Archive for June, 2005

Berg lab collaborate with Whitesides group observing swarming bacteria

Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

In a paper published in Nature, titled “Escherichia coli swim on the right side.” (Harvard readers follow this link)

New paper by Nanoelectronics and Nanosensors group at Rowland

Friday, June 24th, 2005

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New Rowland Junior Fellows

Thursday, June 16th, 2005

The Rowland Institute announced the hiring of two new Junior Fellows,
Andrew Speck and Ozgur Sahin.  They will start setting up their
labs this fall.  Junior Fellows are appointed by the Institute for
five years, time enough to start up a lab and do some
experiments.   Fellows also can hire a postdoc and a
technician.  The Institute hires an average of two fellows a
year. 

Acronym search engine

Tuesday, June 14th, 2005

With Acronyma, you can decipher acronyms.  You can also find
acronyms with certain words.  A form for submitting acronyms is
also available.  (Source: ResearchBuzz)

Paper on scientific collaborations

Tuesday, June 14th, 2005

An article in PLOS Biology includes a table guiding one through
negotiating scientific collaborations, including questions of
publication and data access.

On compulsive e-mail reading

Wednesday, June 1st, 2005

Reports on a survey showing the average person spends at least an hour
a day on e-mail, with suggestions for lessening usage.  (Source;
The Virtual Chase)