The intent of this blog is to publish reviews of primary scientific literature, focused on open access articles, on a variety of topics of personal interest to myself. I studied anammox (anaerobic ammonium oxidizing) bacteria in grad school so many of the articles that I want to write about will be in the field of molecular microbial ecology, marine science, general ecology, molecular biology, astrobiology, interactions between humanity and the environment, and perhaps forays into things like particle physics or anything else really.
The number one aim, however, is for this to be a place for me to write reviews of scientific literature as a means of personal development in hopes that I will delve further into the scientific literature to broaden my own knowledge. The secondary outcomes may be that I will improve upon my writing skills and ability to interpret the literature, find new sources of articles which are free to the public, be a place for me to publish examples of my writing, and last but not least, to hopefully inform everyday people and scientists alike about exciting new research. I also hope to review some of the classic literature and even create an educational section to explain key concepts, as well as build a glossary of terms. I have hopes that one day I will obtain an informed audience who will provide feedback and maybe even submit some original reviews in subjects of their own interest.
I will try to limit my article choices to ones that are not only interesting to me, but will appeal to a wide audience. This will probably be an impossible task, but it's worth a shot. This blog has been an idea of mine for quite some time, and I never really had time in grad school to read the literature as much as I would have liked. I am hoping that this will aid in my personal and professional development, especially in my current situation of looking for a job.
Feedback is much appreciated!
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