Being the kind of person I am, I can’t describe the joy of setting off on a journey with absolutely everything I need. Nothing forgotten, nothing to grab along the way. Oh the peace of mind.
Ladies, we know that you come into this world equally well prepared. That is, for your journey towards motherhood. Or do you? We’ve all been aware that you’re born with all the eggs you’ll ever have, but is that true? Researchers in the lab of Dr. Jonathan Tilly at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston challenge that notion by reporting their discovery of human egg-producing stem cells in Nature Medicine this past February. Continue reading
Chocolates? Check. Card? Check. Dinner reservations? Done and done. Dozen roses? Two dozen? Hell, I don’t know how much you make – personally, I’m on a grad student stipend. Carnations, perhaps? Regardless, fellas, you better be on your A game today.
The question of where to start with such an endeavor, needless to say, looms before me. I honestly never thought I would have my own website, much less a science blog – but biology is to be my life. No pun intended. Research in this field is the foundation for all that we do now and will do in the future. However, it’s of critical importance to everyone, and we think there should be an easy way to find simple explanations for those questions you’re looking for. I promise you, it’s a lot more than test tubes and beakers filled with water and food coloring. This field has exploded, and already impacts your life more than you may be aware, be it in the food you eat, the medicine you take or where the government spends its money. And hopefully, that’s where I come in.
