom you many not know this , but the question above has been tearing the nation apart for the last several months if not years. Culling is a … Continue reading →
October 30, 2012
Writing and NaNoWriMo. The London Kick-Off Party
National November Writing Month is about to start. Are you participating this year? Not decided yet? It’s still not too late to register and start writing and complete your 50,000 words novel in one month. It’s a global event, with … Continue reading →
October 28, 2012
Halloween: a Pumpkin That Has Gone Missing
What are you planning for this Halloween? Getting sloshed and drown in the vomit? How devious of you. Maybe you’ve been planning autodafe of vegetable puppets and grilling marshmallows on the open fire (for gastronomically orientated)? Re-watching The Adams Family … Continue reading →
October 23, 2012
Nobel 2012: GPCRs – Sensation(al) Receptors
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Robert J Lefkowitz and Brian K Kobilka for their mechanistic work on G-protein-coupled receptors or GPCRs. This couldn’t possibly cause more yawning than it did. WTF? GPCRs? X-ray crystallography? What’s with … Continue reading →
October 21, 2012
Ethanol, the infamous molecule of booze
I may be a serious scholar, an insufferable nerd and a dodgy Russian, but even I find time to be young and cheeky. I’m writing this on the Sunday afternoon (having scraped myself finally off the cozy bed) while enjoying … Continue reading →
Ethanol, the infamous molecule of booze.
I may be a serious scholar, an insufferable nerd and a dodgy Russian, but even I find time to be young and cheeky. I’m writing this on the Sunday afternoon (having scraped myself finally off the cozy bed) while enjoying … Continue reading →
October 16, 2012
Book reviews. Cheating. The Lessons of Lehrer –gate
When the Dust Settles Just in case you were on holidays and missed it all, I’ll fill you in – Summer 2012 was rich on scandals in the book circles. Porter Anderson has been working hard to inform us about some immoral behavior in the community, I can’t recommend enough his weekly Ether. So, fake [...]
October 11, 2012
Nobel 2012: Stem Cell, Cloning and the DNA State
The first science Nobel Prizes were awarded this week. John B. Gurdon of the University of Cambridge in England and Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University in Japan received the prize in Physiology and Medicine for their work showing how it’s possible for a mature cell of the body to revert to a state similar to embryonic. [...]
