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Single molecule microscopy using an AFM

doctor_frank Aug 28, 2009 08:37

BBC News article.

The detailed chemical structure of a single molecule has been imaged for the first time, say researchers ( Read more... )

Icon troubles

doctor_frank Aug 27, 2009 21:33

As Dara O-Briain is my new hero, I was attempting to make an LJ icon of him for general comedy use. Alas, it's currently way too huge at over 300K, but I thought I'd post it anyway:

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Today's incredibly prestigious Doctor Frank's Site of the Day award goes to Andy Kadir-Buxton, who has created simple solutions to almost all life's problems and posted them on his website. We must be impressed at the generosity of a man who would give all this away for free for the good of mankind ( Read more... )

Available for hotels, clubs and restaurants.

doctor_frank Aug 11, 2009 11:33

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This explains how I feel about life.

doctor_frank Aug 07, 2009 13:39

From XKCD, of course:

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Asshats anonymous

doctor_frank Jul 30, 2009 18:30

For a little while there's been some random anonymous commenter coming onto an old post on my blog about dodgy stem cell treatments. Apparently, just because leading stem cell researchers think that the therapy offered by Beike Biotech therapy is highly dubious, and objective evaluations have failed to find any improvement, it doesn't stop it all ( Read more... )

Get in the fucking sack!

doctor_frank Jul 23, 2009 19:16

"Just because science doesn't know everything doesn't mean that you can fill in the gaps with whatever fairy tale most appeals to you."

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Those women should just tough it out, damn it!

doctor_frank Jul 13, 2009 09:46

Pain in childbirth 'a good thing'

The pain of childbirth may have benefits on which women who opt for painkilling epidurals miss out, a senior male midwife has said ( Read more... )

I have an owie.

doctor_frank Jun 18, 2009 12:13

When cycling to work today my chain somehow managed to lock up on both my front and rear gears. The upshot of this was that the bike came up over me from behind, making me fly over the handlbars and crash on my back onto the road, culminating with the bike handlebars planting me square in the chest. I wasn't wearing a helmet, but fortunately my ( Read more... )

Today it is me that is thoroughly violated...

doctor_frank May 28, 2009 16:42

Yes, I finally had my dental appointment where I had my Bastard Tooth (tm) removed. I'd been worrying about it all week - I've had teeth out before, but only when I was a kid and that was under general anaesthetic ( Read more... )