In honor of St. Patty's I present you with this:; (read more) Source: Lab Mom - Discipline: Agriculture

Is it just me or does one's affinity for science extend beyond the lab and office?  I realized the other day, as I was browsing the bookstore for a new fiction book to read on a long plane ride, that my love of all things nerdy has permeated into my entire life.  I don't know why it is, but I can't get enough.I have mentioned before that of my favorite...

I have blogged about it before: I am a visual person.  I love the beauty in science.Frequently you see microscopy** featured as for its artisanship, but National Geographic has proven that the beauty in science goes beyond the microscopic.Check out a few of the images in their list of the Best Science Pictures of 2010.3D illustrations of HIV: A mustard...

I have noticed this story circulating around my social circles, and I was ignoring the hype (as usual) because I am keenly aware of how the mainstream media loves to spin a good science story.In case you didn't hear about the newest fear-inducing phobia (Diet Soda), let me just give you a few headlines:MSN: "Daily diet soda tied to higher risk for...

I stumbled upon these cupcakes and I just had to share them.They say the way to a persons heart is through their stomach, but in this case a heart can actually wind up *IN* your stomach!I originally saw them on Not So Humble Pie, and she shared the link to the original baker Lily Vanilli. If you want to attempt to make your own you can find the complete...

I was trying to think back to my biggest lab mistake and although I have had quite a few minor mishaps (mis-loading lanes for a Western blot, not adding the right controls for a Q-RT-PCR) that lead to disastrous scientific outcomes (i.e. repeating weeks worth of sample acquisition), those mistakes aren't as entertaining as the one I have decided to...