Colleen's story links

It is well known that cancer cells' have an altered metabolism--here's an article about a study that is trying to take advantage of this difference to selectively target melanoma.

I found this in the NY Times...a good description of some of the basic prinicpals underlying statistics. And, an interesting read about the end of humanity. What's not to love?

I'm always interested in how science is protrayed in the media (typically not well). This is an article from News Week about synthetic biology. Its an interesting field and read, albeit sensationalized.

The link between BRCA1 & 2 and familial breast cancer is well known, now for the first time a group describes mutations that are associated with "common" breast cancer. They identifiy FGFR2 mutations in up to 60% of women--a stunning number. I've attached the news link in this week's Nature since this content is free. The article is in the same issue.

I found this pretty depressing, but also full of useful information about funding at the NIH. In considering career choices, its best to be well informed.

Mentions a new study that examines dramatic climate change occuring in the last 100 years. The authors attribute these changes to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, human effects on the environment. Given global warming, this work has some important points to make.

An interesting article aobut the characteristics that may help researchers make a sucessful transition to independent research. There is also some consideration that being a PI may not be the goal for all postdocs and grad students.

Useful for educators and parents: This article addresses suggests that the best type of praise for children and students is very task specific instead general comments about ability or aptitude. I got some good ideas for parenting my 3-year old as well as tips about mentoring students.