Comments for Jasp's Blog http://blog.jaspsplace.co.uk A brief look at my life Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:18:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on RIP Fopp by Jasp's Blog http://blog.jaspsplace.co.uk/2007/06/29/rip-fopp/comment-page-1/#comment-553 Jasp's Blog Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:28:25 +0000 http://blog.jaspsplace.co.uk/2007/06/29/rip-fopp/#comment-553 <strong>Fopp Reprive...</strong> Well it appears all is not lost and HMV have brought six Fopp stores, which they will continue to run independently under the Fopp brand. Strangely this covers almost every Fopp I’ve visited, Cambridge, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The Tottenham Court ... Fopp Reprive…

Well it appears all is not lost and HMV have brought six Fopp stores, which they will continue to run independently under the Fopp brand. Strangely this covers almost every Fopp I’ve visited, Cambridge, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The Tottenham Court …

]]> Comment on Wikipedia Inacuracies by Jasp's Place- Jasp’s Blog » Blog Archive » So, what exactly do I do? http://blog.jaspsplace.co.uk/2007/02/10/wikipedia-inacuracies/comment-page-1/#comment-552 Jasp's Place- Jasp’s Blog » Blog Archive » So, what exactly do I do? Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:48:41 +0000 http://blog.jaspsplace.co.uk/2007/02/10/wikipedia-inacuracies/#comment-552 [...] Comments Why GO sucks « Suicyte Notes on Why I love wikipediaJames G on Wikipedia Inacuraciessuicyte on Wikipedia InacuraciesAlchemy on Back in the LabJames G on Back in the [...] [...] Comments Why GO sucks « Suicyte Notes on Why I love wikipediaJames G on Wikipedia Inacuraciessuicyte on Wikipedia InacuraciesAlchemy on Back in the LabJames G on Back in the [...]

]]> Comment on Why I love wikipedia by Why GO sucks « Suicyte Notes http://blog.jaspsplace.co.uk/2006/11/17/why-i-love-wikipedia/comment-page-1/#comment-549 Why GO sucks « Suicyte Notes Sun, 24 Jun 2007 01:24:54 +0000 http://blog.jaspsplace.co.uk/2006/11/17/why-i-love-wikipedia/#comment-549 [...] Jun 24th, 2007 by suicyte Please excuse the rude title of this post - it is crafted after a number of recent blog postings on the shortcomings of Wikipedia. I for myself have been a very late adaptor of wikipedia and had never expected much from this resource - whenever I am using it now, I am pleasantly surprised how useful it is, even for most scientific topics. Obviously, you cannot believe everything you find in Wikipedia, and I am quite concerned about the growing number of young students,  who apparently learn biochemistry from Wikipedia rather than from textbooks - this is certainly not the way to go. However, for a quick look-up of the formula of orlistat (tetrahydrolipstatin, “alli“) and stuff like that, Wikipedia is much more convenient than any other resource I know of. And, as has been said  before, nothing beats Wikipedia if you want to know the difference between a ‘mad scientist’ and an ‘evil genius’. [...] [...] Jun 24th, 2007 by suicyte Please excuse the rude title of this post - it is crafted after a number of recent blog postings on the shortcomings of Wikipedia. I for myself have been a very late adaptor of wikipedia and had never expected much from this resource - whenever I am using it now, I am pleasantly surprised how useful it is, even for most scientific topics. Obviously, you cannot believe everything you find in Wikipedia, and I am quite concerned about the growing number of young students,  who apparently learn biochemistry from Wikipedia rather than from textbooks - this is certainly not the way to go. However, for a quick look-up of the formula of orlistat (tetrahydrolipstatin, “alli“) and stuff like that, Wikipedia is much more convenient than any other resource I know of. And, as has been said  before, nothing beats Wikipedia if you want to know the difference between a ‘mad scientist’ and an ‘evil genius’. [...]

]]> Comment on Wikipedia Inacuracies by James G http://blog.jaspsplace.co.uk/2007/02/10/wikipedia-inacuracies/comment-page-1/#comment-418 James G Sun, 13 May 2007 01:55:58 +0000 http://blog.jaspsplace.co.uk/2007/02/10/wikipedia-inacuracies/#comment-418 Sorry about my spam filter catching you there. I've found the comment and restored it, and have tweaked a few settings to hopefully stop it happening again. Thanks for the notice. Sorry about my spam filter catching you there. I’ve found the comment and restored it, and have tweaked a few settings to hopefully stop it happening again. Thanks for the notice.

]]> Comment on Wikipedia Inacuracies by suicyte http://blog.jaspsplace.co.uk/2007/02/10/wikipedia-inacuracies/comment-page-1/#comment-417 suicyte Sun, 13 May 2007 00:18:43 +0000 http://blog.jaspsplace.co.uk/2007/02/10/wikipedia-inacuracies/#comment-417 Wow, a blog post about Nedd8! Something you find only rarely, I hope there are more to come. You can find another one on my blog: http://suicyte.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/the-p53-effect-or-how-to-make-a-fool-of-yourself-twice/ Wow, a blog post about Nedd8! Something you find only rarely, I hope there are more to come.

You can find another one on my blog:
http://suicyte.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/the-p53-effect-or-how-to-make-a-fool-of-yourself-twice/

]]> Comment on Back in the Lab by Alchemy http://blog.jaspsplace.co.uk/2005/01/25/back-in-the-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Alchemy Sat, 05 Feb 2005 16:04:00 +0000 http://www.jaspsplace.co.uk/blog/2005/01/25/back-in-the-lab/#comment-13 Ooo. Bio stuff always fascinated me, possibly because bioengineering was one of the subjects I never found time to study as an undergrad. Some of my best friends at my department are doing some sort of bone stem cell work, and it\'s terribly interesting. I\'ve always wanted to learn how to do DNA characterization. That gel electrophoresis, or whatever that technique is, always looked pretty cool. :o) -Alchemy, stumbling in from snopes Ooo. Bio stuff always fascinated me, possibly because bioengineering was one of the subjects I never found time to study as an undergrad. Some of my best friends at my department are doing some sort of bone stem cell work, and it\’s terribly interesting.

I\’ve always wanted to learn how to do DNA characterization. That gel electrophoresis, or whatever that technique is, always looked pretty cool. :o)

-Alchemy, stumbling in from snopes

]]> Comment on Back in the Lab by James G http://blog.jaspsplace.co.uk/2005/01/25/back-in-the-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-12 James G Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:39:00 +0000 http://www.jaspsplace.co.uk/blog/2005/01/25/back-in-the-lab/#comment-12 Alas no! Rather that producing new varieties of citrus fruits I am instead studying the Ohp operon of the soil bacterium Rhodococcus. For those who are still curious, Ohp is another name for ortho-hydroxyphenylpropionic acid, and is absolutely nothing to do with over head projectors. The operon is responsible for producing proteins which help break down Ohp, allowing the bacterium to use it as a carbon source. I am looking at how the production of these proteins is regulated, so as they are only produced when needed. The protein responsible for this regulation has already been found, I am trying to discover where it bind to the DNA. And I believe that was more information than you probably wanted to know. Especially as my suspicions place you as someone who I probably know. Alas no! Rather that producing new varieties of citrus fruits I am instead studying the Ohp operon of the soil bacterium Rhodococcus. For those who are still curious, Ohp is another name for ortho-hydroxyphenylpropionic acid, and is absolutely nothing to do with over head projectors.

The operon is responsible for producing proteins which help break down Ohp, allowing the bacterium to use it as a carbon source. I am looking at how the production of these proteins is regulated, so as they are only produced when needed. The protein responsible for this regulation has already been found, I am trying to discover where it bind to the DNA.

And I believe that was more information than you probably wanted to know. Especially as my suspicions place you as someone who I probably know.

]]> Comment on Back in the Lab by Anonymous http://blog.jaspsplace.co.uk/2005/01/25/back-in-the-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Anonymous Tue, 25 Jan 2005 11:34:00 +0000 http://www.jaspsplace.co.uk/blog/2005/01/25/back-in-the-lab/#comment-11 Hello, Aha, a project indeed? Rather grand and exciting. What is it to be? A new type of grapefruit? Hello,

Aha, a project indeed? Rather grand and exciting. What is it to be? A new type of grapefruit?

]]> Comment on Merry Christmas by James G http://blog.jaspsplace.co.uk/2004/12/23/merry-christmas-2/comment-page-1/#comment-9 James G Sat, 01 Jan 2005 21:10:00 +0000 http://www.jaspsplace.co.uk/blog/2004/12/23/merry-christmas-2/#comment-9 Thank You. I was aware of the Hitch-hikers film yet, although I knew the approximate date I hadn't yet heard that a release date had been announced. Thank You.

I was aware of the Hitch-hikers film yet, although I knew the approximate date I hadn’t yet heard that a release date had been announced.

]]> Comment on Merry Christmas by jo-jo713 http://blog.jaspsplace.co.uk/2004/12/23/merry-christmas-2/comment-page-1/#comment-8 jo-jo713 Fri, 31 Dec 2004 02:32:00 +0000 http://www.jaspsplace.co.uk/blog/2004/12/23/merry-christmas-2/#comment-8 Hello. I saw from your profile that you like the Hitchhikers Series. Well did you see that they are making the movie The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy? It comes out May 6th.... well here in the states that is. Well that is all i wanted to say so im gone. P.S.- Douglas Adams rules Hello. I saw from your profile that you like the Hitchhikers Series. Well did you see that they are making the movie The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy? It comes out May 6th…. well here in the states that is. Well that is all i wanted to say so im gone.

P.S.- Douglas Adams rules

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