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LaNts and Laminins

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    • A very friendly introduction to Basement Membranes
    • Laminins – a friendly intro!
    • LaNts – a friendly intro
    • 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
    • Are you really as good at applying sunscreen as you think?
    • Can you replace your sunscreen with SPF containing moisturisers?
    • UV photography; how to guide
    • LaNt a31 – a breast cancer marker and potential drug target
    • Join the team
  • Genetics and Pedigree Multiple Choice Quizzes
    • Guide to identifying mode of inheritance from genetic pedigrees
    • Cell Biology and Genetics Foundation MCQ – 1
    • Genetic Pedigree Multiple Choice Quiz – 1
    • Genetic Pedigree Multiple Choice Quiz – 2
    • Genetic Pedigree Multiple Choice Quiz – 3
    • Genetic Pedigree – Multiple Choice Quiz – 4
    • Multiple Choice Quiz – Genetic Pedigrees – 5 – ABO and Rh blood group
    • Genetics Pedigrees MCQ 6 – Real Example – LOCS
    • Mitosis and Meiosis MCQ (genetics/cell biology)
  • Lab Skills Quizzes
    • MCQ working in the lab
    • MCQ – Lab calculations
    • MCQ Microscopy
    • MCQ protein work
    • MCQ cell culture
    • MCQ RNA/DNA techniques
    • MCQ Flow cytometry and FACS
    • Science grammar quiz!
    • Lab Skill Quiz – Data interpretation I
    • Lab skills quiz – data interpretation MCQ #2
    • Lab skills MCQ – Data interpretation #3
    • Worked examples videos: basic lab calculations
  • Writing Guides
    • Downloadable Manuscript Template Doc
    • Titles
    • Preparing Scientific Posters
    • Abstracts
    • Introductions
    • Materials and Methods
    • Results Figure Preparation
    • Choosing a graph type
    • Figure legends
    • Results
    • Discussions
    • Quick tips-methods
    • Quick tips-results
  • “Life in the Lab” book
  • Experimental Design Guide
    • Statistics test – flow chart
    • Experimental Design – Part 1 – Hypotheses
    • Experimental Design – Part 2 – Measurements
    • Experimental Design – Part 3 – Controls
    • Experimental Design – part 4 – Assigning groups
    • Experimental Design – Part 5 – Sample size determination
  • MRes BLS links
    • MRes: Introduction to Lab Skills Practical Class
    • MRes – RT-PCR (video)
    • MRes – Western Blotting
    • Worked examples videos: basic lab calculations
  • The LaNts and Laminins team
  • LaNt wars: the LaNt mouse saga…

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Is Science becoming more novel?

Scientific papers describe new research findings. Yet, it seems that a greater proportion of papers feel it is necessary to point that out. Why is that?

article, manuscript, paper, publication, research, science, writing, Writing tips

New paper published – LaNts and laminin polymerisation review

New paper on laNts, laminin and netrins in basement membranes.

ECM, Laminin, lant, manuscript, paper, publication, research, science, splicing
cartoon discussing bloated paragraphs

Editing for impact #4 – Get Rhythm – Paragraph length and flow.

Good writing is effective writing. In science writing, efficacy comes from your readers being able to absorb the information you … More

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Life in the Lab – Chapter 7 release + sample content

Just a quick announcement to say that Chapter 7 of Life in the Lab has now been uploaded and is … More

lab skills, manuscripts, materials and methods, PhD guidebook, research skills, science, writing

Rorschach Pseudoreplicates

Sampling bias? Wrong sort of blot? or pseudoreplicates?

#rorschach #psychology #westernblot

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They grow up so fast – Maddie, Jess and Caitlin project talks

Today the final year undergrad students who had been completing their project in the Hamill lab gave their project talks. … 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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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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Beautiful Sci-Art to Inspire the Next Generation

Science-based works of Art (#sciart) created yesterday at the Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease by year-6 children (10-11yrs old) … More

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