Monthly archives: June, 2012

Jun292012June 29, 2012June 29, 20126Commentsby L.

Whole embryo imaging

Posted in Hardware

Drosophila embryos are a fraction of a square mm, and go from fertilization to hatching (as a larva) in about 22 hrs. So it’s possible to image individual embryos in their entirety with minute…

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Jun252012June 25, 2012June 25, 20122Commentsby L.

Introducing the Spectrino

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The Open Hardware wave keeps rolling: MySpectral recently announced the Spectrino – an Arduino based spectrometer. It’s as barebones as spectrometers go, with the small enclosure containing a diffraction grating, CCD light sensor and…

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Jun082012June 8, 2012June 18, 20121Commentby L.

Manipulator stand, reasonably priced

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Manipulator stands are priced bizarrely high. The Sutter model above starts at $760. If you want a taller one, or one with a linear slide, the price can go up to $1395 (price list).

This Scientifica…

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Jun042012June 4, 2012June 4, 20120Commentby L.

New CDC plan for zombies

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From the CDC:

We continue to reach and engage a wide variety of audiences on all hazards preparedness via Zombie Preparedness; and as our own director, Dr. Ali Khan, notes, “If you are generally well equipped to…

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Jun012012June 1, 2012June 1, 20123Commentsby L.

Sir Huxley RIP

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Andrew Huxley (right) passed away on May 30th at age 94.

Above is a BBC interview with Hodgkin and Huxley shot in my living room in 1985. Wolpert does an excellent job introducing…

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