Why Epigenetics News?
Apr 9, 2006 commentary, site news
From the moment that I let slip to other members of the lab that I had started a blog about epigenetics, the inevitable questions were, “Why? What’s the point? Who’s going to read it?”
Well, I’m going to answer those questions for everyone to read.
While I’ve only really been involved in research for a few years now, it has been my experience that there exists a lack of fundamental knowledge on the part of the “lab staff” on not only the concepts and rationales for their own area of investigation, but also they are not familiar with recent advances made in their field for months, if not years after they are published.
I formerly worked as a news editor and writer, and with me being accustomed to keeping on top of everything new in my field, I found this trend to be baffling. The information was clearly out there, but why weren’t they reading it?
Well, perhaps they just don’t care. After all, it’s essentially their job to do what they’re told to do by the principal investigator. Maybe they’re just there to come in to work, run their assays, and go home with their paycheck. Thank you very much.
But maybe they really are interested in knowing more about what’s going on in their field of research, but it’s just too difficult to keep on top of everything. It takes too much time, and that’s time that could be used to set up another PCR.
So, that was my initial rational for creating Epigenetics News. It has since become clear that many others are also intrigued by the field of epigenetics, and so perhaps this will be a helpful resource for many others to explore the world of methylation.
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