September 2007 Archive

My open science notebook

September 10th, 2007

Notebook

I said, a month ago, that there would be an open science section for this month’s issue of Bio::Blogs. Unfortunately this wasn’t the case. There are a number of theories as to why this didn’t materialise, including global warming, the recent stock market panic, or the appointment of new British Prime Minister. However research has suggested that it was because I didn’t work on it; though the other reasons are linked to having had secondary effects.

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The past and future of a career in bioinformatics

September 5th, 2007

Sign

In response to a recent post, I had a few emails and comments asking general questions about a career as a bioinformatician. So to answer these all at once here are my thoughts on what I think the background and future of a bioinformatician is.

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