grad student woes

well, after two weeks of failed experiments, monday went fantastic and everything i did worked. of course, today i had an emotional backlash and was depressed with the virtual nonexsistence of direction in my life and the very real obscurity of my project. i love grad school!

here are some more examples of everyday grad school situations, from the greatest webcomic ever!

1: i hear the jingle of keys and i know to look busy

2: i should’ve been a politician, cause after weekly lab meeting, i can bs with the best of’em

3: the supervisor’s on vacation/in-lab movie week
4: a new labelling system
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AIDS breakthrough

up until now, dealing with HIV was more about preventing the infection of cells by the virus, rather than trying to reduce viral numbers or kick-start the immune system (which is crippled by viral infection). But news out of a Canadian research institution is that the stimulation of PD-1 protein will prevent T-cells from becoming dysfunctional.

Here’s a more detailed look at this potentially huge break.

Sorry about the lack of dick and fart jokes, i’m sort of on a science high right now.

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what a week to be an astronomer!

so, along with the 12 planets debacle, ther is some pretty big dark matter news. Here’s a very thorough explanation for the “proof” of the exsistence of dark matter.

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To those not concerned about global warming

if you’re the type of person that jokes that global warming will only cause you to turn on your air conditioning, there’s more to it than you think. although this article is a little over-the-top, it definitly should be a concern.

<-HEY KIDS! It’s the bacterium responsible for the bubonic plague!
just for the record, i cheer for microbes.

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