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		<title>A new year&#8230;a new life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My post-doc, as rewarding as is was, is officially over.  After much soul searching, I accepted (and recently started) a position with Cell as a scientific editor.  Some of you may know Cell as the high impact journal that competes &#8230; <a href="http://londonkara.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/my-new-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=londonkara.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8131686&amp;post=213&amp;subd=londonkara&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Post-doc Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The intellectual and practical development of a post-doc. Intellectual: When a newly minted PhD chooses a post-doc lab, he/she has the opportunity to change fields, learn new ways of thinking, and explore different areas of science.  I definitely made a &#8230; <a href="http://londonkara.wordpress.com/2010/09/18/post-doc-development/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=londonkara.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8131686&amp;post=207&amp;subd=londonkara&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>zeptoliters and a bit of etymology</title>
		<link>http://londonkara.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/zeptoliters-and-a-bit-of-etymology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since a bolt-cutting lock-breaking thief misappropriated my bicycle several weeks ago, I’ve been hoping that he (or she) would return it.  Until then, I’m riding the bus.  Time on the bus gives me the opportunity to eavesdrop and read – &#8230; <a href="http://londonkara.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/zeptoliters-and-a-bit-of-etymology/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=londonkara.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8131686&amp;post=198&amp;subd=londonkara&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A little self-promotion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Euphoric moments of discovery are few and far between.  As a scientist, I&#8217;m lucky enough to witness them every now and then.  Even luckier still, I combined the evidence of some of those exciting moments to form a scientific publication. &#8230; <a href="http://londonkara.wordpress.com/2010/06/17/a-little-self-promotion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=londonkara.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8131686&amp;post=184&amp;subd=londonkara&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Newsworthy in May</title>
		<link>http://londonkara.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/newsworthy-in-may/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>londonkara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mitochondria on my mind. Mitochondria are amazing little compartments in our cells.  They provide us with the energy we need to run, swim, bike, and think – and they are astonishingly beautiful.  Of course, I’m biased.  I spent the majority &#8230; <a href="http://londonkara.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/newsworthy-in-may/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=londonkara.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8131686&amp;post=172&amp;subd=londonkara&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Coke and Mentos&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://londonkara.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/coke-and-mentos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>londonkara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most fun things I did with my science students, back when I was teaching science to the young and impressionable, was to make Alka Seltzer rockets.  Now it seems that people prefer to do similar sorts of &#8230; <a href="http://londonkara.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/coke-and-mentos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=londonkara.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8131686&amp;post=174&amp;subd=londonkara&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Computer engineering&#8230;for Barbie.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 05:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>londonkara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbie has a new career!  One of the bloggers at UKRC recently interviewed her about her choice to pursue computer engineering and revealed some interesting facts, which suggest that Barbie might not be the best role model for young girls. &#8230; <a href="http://londonkara.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/computer-engineering-for-barbie/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=londonkara.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8131686&amp;post=168&amp;subd=londonkara&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Newsworthy in April</title>
		<link>http://londonkara.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/160/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 08:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was a difficult pick, and at first, I thought about profiling several papers about the cell cycle from Fred Cross’ lab – one illustrates why some genes have nucleosome-depleted regions and another reveals that the oscillations of cyclin-Cdk activity &#8230; <a href="http://londonkara.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/160/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=londonkara.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8131686&amp;post=160&amp;subd=londonkara&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>gazing towards the future of scientific publishing</title>
		<link>http://londonkara.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/gazing-towards-the-future-of-scientific-publishing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 11:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>londonkara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I completed a short exercise in thinking about the future of scientific publishing.  Here are some of my conclusions, and I would love to hear what others think. To keep pace with the digital revolution and the expansion of &#8230; <a href="http://londonkara.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/gazing-towards-the-future-of-scientific-publishing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=londonkara.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8131686&amp;post=156&amp;subd=londonkara&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Not Lost in Translation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>londonkara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just when I think that we understand the genetic code, something new is unveiled, revealing yet another level of complexity that renews my confidence that many more scientific mysteries are still waiting to be discovered and solved.  This is exactly &#8230; <a href="http://londonkara.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/not-lost-in-translation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=londonkara.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8131686&amp;post=152&amp;subd=londonkara&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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