Until 2001, few people had heard the term micro ribonucleic acids, but these little chunks of nucleic acid, just 21 to 23 bases long, have been conserved throughout evolution. They don’t…
A science blog with news and views from science writer David Bradley. Everything from astronomy to zoology by way of biomedicine, chemistry, and nanotechnology, as well as photos from his flickr account and tips from his blogging tips site.
Okay…so I was kind of joking about doing a regular weekly gardening column, but having spent rather longer weeding and feeding this week than I intended to, I need to get…
If you’re a fan of social media, social bookmarking, and all the other tech tools we seem to rely on these days, then you will probably also have a penchant for analytics tools. …
Drugmaker Vivus saw its experimental weight-loss medication, Qnexa, pass two Phase III clinical trials C&EN reported on September 10, and the company’s share price skyrocket.
The…
Do you put your faith in your web analytics tool? Which stats program do you trust to give you an accurate reflection of traffic to your website?
Maybe you have AWstats or Webalizer…
This week’s ezines on SpectroscopyNOW are now live, featuring a breath test for lung cancer, magnetic monopoles, a way to boost fuel cells, and reducing toxic waste from dental…
It may come as a shock to anyone thinking of taking up gardening as a hobby or as a way to beat back the credit crunch by doing a little grow-your-own that gardening is based…
For a while now, I’ve been letting Facebook gorge itself on the Sciencebase blog. It grabs the full-fat feed and gulps it down in one go. Well, that was never a very satisfying…
On the day my @sciencebase account on Twitter reached 5000 followers (2009-07-31), I’d sent out 5138 tweets, goodness knows how many direct messages, dozens of #followfridays,…
