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Cambridge University Herbarium Recognised
A decade ago I was lucky enough to work for a short while at the Cambridge University Herbarium after its move to the Botanical Gardens in Cambridge. It introduced me to the roles John Stevens Henslow and John Lindley played in guiding Darwin. Henslow in particular was Darwins’ mentor. One of the most awestruck moments…
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Genomics! The Musical! Video Playlist
A playlist of videos from Genomics! The Musical! is now available on YouTube. I will update these as newer ones are made ready for the internet. All the songs have videos used in the shows, but I’m hoping to have the full setlist in a public video up by the end of the year. Enjoy…
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Museum of Zoology Photo Shoot
Here are some photo’s from the Museum of Zoology in Cambridge. The revamp (a couple of years ago now) means it has changed a bit since I first used to walk past the whale hanging outside (it was donated to the museum after it washed up on the South coast but there wasn’t room to…
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Singing Science T-shirts now available!
The new Singing Science T-shirt shop is now online. Opening up with three designs including the cover to Genomics! The Musical! Head over to https://singingscience.teemill.com to grab yourself one of these items! Teemill was chosen as the printshop as they have products made using natural materials, in factories powered by renewable energy. They’re vegan-friendly, and…
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Genomics! The Musical! THE MUSIC!
The eight tracks from Genomics! The Musical! are available for download from Bandcamp for you to listen to at your leisure. For a full listing please, the chance to listen to the songs, and download the album, please go to the Singing Science Bandcamp website. Bandcamp Player Genomics! The Musical! by Singing Science Spotify Player…
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The 2013 Martian Chronicles
February 2021 sees THREE different missions bearing down on Mars – read this for insights into launch windows and a song on the history of Martian exploration!
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Genomics! The Musical! at The Broad Institute
One of the most important centres for Genomics field in the is the Broad Institute, and I was lucky enough to do a show there in October 2019! I was attending a GA4GH conference and was able to manage this performance. This was a slightly different space (an open area performance staircase!) and audience (trained…
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You Must Be Mendel – Video
This is one of the first songs I wrote with a science theme – maybe even the second. Mulling over a Geekpop virtual festival that was being run, inspiration hit as I was heading down to the Co-op to buy something. The idea popped into my head and it was pretty much all written down…
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Lamprey For Your Life
After I heard about the Eurofishion competition set up to mark World Fish Migration day in October this year, I decided to have a go at entering it. Eventually inspiration came from my time working on the Ensembl Genome Browser – the version at the time annotated each species with some text to denote the…
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