Zebrafish maintenance
Article Alert: How to Build a Low-Cost Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Facility
The journal "Zebrafish" has published an interested how-to article with very practical applications for researchers...
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Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Annual Meeting Kicks off in Chicago!
The conference kicked off with a wonderful, and rather unexpected dialogue between Neuroscience and Society
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JoVE Zebrafish protocol alert: Zebrafish Brain Ventricle Injection
Posted on 27 August 2010
Since I have last posted, there are some new video articles on JoVE involving zebrafish research. A team at MIT published a video protocol showing how to do injections in the zebrafish brain ventricle. This can aid in the study of ventricle formation and morphology. When studying the effect of teratogens, it could also be [...] Continue Reading
Research
Do You Need a Virtual Lab-Notebook?
Posted on 24 December 2009
When keeping research notes, I use a traditional lab notebook. But, more than once I have been tempted to take the time and work out my notes on a computer to keep better track of everything. The benefits of a traditional paper notebook are simple: Easy to carry around to any research environment (especially in fish [...] Continue Reading
Random Geek-Topics
The Scientist’s Solution to Gift Wrap
Posted on 23 December 2009
There shouldn't be a need to spend tens of dollars just on gift wrap, I thought this year. So, here is my interpretation of gift wrap (or geek wrap).. Continue Reading
Research
The (Visually) Coolest Scientific Journal: JoVE
Posted on 30 November 2009
JoVE stands for “Journal of Visualized Experiments”, and basically that is exactly what it delivers. JoVE is a new concept that tries to marry scientific reporting with video. Think of a typical journal article describing a protocol or experiment, and now imagine you can actually see the researcher perform the experiments on video. This is [...] Continue Reading
Research
Career Death by Google
Posted on 29 July 2009
The Scientist published an interesting article titled “Life After Fraud” today. This article is a true cautionary tale that shows us how Google might be more powerful in steering our careers than the U.S. Office of Research Integrity (ORI). In the article Dr. Daniel Page’s story is a wake-up call to anyone who doesn’t like [...] Continue Reading
Research
Video: Zebrafish Development Timelapse
Posted on 25 July 2009
This is by no means a new video, but even after a couple of years on youtube, it is a great quick peak into zebrafish embryonic development. Even though zebrafish develop fast, which fueled their popularity with developmental biologists, the timelapse video shows a complete overview of development in less than a minute. [ad] Check out the [...] Continue Reading
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