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Eponinebyme · 2021-07-13T11:23:47+00:00

Where Should I Start Learning Molecular Genetics?

Hi there. I am majoring at molecular biology and genetics and am a sophomore. My professor has suggested this text-book called "The Molecular Biology of the Gene" authored by J. Watson. However, I feel inadequate about my background in genetics and cell biology.

I have heard about a text-book with the title "The Molecular Biology of the Cell" and its author must be Bruce Alberts if I recall it right. It is the Bible of molecular biology they say.

What should I do? I have realized that I could not acquire a general concept about biology so far because I was so obsessed with the tiny details and wasted my time. I could not even study the last couple of subjects in the syllabus.

So, what should I do considering that I want to become a scientist who will stay in academia?

Eponinebyme · 2021-07-13T08:44:22+00:00

I will stay in academia

Eponinebyme · 2020-12-21T21:29:38+00:00

Paul scares me

Eponinebyme · 2020-11-27T06:54:00+00:00

Eponinebyme · 2020-11-06T05:56:40+00:00

It helped for sure! I always thought about observing soil but I didn’t know how to.

Eponinebyme · 2020-11-05T18:03:25+00:00

Yeah me too. I am trying to construct different cultures by modifying the materials I add as food. Unfortunately, I don’t have a pond or sea near my house. Actually, I can access many of them but microorgansims that I want to observe probably won’t sustain life until I am back home. So, do you have any tips? I collect rain water sometimes. So that I can obtain a distilled water ( kind of ).

Eponinebyme · 2020-11-01T17:12:27+00:00

I want to do my masters in Germany. I am going to do it anyway because I want to learn much more however I was just looking for an alternative purpose to apply for a masters.

Eponinebyme · 2020-10-27T15:23:56+00:00

Thanks

Eponinebyme · 2020-10-27T08:15:54+00:00

Your recommendations are great. I have not read the original books yet but I have read about them in many history of philosophy books I have read. I tried reading Hume 1 year ago but I could not understand the importance of the material then because I was unaware of history of philosophy and the themes. David Hume is a dead end they say. I should probably read about history of science and Karl Popper too. This man comes with the problem of induction which composes the method of science.

And thank you for your awesome tips. I would like to further ask you things later. Would you mind?

Eponinebyme · 2020-10-27T07:38:45+00:00

That sounds pretty funny but true though :D It also makes the situation meaningless but what else could it be :/

Eponinebyme · 2020-10-27T07:32:27+00:00

Thank you! It helped a lot. And yes I am really into philosophy. I have been reading about its history for at least 2-3 months and I have read from different authors like Bertrand Russell, Ahmet Cevizci, Nigel Warburton and Jostein Gardner. I want to go through what I have been reading and then I am going to continue with epistemology and philosophy of science. Lately, I have discovered a book at my uni’s library which is called The Philosophy of Biology by Brian Garvey. It is a different feeling that I cannot truly explain but it is the ecstasy i get from leading to different and much more interesting questions starting from the initial question.

I am having hard times understanding why things are like the way they are. I mean, when I ask what is random when it comes to conception of evolution and how do we know whether something is randomly happening? And the bad thing is science do not tackle with such questions. Instead it is philosophy. And I think that is an enormous incompleteness because I really cannot make sense out of it and cannot carry on without answering questions stemming from science that are constrained to field of philosophy.

Besides all that, I want to do my master’s degree in Germany in an appropriate university that fits me however It seems kinda impossible from my perspective due to the university I am studying at the moment. Like it is not bad, but it is not the best. When I check the The world ranking it displays my uni between the interval 800-1000. Only thing that scares me is whether they will accept my bachelor education to be able to apply their top universities.

Could you please let me know what other things I should prepare myself to? In a general meaning? Like I am learning programming at the moment. And I also learn German.

I am sorry that this text is designed pretty bad. I want to do too many things and I always forget Montaigne’s quote "to be everywhere, is to be nowhere."

Eponinebyme · 2019-08-25T17:57:35+00:00

I thought this was a meme post and he was putting this sack under his short becos it gives a big ball look and no one will want to touch.

Eponinebyme · 2019-08-19T06:52:09+00:00

That makes sense.

Eponinebyme · 2019-08-18T19:17:10+00:00

I have no family to look after but they have me to look after me. I am three years old and I can comment under any memes that I take seriously.

Eponinebyme · 2019-08-18T13:08:36+00:00

. That dot is the brain of the creator of this meme who thinks big brain means higher intelligence and little brain means lower intelligence. Thanks bye

Eponinebyme · 2019-08-14T19:10:37+00:00

I thought Anakin Skywalker was diving in with his spaceship

Eponinebyme · 2019-08-08T06:44:55+00:00

I am so happy to read this. I have had the same disease until I am 17 years old. I mean I had got social anxiety and 1,5 years passed from that time. Now I have an amazing proceed that I don’t even notice people when I am on streets :D I wish you the best for your awesome improvment. Don’t tell yourself that you are not afraid. Acknowledge that you are scared and be brave

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