Interleukin 1 gone bad

After reading this excellent article on the role of interleukin 1 (IL-1) and neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s disease today, I just had to make this:

That thing is meant to represent the 3D structure of IL-1. Except for the face, of course. How cool would that be?

Lab loyalty

Lab loyalty

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Lab Noir: The Prof was always there

Today the blog passed 30,000 visits. As a special thank you, here’s another Lab Noir sketch.

See the first Lab Noir.

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Postdocs Anonymous

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