Thursday, August 25, 2011

Mary had a little clone ...


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     Its fleece was slightly grey.
     It didn't have a father,
     Just some borrowed DNA.

     It sort of had a mother,
     Though the ovum was on loan.
     It was not so much a lambkin
     As a little lamby clone.

     And soon it had a fellow clone,
     And soon it had some more.
     It made the children laugh and sing,
     The teachers found it droll;
     There were too many lamby clones
     For Mary to control.

     No other could control the sheep
     Since their programs didn't vary,
     So the scientists resolved it all
     By simply cloning Mary.

     But now they feel quite sheepish,
     Those scientists unwary.
     One problem solved, but what to do
     With Mary, Mary, Mary?
(source)
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Any similarities to real people or any actual events are unintentional and anything but coincidental ;-) 


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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Lab work vs. New York

Last weekend I switched my usual surroundings (lab - home - grocery store - bed) for the most amazing City in the world. I see a lot of parallels beetween my everyday and life in NYC:
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 ... mandatory everyday reading 
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... chaos

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... drinks/snacks before/after/during work/day
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... pretty colours
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But there is one thing that can never be replaced - breathtaking views of New York City skyline at sunset.


I take NYC day over my lab day anytime:-) (hopefully my advisor is not reading this)
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Friday, August 19, 2011

Have you seen this?:-)



Of course homeopathy has no side effects - it's water:-)

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

What do stem cells and Peter Pan have in common?

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They refuse to grow up:-)




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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

10 commandments of working with human iPS cultures

Dr. Rekha Samuel recently sent us some thoughts born of her experience in working with human iPSCs. We thought you might enjoy reading them, so here they are!
Deborah Sweet, Cell Stem Cell August 2011
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10 commandments of working with human iPS cultures (or, what they dont tell you about working with human iPSCs)

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1. Your life will revolve around your cells. Deal with it.

2. If you have an OCD, this is the perfect job for you. Go for it.

3. Thinking of adding extra FGF over a long weekend? You have a 1 in a million chance of cell survival every single time you do this. It’s not mathematics. It’s karma.

4. Differentiation protocol from Journal x not working? Read the invisible small print that mentions actual number of attempts/ 10cm2 plates needed. Forewarned is forearmed.

5. Avoid using the “f” word (fabulous) to describe your colonies. Tomorrow is another day.

6. A little differentiation in the plate is a good thing. Fabulous cultures may have an abnormal karyotype.

7. The person you trust to feed your cells is the one you would trust with your life. Trust me.

8. Feed your cells before drinks on a Friday night. Always.

9. Never ever try resurrecting the one “good colony” from a contaminated plate. Bad karma doesn’t have an expiry date.

10. Suggestions to deal with above: Meditation, deep breathing and yoga.

Disclaimer: This is not meant to be funny. It has to be taken very seriously.

This is also soooo true for embryonic stem cells. I love it:-)

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Thanks to I. for bringing this to my attention.

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Monday, August 15, 2011

:-)

I promise I will soon be back with my usual posts. Until then ...



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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Why do I wear lab coat?


Because its too cold in the lab.



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Monday, August 8, 2011

How to Solve a Problem


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Thanks to A. for the idea:-)

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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Keep your hands away from my stuff!


Foto: Mojca

I hear that this tape is not getting lost anymore:-)

Thanks to C. for the idea.


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Friday, August 5, 2011

I have Oct4 problems




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