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cjrw

  1. Interesting Guardian on "impact" picks DNA fingerprint as 1st example gu.com/p/382m3/tw Alec J always honest this was not aim of work
  2. Making an impact: when science & politics collide (Guardian) gu.com/p/382m3/tw increasing demands for strategic goals & public engagement
  3. @SdnLdrToad you've lived a sheltered life
  4. "if you want to know if your uni is in top 400, look it up. If you don't know how to do that, it's not" #pointless
  5. UK Universities in @timeshighered world's top 400 as subject on #pointless
  6. @dajbconf I still use Delicious
  7. @ollyvale got ours yesterday
  8. @AJCann I'm not sure whether or not you were feeding me a line for a policeman gag
  9. @amcunningham youtu.be/mWe51EKbewk The video on hand washing is amongst the biggest hitters on @uniofleicester YT channel
  10. bit of a drastic change of direction there Tris RT: @pigironjoe I want to find a job as a hairdresser in Nuneaton @AJCann
  11. Gonorrhoea becoming untreatable, health experts warn bbc.in/KKLvI2 (BBC) #microbiology #antibioticresistance
  12. Flavour changer: Genome could enhance tomato taste bbc.in/JulTge (BBC) #bioethics #genomics
  13. Craig Venter’s Bugs Might Save the World (NY Times) nyti.ms/JMwtVV (HT @rogerhighfield) #bioethics #syntheticbiology #microbiology
  14. Chemists Outrun Laws in War on Synthetic Drugs (Wired) wired.com/wiredscience/2… (HT: @hastingscenter)
  15. @GrahamScott14 re "optional" = "don't need to do", sadly I think that permeates more widely (its a cousin of "will this be in the test?")
  16. Sprog#1 has fortnight to only GCSE subject (2 papers) left. Me = "excellent, 2 wks to nail revision", Sprog = "excellent, nearly 2 wks off"
  17. @stujohnson @ajcann @jobadge what's wrong with free WP.com?
  18. @AJCann haven't read it yet, literally just arrived, but the mighty @AmazonUK clearly have their ordering wires crossed