"Like a commuter ticket that is intended for a fixed number of train rides, the poly(A) tail of the mRNA is continually shortened during the translation process until a critical minimum length has been reached."Such excellent phrasing in molecular biology is rarely achieved.-- Amrani, Sachs and Jacobson (Nature, 2006)
Someone sent this to me -- i just HAD to post it here. I just hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
For some reason I can't bring myself around to write about protocols lately. I guess I've been too busy at the bench to finish up my series on SELEX or other bench topics. So, in the meantime...
I came across this excellent article from ScienceProgress.org, "Kicking the Doorstop on Open Access" by Rick Weiss, that discusses an effort by various publishing houses to reverse the NIH's efforts towards OPEN ACCESS SCIENCE. So, today I would like to urge the few readers we have to contact your elected congressional representatives and ask them to vote NO on the "Fair Copyright in Research Works Act" (H.R.6845) which is due to a House floor vote. The bill was sponsored by Rep. John Conyers.
You can visit the US House of Representatives website to easily search for and contact your representative. A short, to the point, message usually works best to voice your opinion.
So, until next time... good luck!
Few science blogs actually talk about science - this blog included (unfortunately). It seems that it is far too easy to slide into a rut of bitching ABOUT science, rather than blogging about the science itself. Here at Working the BENCH we previously posted that we were planning on refocusing our efforts on the protocol development and the science behind them. In that same vein, today we've added a dedicated RSS feed on the far right (above the fold) for the 5 most recent posts over at BiteSizeBio, a must read for bench scientists (whether you blog or not). So, please head over there and check them out if you have not done so already.
Until next time, enjoy!
I just wanted to throw out a quick link to an excellent series of seminars, workshops, and lectures on strategies for Academic and Industry career development that are being hosted by the NIH OITE here in Bethesda. I believe they are intended for NIH Postdocs only (due to space limitations) so, if that's you... please check them out and register ahead of time. Its never too early to start looking for your next position, and they have an excellent series lined up that culminate in a career symposium in May, 2009. Here's a link the schedule:
http://www.training.nih.gov/trainees/toolkit/toolkit.asp
So, if your at the NIH and you missed the announcement in the Fellows-L listserv, check it out!
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