LaTeX is a document markup system, which helps you to focus on what you’re writing and reduces some of the hassle of tedious tasks like adding references and numbering sections, figures and tables. It also natively handles footnotes, table of contents, lists of figures, lists of tables, headers, footers, margin notes and probably a hundred […]
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UNSW is Pink for October
As I made my way around the University of New South Wales last Monday night I noticed that things were a little pinker than usual.
Stupid scientist alert!
I woke up at 7am this (Saturday) morning to an amazing realisation: I’ve wasted weeks of work because one of my tests was completely futile. I’ll tell you the steps of my work; see if you can pick where I went wrong. Aim: Create a copy of an E. coli gene on a plasmid. Amplify […]
1 uni update, 7 linkies and a birthday
Uni I apologise for being a bit absent from my blog. The main reason is uni. I think this year is going to be a killer! My first major assignment was due on Wednesday. It doesn’t go towards my mark, but acts as a guide for improvement and forced me to read extensively on my […]
What a week
Damn, this week has been a bit of a nightmare. Thus my lack of posting for which I apologise. I started honours this week. It started with a bunch of seminars and workshops on thesis writing and computer skills and safety. I was dead scared of starting honours, it felt like so much pressure and […]
Did he notice I was tardy?
“I think the word you’re searching for is absent. Tardy people show…” 1 Yes, I’ve been slightly absent from my blog, but not from blogs in general! I haven’t been writing much because I’ve been reading much. Pro Blog Design is one of my new favourite blogs. Michael writes really well and promotes extensive discussion. […]