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PhD Tales from the Road…at WashU!

June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Piled Higher and Deeper: Don’t Lick the Spoon

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Vital Signs

May 7th, 2008 · No Comments

An interesting article appeared in the online version of Discover magazine this week. I am always a big fan of the “Vital Signs” column in the magazine and I was especially interested to see that this month’s article was contributed by L. Stewart Massad, MD, a Washington University School of Medicine gynecologic oncologist at Siteman [...]

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Complimentary subscription to Cell

March 21st, 2008 · No Comments

If your institution has a site license to Cell via Science Direct, you are entitled to a complimentary print subscription of the journal.
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I signed up for my print subscription a couple of months ago and I’ve really enjoyed it. I’m a big fan of the tactile experience [...]

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Draft sequence of corn genome released today by Washington University

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments

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Feb. 25, 2008 — A team of scientists led by Washington University in St. Louis has begun to unlock the genetic secrets of corn, a crop vital to U.S. agriculture. The researchers have completed a working draft of the corn genome, an accomplishment that should accelerate efforts to develop better crop varieties to [...]

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