The following is a list of protein names, cell line designations, gene names, acronyms, pathways, abbreviations or processes found in my Eukaryotic Genetics course ( Read more... )

Yesterday I had seven-day old chicken embryo on my hands.
Today I touched a 4.6 billion year old meteorite.

Glee.

Done ( Read more... )

The staff party was great. Not to mention Erin and Alanna's 'Creative and Fun Science Kits' which made my night. Summer 2007 will be unbelievably. I hadn't realized how much I needed that until I was there. Needing to see wonderful people, relax, laugh loud and long. I feel very refreshed in mind and spirit. But not body, no, no, it appears ( Read more... )

What’s this? An update ( Read more... )

Well, camp is over for another summer. It would take too long to detail it in it’s entirety but overall it was a better summer than the one before. I think I was happier throughout it. Will I be back next summer? I got back after six on Wednesday and then went to go see ‘Snakes on a Plane’ with J-M who had driven me home. And met the family’s ( Read more... )

81 hours until Centauri starts for me. Tick tock tick tock. Scrambling to get the last of the planning done. Packing is always easy, just take everything I own. Still need to hit the stores tomorrow for a few supplies. Which reminds me, I should check at the bank, I’m not sure if I’ve been paid yet for my job…which is a concern. Hmmm. But at ( Read more... )

What? TTC labour dispute? Where the heck did this come from? Doesn't affect me directly, but it's my day off and now my family is stuck in the house with me ( Read more... )

Well, I've been home for about a week now. My last exam and exit interview finished off well enough and I managed to see some wonderful camp people last weekend. Sunday I was supposed to start my barbeque job...but when I went in for my first day the manager upon seeing me said 'Oh, Graham...uh, we need to talk.' A bad sign. Apparently he hired ( Read more... )

So yesterday was indeed as amazing as I had hoped it would be. Dr. Mehran Anvari, who is a professor here at Mac and a world authority on minimal access surgery and THE world expert on remote teleminimal access surgery (operating by controlling robotic limbs while in an entirely different city. You know that story few years back about the doctor ( Read more... )