Labspaces.net Latest Blogs RSS Feed LabSpaces Blogs http://www.labspaces.net/view_blogs.php Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:05:58 -0500 Labspaces.net RSS Blog Feed http://www.labspaces.net/view_blogs.php http://www.labspaces.net/images/badge_large.png H2SO4Hurts - When Whole Genome Sequencing Doesn’t Give Us the Whole Genome <table> <tr><td> Image courtesy of Shutterstock If you’re an avid follower of popular science in today’s news media, you might have noticed a recurring theme.&amp;nbsp; Genomics is everywhere.&amp;nbsp; On an almost weekly basis, the New York Times, the New Yorker, Forbes and a myriad of other outlets are publishing stories with overly optimistic ledes about doctors and gene sequencers being replaced by apps ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Genetics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1627/When_Whole_Genome_Sequencing_Doesn___t_Give_Us_the_Whole_Genome Sun, 01 Mar 2015 13:00:54 -0600 H2SO4Hurts - 5 predictions for #AGBT15 <table> <tr><td> The Advances in Genome Biotechnology conference starts tomorrow in Marco Island, FL.&amp;nbsp; Twitter and the blogs have been a flurry of speculation about what the major vendors will present at this years’ meeting.&amp;nbsp; In previous years we’ve seen the introduction of new, “disruptive” technologies such as the ion torrent platform, the Oxford Nanopore Minion and the PacBio RS.&amp;n; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Genetics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1626/__predictions_for__AGBT__ Tue, 24 Feb 2015 19:23:19 -0600 H2SO4Hurts - Have we entered the era of the 1 year sequencer release cycle? *Updated* <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/54b56380669ee1421173632_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="53.866666666667" border="0" /> </td><td> Yesterday marked the kickoff of the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.&amp;nbsp; Following last years’ lead, Illumina once again used this platform as an opportunity to announce the release of a number of new products including 4 “New” sequencing systems ahead of the more scientifically focused Advances in Genome Biotechnology conference in February.&amp;nbsp; At this same tim; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Genetics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1625/Have_we_entered_the_era_of_the___year_sequencer_release_cycle___Updated_ Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:42:59 -0600 H2SO4Hurts - Illumina's $1000 Genome* <table> <tr><td> Illumina, the world leader in short read DNA sequencing, made a series of very big announcements yesterday at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference.&amp;nbsp; These developments have many sequencing labs around the world excited and worried all at the same time.&amp;nbsp; The excitement comes from the fact that it appears on the surface that Illumina has broken the $1000 genome* barrier – the worry; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Genetics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1623/Illumina_s_______Genome_ Wed, 15 Jan 2014 11:34:15 -0600 H2SO4Hurts - Ch-ch-ch-changes... <table> <tr><td> It's been a long run and we have a strong readership of the press releases but sadly I no longer have the time or the interest to continue posting press releases on the site.  My additional work commitments here at Duke have really limited the amount of time I can devote to this and grabbing the press releases every night/morning for an hour or two just became tedious.  I'd like to spend my free; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Misc http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1620/Ch_ch_ch_changes___ Wed, 29 May 2013 18:34:14 -0500 Featured - A coming of age for PacBio and long read sequencing? #AGBT13 <table> <tr><td> Aside from the dubstep pumping out of the Roche and Agilent booths, the volume of AGBT has been somewhat muted.&amp;nbsp; There was no grand offering of new hardware or over the top promises of sequencing genomes on what now appear to be vaporware USB thumb drives.&amp;nbsp; This is my first in person experience of AGBT, so as a virgin it seems for the most part to be rooted in the science despite; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Genetics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1618/A_coming_of_age_for_PacBio_and_long_read_sequencing___AGBT___ Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:10:01 -0600 Featured - Next Generation Sequencing rapidly moves from the bench to the bedside #AGBT13 <table> <tr><td> As the second day of AGBT kicked off, it became quite clear that this meeting would be dominated by medical genomics.&amp;nbsp; There were a few talks sprinkled in about gut or sewer microbiomes but the vast majority of the talks the last two days have been on clinical genomic sequencing.&amp;nbsp; This is fine by me since it’s exactly what we do in the Genomic Analysis Facility in Duke’s Cent; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Genetics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1617/Next_Generation_Sequencing_rapidly_moves_from_the_bench_to_the_bedside__AGBT__ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:02:07 -0600 Featured - #AGBT day one talks and observations: WES/WGS, kissing snails, Poo bacteria sequencing <table> <tr><td> Today I dusted off my luggage and headed down to the annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology meeting in Marco Island, FL.  Historically, this meeting has been the Detroit Auto Show of Genomics where companies and labs release their beautiful shiny new products and methodologies.  In past years, attendees were showered with fireworks displays and epic swag bags.  The tone this year is p; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Genetics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1616/_AGBT_day_one_talks_and_observations__WES_WGS__kissing_snails__Poo_bacteria_sequencing Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:57:41 -0600 Featured - Got fetal DNA on the brain? <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/5065cde804f3c1348849128_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="68.8" border="0" /> </td><td> Human fetus in amniotic sac One of the big stories that blew up on the internet the other day was the publication of some results that reportedly show that females who have birthed males have male DNA in their brain.&amp;nbsp; That’s pretty cool stuff!&amp;nbsp; This isn’t uncommon, it’s called microchimerism, or the deposition of cells or DNA from the fetus to the mother or vice versa.&amp; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Genetics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1601/Got_fetal_DNA_on_the_brain_ Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:33:14 -0500 Featured - Memes about 'junk DNA' miss the mark on paradigm shifting science <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/504a2f028ac931347038978_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="48" border="0" /> </td><td> Credit: Shutterstock In 1990, the scientific community embarked on a landmark experiment to completely sequence the human genome.&amp;nbsp; At the time, it was assumed that knowing the exact sequence of the human genome would provide scientists all of the information they ever wanted to know about genomics and how DNA contributes to human disease.&amp;nbsp; At least this is how the project was pr; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Genetics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1599/Memes_about__junk_DNA__miss_the_mark_on_paradigm_shifting_science Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:36:31 -0500 Featured - So, you've dropped a cryovial or lost a sample box in your liquid nitrogen container...now what? <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/502d724b353ae1345155659_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="106.66666666667" border="0" /> </td><td> Is it a hoe? Is it a shovel? It&#039;s bound to happen in every lab. &amp;nbsp;Someone is going to get distracted and for whatever reason a box full of tubes or tubes themselves are going to accidentally get dropped in the lab&#039;s liquid nitrogen container. &amp;nbsp;A lot of people might say, "Screw it," and leave those samples on the bottom of the tank. &amp;nbsp;This might be a good solutio; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Technology http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1596/So__you_ve_dropped_a_cryovial_or_lost_a_sample_box_in_your_liquid_nitrogen_container___now_what_ Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:32:00 -0500 Featured - Did the Internet Save Science from Arsenic Poisoning? <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4f2aacccbaf5a1328196812_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="49.6" border="0" /> </td><td> GFAJ-1 Credit: Wolfe-Simon et al Almost a year and a half ago, NASA ignited a media firestorm after it announced the discovery of a new organism with alien implications.&amp;nbsp; The whole fiasco began when a scientist found a new bacteria in Mono Lake that could grow in the presence of high concentrations of toxic compounds.&amp;nbsp; These types of bacteria are not uncommon on earth.&amp;nbsp;; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Science Politics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1589/Did_the_Internet_Save_Science_from_Arsenic_Poisoning_ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:31:23 -0500 Featured - A peril of "Open" science: Premature reporting on the death of #ArsenicLife <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4f2aacccbaf5a1328196812_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="49.6" border="0" /> </td><td> GFAJ-1 Bacteria Open science is a wonderful concept, but what happens when reporters start writing stories on data that has not been properly reviewed and vetted by the scientific establishment?&amp;nbsp; Before this week, I had never really considered this question.&amp;nbsp; Open science at its core is a wonderful utopian idea where scientists do their work in the open and publish their noteboo; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Science Politics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1555/A_peril_of__quot_Open_quot__science__Premature_reporting_on_the_death_of__ArsenicLife Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:42:54 -0600 H2SO4Hurts - YouTube: Just a (PhD) Dream <table> <tr><td> &lt;iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RK43NtL7b-k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Agriculture http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1514/YouTube__Just_a__PhD__Dream_ Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:06:11 -0500 H2SO4Hurts - Antineoplastons? You gotta be kidding me! <table> <tr><td> Watch where you step, you might be knee-deep in some bullshit son! So I came across a movie about Stanislaw Burzynski and his controversial antineoplastons treatment. So I&#039;m pretty sure you are scratching your head wondering what an antineoplaston is? Apparently Burzynski created this convoluted phrase to use instead of simply saying, its a peptide. But take it from top here gang. In 1968, B; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Agriculture http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1512/Antineoplastons___You_gotta_be_kidding_me_ Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:06:11 -0500 H2SO4Hurts - Slides - From the Bench to the Blogosphere: Why every lab should be writing a science blog <table> <tr><td> Here are the slides from the presentation I gave on Monday.&amp;nbsp; We recorded a video, but I&#039;m not sure how it turned out.&amp;nbsp; I have a feeling the audio is going to be bad so I might just sit down and do it over again this weekend on my laptop. Two of the slides are movies.&amp;nbsp; The first is a clip from "Flock of DoDos" where some lady says scientists are horrible communica; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Agriculture http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1508/Slides___From_the_Bench_to_the_Blogosphere__Why_every_lab_should_be_writing_a_science_blog Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:03:32 -0500 Featured - Fact Checking AARP: Why soundbytes about shrimp on treadmills and pickle technology are misleading <table> <tr><td> AARP put out a commercial a few months ago deriding wasteful spending in Washington.&amp;nbsp; Unfortunately, the soundbytes don&#039;t accurately represent the full story behind the spending.&amp;nbsp; Have a watch before continuing. The main points of this mis-infomercial are: We&#039;re wasting money on a Brazillian corn institute, Poetry in Zoos, Shrimp on treadmills, and pickle technolog; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Science Politics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1507/Fact_Checking_AARP__Why_soundbytes_about_shrimp_on_treadmills_and_pickle_technology_are_misleading Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0500 Featured - MHV68: Mouse herpes, not mouth herpes, but just as important <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4e9b5ada43d2a1318804186_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="62.933333333333" border="0" /> </td><td> In the current political climate it has become clear that science is a major target of Republican directed budget cuts. However, the soundbytes of politics do not represent the importance of science in our lives.&amp;nbsp; Because of this, I think it&#039;s extremely important that we explain why some of our model systems are so important for understanding how viruses and ultimately human diseas; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Microbiology http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1506/MHV____Mouse_herpes__not_mouth_herpes__but_just_as_important Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:33:38 -0500 Featured - @DonorsChoose update: Pictures of the materials we bought being used!! <table> <tr><td> Wow!&amp;nbsp; Mrs. Irish has posted pictures of her students using the microscope, slides and workbooks that we helped purchase for her classroom.&amp;nbsp; This is exactly why we work so hard to try to bring in donations through the DonorsChoose program. There are still 60 or so unfunded projects on our giving page, sp please stop by and help in any way you can. ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Science Politics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1503/_DonorsChoose_update__Pictures_of_the_materials_we_bought_being_used__ Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:37:13 -0500 H2SO4Hurts - @DonorsChoose project: Launch a Rocket of Success <table> <tr><td> Mr. Bradham in class Today&#039;s featured DonorsChoose project is: Launch a Rocket of Success.&amp;nbsp; Mr. Bradham is looking to buy rocket kits for his science class to teach his students about physics and space exploration.&amp;nbsp; He says that his students are, "eager for knowledge. Unfortunately, they lack the adequate financial means to provide for supplies that could further their unde; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Space http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1492/_DonorsChoose_project__Launch_a_Rocket_of_Success Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:15:40 -0500 H2SO4Hurts - Is this supposed to be a feature, @NPGnews ? <table> <tr><td> I know, know, paper is so 1990 but I just wanted to pull a paper over at Nature to read during seminar later.&amp;nbsp; Unfortunately I used the big fat "Print" button on the manuscript page.&amp;nbsp; This is what I got: Notice anything funny about the figures? I guess next time I&#039;ll just download the PDF and print it that way.&amp;nbsp; However, even I know that if you stick blocks of tex; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Internet http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1491/Is_this_supposed_to_be_a_feature___NPGnews__ Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:26:39 -0500 Featured - @DonorsChoose, a great cause for bringing science to our most needy students <table> <tr><td> Well, it&#039;s that time of year again.&amp;nbsp; It&#039;s the annual Donor&#039;s Choose drive to promote scientific literacy in grade school classrooms.&amp;nbsp; The LabSpaces crew has once again teamed up to select a variety of projects to to fund to help bring new materials into classrooms to enrich students and their scientific education.&amp;nbsp; Yesterday, we gave $60 to a project in ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Science Politics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1489/_DonorsChoose__a_great_cause_for_bringing_science_to_our_most_needy_students Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:42:07 -0500 H2SO4Hurts - A dose of batshit crazy: Bachmann would drill in the everglades if elected president <table> <tr><td> &lt;iframe frameborder="0" width="480" height="276" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/xkrmrd"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xkrmrd_bachmann-says-she-d-consider-everglades-drilling_news" target="_blank"&gt;Bachmann Says She&amp;#039;d Consider Everglades Drilling&lt;/a&gt; &lt;i&gt;by &lt;a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/associatedpress" targ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Environment http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1462/A_dose_of_batshit_crazy__Bachmann_would_drill_in_the_everglades_if_elected_president Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:15:58 -0500 H2SO4Hurts - A true day in lab <table> <tr><td> Here&#039;s a true timelapse video of a day in lab.&amp;nbsp; Pictures were taken every minute for 24 hrs.&amp;nbsp; The video goes from about 4am to 4am the next day. And because someone asked...The images were taken with a GoProHD Hero camera and then compiled in Windows Live MovieMaker.&amp;nbsp; Images are displayed for 0.1 seconds.; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Research http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1443/A_true_day_in_lab Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:57:17 -0500 H2SO4Hurts - A day in the lab... <table> <tr><td> &lt;iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FeSlLBzq53Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt; Just messing around with timelapse on my GoPro.&amp;nbsp; This is only about 2 hours before the battery died.&amp;nbsp; Maybe tomorrow I&#039;ll set it up for 24hr and plug it into a nearby computer for power.; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Agriculture http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1440/A_day_in_the_lab___ Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:00:12 -0500 Featured - Messin' with activists <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4e3f01da371e61312752090_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="60.266666666667" border="0" /> </td><td> ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Angry Scientist - Discipline: Science Politics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1436/Messin__with_activists Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:21:52 -0500 Angry Scientist: A web comic - Desperate times <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4e1f98db15c4f1310693595_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="71.466666666667" border="0" /> </td><td> With all of the budget discussions in congress this year, I wonder if we won&#039;t start seeing researchers get all NASCAR with biotech sponsorships.; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Angry Scientist - Discipline: BioTech http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1397/Desperate_times Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:33:41 -0500 H2SO4Hurts - More Troubleshooting <table> <tr><td> A week or so ago someone forgot to close the door on our enzyme freezer tightly.&amp;nbsp; I had just ordered $1,000 worth of NEB enzymes to make high throughput sequencing libraries too...&amp;nbsp; Before the meltdown, I made a couple of test libraries to be sure that the protocol was worked out. One of my test libraries with a perfect library smear.&amp;nbsp; We extract the DNA in between the ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Molecular Biology http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1396/More_Troubleshooting Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:52:58 -0500 Angry Scientist: A web comic - Not so fast... <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4e093621813a01309226529_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="83.2" border="0" /> </td><td> ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Angry Scientist - Discipline: Research http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1375/Not_so_fast___ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:02:17 -0500 Angry Scientist: A web comic - Preliminary data <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4dfce419a251f1308419097_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="69.866666666667" border="0" /> </td><td> I&#039;ve been MIA for the last few months.&amp;nbsp; It seems like everything&#039;s been piling up lately.&amp;nbsp; I&#039;m going to try to get back on schedule with a post per week.&amp;nbsp; Don&#039;t hold me to that though!; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Angry Scientist - Discipline: Research http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1368/Preliminary_data Sat, 18 Jun 2011 12:44:43 -0500 H2SO4Hurts - End to the sonication saga <table> <tr><td> A quick update on the side project since I&#039;m procrastinating writing a short fellowship grant...&amp;nbsp; About a month ago I realized why my sonications were not working.&amp;nbsp; It turns out that when I moved to Florida from my Graduate work at Iowa, I didn&#039;t update my ChIP protocol to reflect a reagent change.&amp;nbsp; At Iowa, we had been using 16% paraformaldehyde as our crossli; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Research http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1357/End_to_the_sonication_saga Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:56:12 -0500 H2SO4Hurts - Reflecting on a childhood whack-a-loon <table> <tr><td> In a recent episode of the new TV show, Happy Endings (Episode on HuLu), one of the characters, Dave, gets super excited when he runs into and reconnects with his favorite high school teacher.&amp;nbsp; The only problem is that the teacher turns out to be an alcoholic douche, but Dave spends the entire episode fawning over the guy until he realizes that the teacher is just an underachieving l; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Careers http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1343/Reflecting_on_a_childhood_whack_a_loon Fri, 20 May 2011 12:27:42 -0500 H2SO4Hurts - University of Iowa holds Science Writing Symposium <table> <tr><td> &amp;nbsp; The University of Iowa will be holding s science writing symposium tomorrow (April 27th).&amp;nbsp; The symposium will be webcast LIVE at this address from 1PM to 5PM CST: https://webapps1.healthcare.uiowa.edu/webcast/Default.aspx There&#039;s a login screen now, but that will disappear once the talks start.; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Internet http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1314/University_of_Iowa_holds_Science_Writing_Symposium Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:10:34 -0500 H2SO4Hurts - Sonication success?? <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4dac90333a3b01303154739_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="74.666666666667" border="0" /> </td><td> I&#039;ve been working on this project on and off for a few months now.&amp;nbsp; You may remember my previous post about attempting sonication trials.&amp;nbsp; Unfortunately, things in lab have been busy trying to get a new graduate student started and troubleshooting problems with other experiments so I haven&#039;t had as much time to devote to this project as I would like.&amp;nbsp; I&#039;ve; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Research http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1302/Sonication_success__ Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:35:26 -0500 Angry Scientist: A web comic - Politics piss me off <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4d95306fec0761301622895_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="77.333333333333" border="0" /> </td><td> ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Angry Scientist - Discipline: Animal Behavior http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1279/Politics_piss_me_off Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:55:06 -0500 Angry Scientist: A web comic - Negative Reinforcement <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4d89f8bf21eef1300887743_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="57.066666666667" border="0" /> </td><td> ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Angry Scientist - Discipline: Technology http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1266/Negative_Reinforcement Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:42:32 -0500 H2SO4Hurts - Circle of life <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4d821787203811300371335_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="60.266666666667" border="0" /> </td><td> Today I noticed my Tomato Clownfish acting a little friskier than usual.&amp;nbsp; A few days ago I saw a white bump under the female&#039;s anal fin and thought it might be a fungal infection because it had a goofy gray tinge to it.&amp;nbsp; I figured I&#039;d just wait and see what developed.&amp;nbsp; Well today I noticed that it was much bigger and longer...It was her ovipositor (egg laying t; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Marine Biology http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1257/Circle_of_life Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:55:27 -0500 H2SO4Hurts - Curing a plague: Cryptocaryon irritans <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4d77b073ab1071299689587_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="92.8" border="0" /> </td><td> Every once in a while I find myself having a "grass is greener" moment in science.&amp;nbsp; I sit at the computer thinking about all of the annoying things in lab that aren&#039;t working and wonder, "If I could answer any question, given unlimited resources, what would I choose to study?"&amp;nbsp; This, my friends, is where I prove my unhealthy obsession with fish.Credit: Colorni and Burgess, 1; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Marine Biology http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1243/Curing_a_plague__Cryptocaryon_irritans Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:13:02 -0600 H2SO4Hurts - Video: First new fish in 6 months!! <table> <tr><td> Things have started to calm down a bit on my weekends so I&#039;ve had more time to attend to fish.&amp;nbsp; One of the crappiest things about owning a saltwater fish tank is that you can&#039;t just add fish to your system immediately.&amp;nbsp; The fish come from the ocean covered in parasites, so you have to take extra special care of new additions to be sure they&#039;re clear of parasites an; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Marine Biology http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1222/Video__First_new_fish_in___months__ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:37:41 -0600 Angry Scientist: A web comic - Statistical analysis <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4d66ab78eabd21298574200_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="81.6" border="0" /> </td><td> ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Angry Scientist - Discipline: Research http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1213/Statistical_analysis Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:04:27 -0600 Angry Scientist: A web comic - Budgets focused on blowing up terrorists stifle innovation <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4d5975c118a531297708481_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="90.666666666667" border="0" /> </td><td> ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Angry Scientist - Discipline: Research http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1189/Budgets_focused_on_blowing_up_terrorists_stifle_innovation Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:35:34 -0600 Angry Scientist: A web comic - Ride along with the Ubiquitinator <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4d4d79e2c69a71296923106_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="69.866666666667" border="0" /> </td><td> ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Angry Scientist - Discipline: Molecular Biology http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1176/Ride_along_with_the_Ubiquitinator Sat, 05 Feb 2011 10:25:16 -0600 Living LabSpaces - Blog and News Commenting...Now Facebook enabled <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4d49838b50b221296663435_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="30.4" border="0" /> </td><td> Credit: Facebook.comThis update was a long time coming but I finally sat down and coded in the ability to authenticate blog and news article comments using Facebook Connect.&amp;nbsp; It was actually really easy once I started coding.&amp;nbsp; It only took two hours!For all of you anony bloggers and people who fly under a different "name" I&#039;ve also given you the option to OPT OUT of displayi; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Internet http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1168/Blog_and_News_Commenting___Now_Facebook_enabled Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:18:33 -0600 Featured - Don't ever get a sun tan...on your eye balls <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4d482cc43a6be1296575684_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="60.266666666667" border="0" /> </td><td> "This is the one thing you never want to mess around with.&amp;nbsp; You&#039;ll wake up in the middle of the night crying like a baby and you&#039;ll have no idea why."&amp;nbsp; These were the sage words of my undergraduate advisor, it&#039;s too bad they got discarded with everything else that I learned in undergrad.------My scientific career has been filled with plenty of misadventures and scr; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Research http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1162/Don_t_ever_get_a_sun_tan___on_your_eye_balls Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:14:54 -0600 Angry Scientist: A web comic - And you thought 16 and Pregnant was entertaining... <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4d432ccc2a62c1296248012_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="67.733333333333" border="0" /> </td><td> ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Angry Scientist - Discipline: Science Politics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1155/And_you_thought____and_Pregnant_was_entertaining___ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:53:39 -0600 Angry Scientist: A web comic - The grass isn't always greener <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4d39ce97e07691295634071_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="58.666666666667" border="0" /> </td><td> ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Angry Scientist - Discipline: Marine Biology http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1133/The_grass_isn_t_always_greener Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:21:16 -0600 H2SO4Hurts - #Scio11: Collaborative tools in industry and academia <table> <tr><td> I&#039;m finally coming out of my Scio11 coma.&amp;nbsp; It was a super exciting weekend filled with talks about technology, blogging, and new media.&amp;nbsp; On Saturday, Kristy Meyer, Dr. Isis and I led a panel discussion on the use of new communication tools in academic and industry science.The discussion covered a wide range of topics.&amp;nbsp; One of the first that was brought up was how ne; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Technology http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1117/_Scio____Collaborative_tools_in_industry_and_academia Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:22:56 -0600 H2SO4Hurts - The first step is the most important <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4d1ced6e7ada41293741422_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="60.266666666667" border="0" /> </td><td> I&#039;m beginning a new project in lab.&amp;nbsp; It&#039;s a series of ChIP-seq experiments and the first step to doing ChIP-seq properly is optimizing sonication conditions.&amp;nbsp; Here&#039;s a trial run with the sonicator I plan on using.&amp;nbsp; The DNA shown in the gel is from cells containing latent herpes virus.&amp;nbsp; We&#039;re looking to shear the DNA so that the bulk of it is ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Molecular Biology http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1075/The_first_step_is_the_most_important Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:37:53 -0600 Angry Scientist: A web comic - The downfall of exploring new worlds <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4d14064676fbc1293157958_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="80" border="0" /> </td><td> ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Angry Scientist - Discipline: Space http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1069/The_downfall_of_exploring_new_worlds Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:33:19 -0600 Featured - Have we really found a stem cell cure for HIV? <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4d08f4d29e8e91292432594_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="69.333333333333" border="0" /> </td><td> Yesterday there was some buzz over at Huffington Post about a stem cell cure for HIV.&amp;nbsp; I first ran across the article via a link a friend of mine had posted on Facebook.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The HuffPo piece is scant on details, so I’ll provide a quick run down on what’s going on here. But first, a lesson in HIV virology… HIV Virion Credit: NIH Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) wa; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Molecular Biology http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1053/Have_we_really_found_a_stem_cell_cure_for_HIV_ Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:40:24 -0600 Featured - This paper saved my graduate career <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4d078b7323b891292340083_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="51.2" border="0" /> </td><td> In a previous post I mentioned that I spent the first year of graduate school working on a dead end project that was going nowhere.&amp;nbsp; I’m going to present and discuss the findings of the paper that changed the direction of my thesis project and ultimately lead to the completion of my PhD.In the fall of 2006, I was finishing up the last few experiments on a project trying to link P53 (a v; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Molecular Biology http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1048/This_paper_saved_my_graduate_career Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:43:41 -0600 Angry Scientist: A web comic - Natural Hierarchy <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4cf2db103a9621290984208_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="102.4" border="0" /> </td><td> ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Angry Scientist - Discipline: Science Politics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/970/Natural_Hierarchy Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:28:49 -0600 Featured - Valium or Sex: How do you like your science promotion <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4cebe8fc0dd601290529020_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="51.2" border="0" /> </td><td> With the launch of this year’s “Rock Stars of Science” campaign, there’s been a lot of talk about how to best promote science.&amp;nbsp; I’m no marketing guru, but I am a scientist.&amp;nbsp; This latest campaign is better than last years&#039;, only because it’s more diverse, but I think it really misses the boat.&amp;nbsp; Is the public really going to be inspired by a couple of pict; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Science Politics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/956/Valium_or_Sex__How_do_you_like_your_science_promotion Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:19:30 -0600 Angry Scientist: A web comic - Herpes has its benefits <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4ce83da9b55b01290288553_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="74.666666666667" border="0" /> </td><td> ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Angry Scientist - Discipline: Careers http://www.labspaces.net/blog/941/Herpes_has_its_benefits Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:29:20 -0600 H2SO4Hurts - A wedding pic. <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4ce34d4d207c21289964877_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="112.53333333333" border="0" /> </td><td> &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I&#039;m back! And here&#039;s an early treat from my photographer and good friend, Todd Adamson; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Misc http://www.labspaces.net/blog/927/A_wedding_pic_ Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Featured - Summary of today's posts: The stuff of mentoring <table> <tr><td> This month&#039;s LabSpaces blogging theme is all about mentoring styles.&amp;nbsp; The topic is pretty open ended, so we&#039;ll see where everyone ends up!&amp;nbsp; We decided that the basic theme would be mentoring styles and we&#039;d all write on the topic from our chosen perspective as mentee or mentor and then provide some insight on how we think the process can be improved upon.&amp;nbsp;; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Careers http://www.labspaces.net/blog/901/Summary_of_today_s_posts__The_stuff_of_mentoring Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:00:00 -0600 H2SO4Hurts - To rule by terror <table> <tr><td> When I started graduate school at Iowa, I went in there with a chip on my shoulder.  They didn’t choose me, I chose them.  They weren’t a highly ranked “elite” institution, so to make my mark I had to work for the biggest and the best that Iowa had to offer, or so I thought.  I sought out the highest profile researchers at Iowa and picked the one that best aligned with my interests.  N; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Brian Krueger, PhD - Discipline: Careers http://www.labspaces.net/blog/903/To_rule_by_terror Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:32:05 -0600 Living LabSpaces - Guest Post - XRayManCoUK: You never forget a good teacher <table> <tr><td> This is a guest post by XrayManCoUk about his experiences as mentee and mentor as a crystallographer in the UK.They say you never forget a good teacher but to be honest this is somewhat, erm, crap, you never forget a bad teacher either. So in short you never forget a teacher. Unless they were wholehearted bland. So this is wholly transferable to you never forget a good mentor or boss. In my somewh; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Careers http://www.labspaces.net/blog/900/Guest_Post___XRayManCoUK__You_never_forget_a_good_teacher Tue, 09 Nov 2010 07:34:13 -0600 Angry Scientist: A web comic - Animal Models <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4cd44fa27aa8a1288982434_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="89.6" border="0" /> </td><td> ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: Angry Scientist - Discipline: Research http://www.labspaces.net/blog/884/Animal_Models Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:50:10 -0500 Living LabSpaces - And the winner is... <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4ca602ad21ec11285948077_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="107.2" border="0" /> </td><td> Credit: Jens LagnerAfter 4 weeks of heated discussions and friend recruiting, our first iPad contest comes to a close with Jane De Lartigue coming out as the winner.&amp;nbsp; In a close second was Nikkilina with Will rounding out third place.&amp;nbsp; Nikki wins the LabSpaces runner up junk package while Will takes home the EtonBio junk package.&amp;nbsp; Please message me your mailing informati; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Internet http://www.labspaces.net/blog/849/And_the_winner_is___ Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:30:39 -0500