Dr Adam Pawson
Senior Managing Editor, Bitesize Bio
Appears in 7 Episodes
8 Steps to More Successful Experiments
#48 — One of the critical skills required for any scientist is the ability to consistently design and carry out successful experiments. It’s also vital that any experi...
Does Your h-index Measure Up?
#37 — How do you measure how good you are as a scientist? How would you compare the impact of two scientists in a field? What if you had to decide which one would get ...
Keep Calm and Spin On: The Whats and Whys of Centrifugation
#30 — We have all heard about centrifugation, or more specifically, the horror stories associated with centrifugation going wrong.But don't let centrifugation scare yo...
DNA Ligation: How it Works & 6 Top Tips
#27 — Optimal conditions for DNA ligation reactions are a delicate balance between DNA molecules interacting and the enzymatic ligation reaction.In this episode, you'l...
DNA Precipitation: Ethanol vs. Isopropanol
#12 — As a follow-up to our episode about ethanol precipitation of DNA and RNA [1], this episode explains the differences between DNA precipitation in ethanol and isop...
Ethanol Precipitation of DNA and RNA: How it Works
#6 — Ethanol precipitation is a commonly used technique for concentrating and de-salting nucleic acid preparations in an aqueous solution.In this episode, we'll bring ...
Is it Worth Doing a PhD After a Master’s?
#1 — Is it worth doing a PhD? This is a question that probably plagues every research student at some point in their career.In this episode, we explore 5 important que...
