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Posted by Kenneth Youens
11 May 2008 @ 11am

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Animated DNA

This is an incredibly cool animation of the central dogma of molecular biology. It was made by an very talented BAFTA- and Emmy-award winning medical illustrator named Drew Berry at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne.


Posted by Gretchen Galliano
2 November 2007 @ 6pm

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Testing-testing: do we give verbiage a bad name?

Like many people, I dislike the word “verbiage” , but just testing the waters for catchy blog titles. Directly influenced by my PGY year (4) I have been interested in report construction and the use of language to convey diagnostic findings, diagnostic uncertainty, and the interpretation of newer tests such as new molecular tests which [...]


Posted by Gretchen Galliano
30 October 2007 @ 5pm

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Testing-testing: drug dosing based on SNPs?

Warfarin is one of the most commonly prescribed anticoagulants for prophylaxis and treatment of venous and arterial thromboembolic disorders or those at high risk for such disorders. Warfarin also has an FDA-issued “Black Box” warning for a high risk of fatal bleeding, most commonly from the gastrointestinal tract and in the brain. It acts [...]