There is much hype (or truth? ) around the net that [URL=http://www.perl.com/]Perl[/URL] is THE language for bioinformatics. Having already learnt and programmed in [URL=http://www.python.org/]Python[/URL], I somehow feel that the claims made by any prog...
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Engineering life through Synthetic Biology
Dear All,
This is to inform that our review paper titled: "Engineering life through Synthetic Biology" has been published in the journal In Silico Biology. The paper can be read at: [URL=http://www.bioinfo.de/isb/2006/06/0038/]http://www.bioinfo...
The March of the Penguins
I saw this absolutely stunning documentary movie called [I]'March of the Penguins'[/I]. It shows the complete lifespan of the Emperor Penguin in the Antartica. The mother and father fight death and cold so that the baby may surive. Everything they do m...
Things I have learnt at IISc
Here, I will be listing the techniques I am learning at IISc, Bangalore
Wet Techniques ------------------ 1. Lysate Preparation 2. Transduction 3. Plating and Streaking 4. PCR 5. Inoculation 6. DNA Gel Electrophoresis 7. Be...
Reached IISc
I have reached IISc. I will be working in Prof. Mahadevan's lab in Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics. The lab is nice with many equipment. I will probably be working on bgl operon in bacteria (cryptic genes).
The work seems to be i...
Going to IISc, Bangalore tommorrow
I will be going to Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore tommorrow for two months of summer research. This will be my first full-blown research experience. I am too excited about this. I guess this will decide my long-term future. ...
Jeev – June, 2006 Issue Launched
Hi All,
This is to announce that Jeev June, 2006 edition has been launched. To read the issue, click to [URL]http://www.dce.edu/jeev/issues/june06/index.php[/URL].
For those of you who don't know what Jeev is, it is an online life sciences...
IISc here I come..
Hi All,
This is to inform all my well wishers that I will be going to IISc on 5th of June for two months for research. I have been chosen as a research fellow for this summer and am quite happy.
Regards, Paras Chopra ...
Philosophy Questions
A guy named Alejandro Barreto has emailed me asking me few of the [i]grander[/i] philosophical questions. They were quite interesting and challenging. I found it very enjoyable to express my views to someone who values it. Below, I am reproducing my repl...
Misc Questions/Observations…
In the past week I observed three peculiar biological phenomena. I wonder why these were evolved. The observations:
1. I have a money plant at my place. I observed that only alternate leaves on a stem dry up. Why? 2. The bananas start ripening ...