Blog Comments

Kinetica Online is pleased to provide direct links to commentaries from our senior editor Dr. Steven Pelech has posted on other blogs sites. Most of these comments appear on the GenomeWeb Daily Scan website, which in turn highlight interesting blogs that have been posted at numerous sites in the blogosphere since the beginning of 2010. A wide variety of topical subjects are covered ranging from the latest scientific breakthroughs, research trends, politics and career advice. The original blogs and Dr. Pelech’s comments are summarized here under the title of the original blog. Should viewers wish to add to these discussions, they should add their comments at the original blog sites.

The views expressed by Dr. Pelech do not necessarily reflect those of the other management and staff at Kinexus Bioinformatics Corporation. However, we wish to encourage healthy debate that might spur improvements in how biomedical research is supported and conducted.

Animation

Animators Aid Science

Corie Lok at Nature reported that biomedical illustrators are increasingly working aside researchers in academia, industry, and elsewhere to create scientifically accurate and visually pleasing animations, illustrations, and Web sites. Data from a 2009 Association of Medical Illustrators survey, indicates that illustrators and animators employed full-time earn a median salary of US$52,000 at the start of their careers, $65,000 in mid-career and up to $150,000 as seasoned veterans, whereas those who work on a freelance basis earn on average $79,000 annually. S. Pelech comments that if a picture is worth a thousand words, a movie is probably worth a million words! Read More...