Genomics Aotearoa

October Science Horror-scopes

Peter Dearden • Oct 01, 2010

• Science Horror-scopes

By Doc. Chaos I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. None of your cloning will work this month. (next month you will randomly check your stocks and find them contaminated — problem solved!) . . You will discover a new type of fungus growing in … Read More

“Why do you have all these weird toys?”

Peter Dearden • Sep 28, 2010

• Science stationary,
• science toys,
• SM Morgan

SM Morgan, Lab for Evolution & Development. The student write-up room (post grad/student office) for our lab is decorated with lovely pieces of random detritus collected from various conferences and meetings across the world. I don’t usually notice it — but we do have quite a range of…well, crap. This week, an innocent wee lass asked us why … Read More

This week in Science History: 27-9-10

Peter Dearden • Sep 27, 2010

• Megan Leask,
• science history

Megan Leask, PhD Student, Laboratory for Evolution and Development George Harrison Shull – Died 28 Sep 1954 (born 15 Apr 1874) American botanist and geneticist known as the father of hybrid corn (maize). A leader in developing the multiple allele concept of genes, Shull’s work with maize led … Read More

The Career Session, Part III

Peter Dearden • Sep 23, 2010

• Science careers,
• SM Morgan

The Career Session, Part III. — SM Morgan Guest speakers: Julia Horsfield and Peter Dearden. — Thus follows the final round up of all the wisdom and advice given at the ‘career path’ Genetics Otago postgrad monthly colloquium. Last time we left at the most current point of Peter Dearden’s career path, and a discussion of academic job applications. Read More

The Career Session, Part II

Peter Dearden • Sep 22, 2010

• Science careers,
• SM Morgan

The Career Session, Part II. — SM Morgan Guest speakers: Julia Horsfield and Peter Dearden. — Associate Professor Peter Dearden, Principal Investigator of the Lab for Evolution & Development and Director of Genetics Otago was our second guest speaker for the ‘career path’ discussion at the Genetics Otago postgrad colloquia meeting in August; on a side note — … Read More

The Career Session, Part I

Peter Dearden • Sep 21, 2010

• Science careers,
• SM Morgan

The Career Session, Part I. — SM Morgan Guest speakers: Peter Dearden and Julia Horsfield. — Genetics Otago postgraduate students meet monthly for presentation of their work, discussion of skills, problem solving and development. This past month we had two guest speakers attend to talk about their career paths and to hand down some general advice and knowledge to … Read More

This Week in Science History – 20/9/10

Peter Dearden • Sep 20, 2010

• Megan Leask,
• science history

Megan Leask, PhD Student, Laboratory for Evolution and Development Ötzi the Iceman discovered in his frozen glacial tomb Otzi the Iceman (Image: Wikimedia Commons) In 1991 on the 19th of September, Ötzi the Iceman, a wanderer who lived approximately 5300 years ago, was discovered in the Schnalstal Glacier … Read More

Pressing the Submit Button

Peter Dearden • Sep 18, 2010

• peer review,
• Peter Dearden

Peter K. Dearden. Laboratory for Evolution and Development, Genetics Otago and the National Research Centre for Growth and Development, University of Otago One of the great and terrifying things about being a scientist is … Read More

Interview with a Science Communicator – David Winter

Peter Dearden • Sep 15, 2010

• science communication,
• SM Morgan

This week I hunted down David Winter to answer some questions (though when I say ‘hunted down’ it implies perhaps a little more work than is fact — email: the ‘hunting tool’ of modern champions.) He also gave me a ‘portrait’ photo that I could use to show … Read More

The Road To the Fire

Peter Dearden • Sep 14, 2010

• education,
• SM Morgan

SM Morgan. We talk a lot about people doing their PhD without considering that to a vast majority of people — the term means very little other than ‘something scary hard, a bit intelligent and a little impressive’. I remember being at high school, (a wee, but brilliant, girls’ boarding school in Havelock North) and being impressed with the … Read More