Friday the 13th . .

What superstitions do scientists today still believe in - consciously or unconsciously?

Nabi on Feb 13 2009, 03:45 PM said:

There was a great thread about it the lab gods, charms and mascots, started by pernese IIRC. I guess it is lost now, really a pity .

Here is a the publication in Nature:

Nabi on Feb 13 2009, 06:45 AM said:

Ooo... this bring back memories of this post -
The Gods of Molecular Biology. (cited in Nature) - Pay homage! Share your experience! (Oct/08/2006 )

Avoidance of SalI in ligation strategies. It is cursed!... (For further reading refer to NEB's technical guide concerning SalI)

Edit: Ah, looks like hobglobin got here first I manage to recover the post via the wayback machine.

perneseblue on Feb 13 2009, 04:41 PM said:

We had the same idea . I hope its allowed to put the paper online...and thanks for the link, I didn't found it in the archive

hobglobin on Feb 13 2009, 10:44 AM said:

Nice ..at least we have two happy campers....howcome I didn't post anything in that thread - oh yeah, bec it was a technical one.....it's great that it was saved by the archive.org

When do I read this? Ok. . after coming back - preparing my presentation slides - analysing 7-week pending data . . and may be then But am really in a hurry to read this.

hobglobin on Feb 13 2009, 03:40 PM said:

hahaha Mexican sombrero...yep, we Mexicans have the special charm every lab needs! currently i have a yodeling bear who sings every Friday when it is pub time and a pig for good luck. i hope they work!