Eye diseases Moiseyev G, Nikolaeva O, Chen Y, Farjo K, Takahashi Y, Ma JX. Inhibition of the visual cycle by A2E through direct interaction with RPE65 and implications in Stargardt disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Oct 12;107(41):17551-6. Epub 2010 Sep 27. PubMed PMID: 20876139. Hampton T. Genetic research provides insights into […]
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
There is an interesting article, “Publish like a pro“, in this issue of Nature that talks about how to write papers and plan your project efficiently. Several of us who are writing a manuscript of some sort are already using several tricks, including having a paper plan right at the beginning and having multiple revisions. […]
Thursday, October 14, 2010
See our neighbour’s interview here.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
I am preparing these reading materials for my class and strongly believe that you would be interested in and benefited by reading these articles. These are a series of articles published in this issue of Nature Medicine about this year’s Lasker Awards, the most prestigious award for biomedical research in this country. There is an […]
Thursday, October 7, 2010
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2010 was awarded to Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi, Akira Suzuki “for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis”. And Ei-ichi Negishi is in the Department of Chemistry at our institute, i.e Purdue!
Have your ever seen a Nobel laureate putting a bra on his face? Well… you can see three. It is the time of the year for Ig Nobel Prize again….. 😉
Thursday, September 23, 2010
There is an interesting article in this week nature’s careers’ section that talks about the risks that young scientists should take to make a difference. “The right kind of risk – More young scientists should dedicate a portion of their attention to high-risk research despite the potential downside, argues Abraham Loeb.” The article is adapted […]
It has been a while since the last update… well, just come across a funny website which can be useful in some ways. Is My Thesis Hot or Not? By reading a number of titles from other people’s work, you will start to appreciate what works in your own setting and what does not.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
This is not a new idea, but look at this funny experiment done at Harvard. I just can’t stop wondering how much we are missing when we are staring at our experiments with our own preconception… Most People Are Not Observant – Watch more Funny Videos