Can you imagine yourself in the future working in a lab full of interconnected devices that are responsive and intelligent? This is not only wishful thinking but a soon-to-be reality called the Internet of Things (IoT).
Splice is happy to share the news that sciNote Open Source Electronic Lab Notebook has been launched. We have supported sciNote throughout its successful Kickstarter campaign and we are excited to see that it is finally available to everyone for free.
Being part of a large Genomics Core facility within an academic setting (Oxford Genomics Centre), my job partly entails research into and evaluation of potentially useful software tools.
At the end of the year it is time to look back and evaluate our work and make plans for the future. The 2015 has been busy for the Splice Blog and we are especially proud of the projects we have done or those we have supported.
Every time I went to visit some other laboratory, either at a University, Institute or in the Industry, I realized that the tools to manage their research workflows were different to those I was using. I asked myself, is there actually a list somewhere with different tools...
We are all familiar with phrases "How does the time fly!" or "A day should be 48 hours long!". But on which tasks do scientists actually spend too much time?
Once upon a time there was a code. This was not a normal code, this was a very special code visible for only the select few, who had the permission to play (or tinker) with it. It was what we call today proprietary software.
The fields of biotechnology, chemistry, medicine and pharmaceutics have been undergoing an enormous process of digitalization for the past 10-20 years. Many programming languages and frameworks have emerged, each trying its best to attract as many followers as possible.
As a researcher I was very lucky to have great mentors and co-workers that were always happy to help me. They showed me new laboratory techniques and taught me I have to be very diligent with recording my scientific data.
I have been training at updating my research skills for almost a decade now.