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      • Taking control of a cancer-associated “splicing switch”
      • LaNt alpha31 in the ocular surface; a new player in corneal wound repair?
      • LaNt alpha31 distribution in human tissues
      • LaNt wars: the LaNt mouse saga…
      • LaNt a31 – a breast cancer marker and potential drug target
    • Developing A New Therapy for Aniridia
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      • Can you replace your sunscreen with SPF containing moisturisers?
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    • Multiple Choice Quiz – Genetic Pedigrees – 5 – ABO and Rh blood group
    • Genetics Pedigrees MCQ 6 – Real Example – LOCS
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New Interviewing Techniques

Continuing our cartoons about PhD interviews… Don’t worry, not all students have to do arts and crafts during their selection! … More

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Interviewing techniques

‘Tis the season of the PhD interview. Longer cartoon as Conro asked for his experience to be immortalised in cartoon … More

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Multidisciplinary troubles

Multidisciplinary phds are great but they bring some extra challenges

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Science phrases grammar quiz… is your grammar up to it?

How well did you learn your grammar? This quiz will put you to the test…

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Not so novel

Life in the laminin lab #15…   Like cartoons? We have more! Start heading backwards through the archives…. #14 Or … More

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Repeats

See Life in the Laminin Lab #11 When is repetition your enemy? Basically anytime you are writing, but especially in … More

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Figure prep

  Want more cartoons? see #9 here or #8 here Tips for making figures available here as part of our … More

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SciArt review process

If Art was subject to peer-review…. Preparation The Review Process Any likeness to people at my institution is purely coincidental … More

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Filming the sunscreen study with the BBC

BBC tv shoot with university of Liverpool researchers

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Life in the Laminin Lab #6 – Intros

Like to see more of our new cartoon series? #5 seems like a good place to start! Don’t be like … More

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