Hello Steem community, I have been absent for the last couple months because I've been busy finalizing my dissertation. If anyone is interested in taking a look, here is a link to download the PDF version...

Hi Steemit scientists and enthusiasts, I wanted to share an obscure method of the protein purification process. This it might be the last time I use this machine before I graduate. The French pressure

Crystal image #005: Firecracker crystal #green #colorchallenge The photographs are taken through a Zeiss Discovery.V8 light microscope. The polarizing lens helps to identify the crystals. -The Scientist

My PhD is in macromolecular and structural biochemistry. More specifically I study the dynamics of proteins using X-ray crystallography. Before I can start any conversation about my research, I first ask,

Crystal image #004 - this image is actually precipitation of a poly-ethylene glycol (PEG). PEG itself is a precipitant, which facilitates crystal formation. The concept behind crystallization can be visualized

I made this model to express what I, and many others, think might happen in the not too distant future. I've heard the analogy that cryptocurrency is like 1994 and the internet. It was met with criticism,

Check out litepay.io. This is it guys, litecoin to the moon in 2018!

crystal image #003 Part of my dissertation project involved reconstructing 500+ million year old caspase proteins using a phlyogenetic technique called ancestral state reconstruction. Each of the 11 human

Hi Steemit community, I haven't seen this reported on in detail, so I hope this is news to some people. Charlie Lee posted on his twitter account that many things are coming up for litecoin: including

...Because that would make you a Cleveland Steemer :-) image source -

Several gene homologs for meiosis were recently discovered in amoebazoans. This suggests that machinery for sexual reproduction evolved long before the advent of multicellular life forms. source: original

Greetings to all Steeminas, we come in peace! I'm announcing my first challenge where Science meets Conspiracy. image source I'm an open-minded person and also scientist who really like to listen, as sometimes

I'm sure that I am not the first to come up with this, but travelling with money is a serious liability.  if the amount of money is $10,000 or more, including mailing money into or out of the country,

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U.S. declares North Korea carried out massive WannaCry cyberattack. The U.S. government is publicly acknowledging that North Korea was behind the WannaCry computer worm that affected more than 230,000

Hello steemit community, I'd like to introduce myself again, because @sco was gracious enough to give some good advice to a fellow science enthusiast. He just curated an intersting article on urban mycology

Crystal image #002. Shown here is a resurrected caspase ancestor. It will help us learn how Homo sapiens' core machinery evolved from fish. -The Scientist

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I heard that overstock.com accepted bitcoin, but just in case anyone else has missed this...