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Terrible tips for returning to the lab after a break

There are lots of reasons that you may need to take a break from working in the lab at some point. Over this year an unprecedented number of people have spent a significant time away from their labs and are only just now starting to go back. This is a Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 2 yearsJune 10, 2020 ago
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Hey! There’s a light at the end of this tunnel (hope it’s not a train)…Full speed, head-on, into the unknown.

There are some things that just stick with you. For example, in fourth grade I got called to the principal’s office over a playground argument. My mom taught in my school and I had never been so sick in my life as I was in that moment of dread. It’s a feeling I would never forget.

By Amanda Glaze, 2 yearsMay 13, 2020 ago
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It’s okay to not do research right now

So last week we put out an article about all the ways you can keep doing research in these lockdown times. The tips range from ones that you can spend hours a day doing, to simple things that take just a few minutes a day. But, I don’t think we Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 2 yearsApril 29, 2020 ago
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6 ways to do research at home

We may all be stuck at home but there is still science to be done! Admittedly it’s currently very hard to do science that involves large lasers or going outside for more than an hour at a time, but with a bit of creativity there is still research we can Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 2 yearsApril 22, 2020 ago
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How to write up a lab book: a terrible guide no one should follow

From my first experiment in primary school (when I dissolved salt in some water and wrote down how long it took) all the way up until the last time I made a saline buffer, I have been writing things down in a lab book. Well I say “writing” obviously most Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 2 yearsApril 15, 2020 ago
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Buffering while making a buffer

In my lifetime as a researcher I have made more buffer solutions than I’ve had hot baths. That is to say that, if all the water from all the baths I’ve ever had was compared to the volume of buffer solutions I’ve made, it would be like comparing a glass Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 2 yearsApril 1, 2020 ago
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Cartoon gallery: Cheese, Symptoms and desk mates

All the cartoons you might have missed last week on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram all in one place.

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 2 yearsMarch 23, 2020 ago
ErrantComics

Cartoon gallery: Pi, hand washing and jam.

All the cartoons you might have missed last week on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram all in one place.

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 2 yearsMarch 16, 2020 ago
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Stop touching stuff!

In the first lab I worked in I had a colleague that taught me an introduction to basic lab health and safety. I was lucky to have someone go through it all with me as most people I know started in labs with a slap on the back and a Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 2 yearsMarch 11, 2020 ago
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Cartoon gallery: Coronavirus, pancakes warning labels

All the cartoons you might have missed last week on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram all in one place.

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 2 yearsMarch 2, 2020 ago

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