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http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/fiction-podcast-rebecca-curtis-reads-leonard-michaels
this pretty much describes the emotions of a scientific conference in a competitive field. they women reading it don't quite get that these conferences are far from calm for the participants. basically you oscillate between total boredom, mild appreciation for something clever outside of your area, and intense interest when something touches your own work. still, though, Rebecca Curtis and Deborah Treisman do bring out a lot of interesting points regarding the story.
do click on the link and enjoy
Here is the link to the description of how docking interactions can be harnessed to implement cdk inhibition as well as order events in the cell cycle - combining the stern and nurse quantitative model with cyclin specificity
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982214006617
from the Telegraph: Germany's secret weapon rejected by England
The Germans’ formidable stamina in this World Cup is partly due to a secret weapon turned down by England because the Football Association felt it had insufficient time to test it properly.
The CoolingGlove, an $1,800 (£1,050) mitt designed by Stanford University scientists that pumps iced water around the hand, is donned by players in the dressing room at half-time, immediately reducing their temperatures.
This prevents the onset of cramp, according to Trevor Steven, the former England international who took the CoreControl product to the FA.
“I talked to Dave Reddin [the FA’s head of performance services],’’ Steven said. “This would have cost them $30,000. We didn’t get it to them soon enough. They wanted more time to look at it. I was disappointed but I totally understand.
“The Germans have had it for 18 months. The Germans bought 20 units, they’ve been using it, and it did not surprise me that in the France v Germany [quarter-final] game, the top five distances were covered by German players.
“I’m seeing it in their dressing room; it’s not just for decoration. You don’t get cramp with this. You reboot your system at half-time. It cools you from the inside, rather than the outside with air-conditioning in the dressing room which is only superficial in bringing your heat down.
“It’s not going to make England a better footballing team but small details are important. In Mexico in 1986, it was incredibly hot and we just had cold towels wrapped round our heads at half-time.”
