The Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D.

Dear All,

Matthew Might, a computer science professor at the University of Utah, writes: “Every fall, I explain to a fresh batch of Ph.D. students what a Ph.D. is. It’s hard to describe it in words. So, I use pictures.” Here it goes. Matt’s Illustrated Guide:

http://www.openculture.com/2010/09/the_illustrated_guide_to_a_phd.html

banana genome

Dear All
Please see an article in this week's Nature. The draft results are being compared with
Poaceae and species-specific features have been commented upon.
Sowdhamini
 ** The banana (Musa acuminata) genome and the evolution of

monocotyledonous plants
Angelique D'Hont, France Denoeud, Jean-Marc Aury, Franc-Christophe 
Baurens, Francoise Carreel et al.
OPEN
The sequencing and analysis of the banana genome is reported; these 
results inform plant phylogenetic relationships and genome evolution, 
and provide a resource for future genetic improvement of this important 
crop species.
 http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=105&ms=Mzk1NjE5MzcS1&r=MjA1NzU2OTA0MAS2&b=2&j=MTUzODYwMTgwS0&mt=1&rt=0

Lab Extension photos

Dear ALL,

The following is the link for lab extension photos..

https://picasaweb.google.com/108149987886665872224/LabExtensionPhotos?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCMuv-Of_8O-OMg&feat=directlink

Thanks and Regards,
Sony M