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The Pros and Cons of having an ELN: What I’ve learned from my time in a wet lab

Posted by , on 24 June 2019

With its growing adoption in the laboratory, an electronic lab notebook, or ELN, can be a useful tool to aid research, whether in academia or industry. But I found there ...

The people behind the papers – Amsha Proag and Magali Suzanne

Posted by , on 24 June 2019

This interview, the 65th in our series, was recently published in Development During development, mechanical forces sculpt tissues into myriad forms. Actomyosin contractility generated within the cell has an increasingly appreciated role ...

Non-zero baselines: the good, the bad, and the ugly

Posted by , on 20 June 2019

Of all the charts being ridiculed at WTFviz, many get shamed for their lack of a zero-baseline. When teaching DataViz, zero-baselines are invariably a topic of debate. The rules about ...

Genetics Unzipped podcast: Genetics by numbers

Posted by , on 20 June 2019

We’re unravelling the story of the double helix, cracking the triplet code, and sketching out a Punnett square.

Lab Technician in Muscle Development and Regeneration

Posted by , on 19 June 2019

We are looking for a lab technician to assist in research on muscle stem cells, development, regeneration, disease, and evolution. More details about our research can be found at http://www.kardonlab.org/. ...

The people behind the papers – Masanori Abe and Reiko Kuroda

Posted by , on 19 June 2019

This interview, the 64th in our series, was recently published in Development One of the most obvious examples of left-right asymmetry in animal bodies comes from snails: in most species or strains, ...

Gene Targeting Specialist - Babraham Institute

Posted by , on 18 June 2019

Location: Babraham Institute Starting salary: £36,500 to £45,500 per annum Contract type: Permanent Closing date: 10 July 2019 We are seeking a proactive and highly motivated individual to deliver gene targeting ...

2 Fully-Funded Postdoc Positions in Regenerative Medicine - deadline extended to August 30

Posted by , on 17 June 2019

Rita Levi-Montalcini Postdoctoral Fellowship in Regenerative Medicine The Center of Regenerative Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications for the Rita Levi-Montalcini Postdoctoral Fellows in Regenerative Medicine program. ...

Research Assistant/Associate - Bioinformatics (Smith Lab)

Posted by , on 13 June 2019

Department/Location: Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute Salary: £26,243 – £30,395 or £30,395 – £39,609 Reference: PS19502 Closing date: 10 July 2019 The Wellcome Trust – ...

Research Associates (Molecular Embryology and Molecular Biology/Biochemistry) (Smith Lab)

Posted by , on 13 June 2019

Department/Location: Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute Salary: £32,236-£39,609 Reference: PS18395 Closing date: 10 July 2019   The Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem ...

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