I like to think that I project an approachable and affable personality with an aura of friendliness (Yeah, I know that I think a bit too much about myself). Unfortunately, though people do come and talk to me, the comfortable conversations last only till I open my mouth and let it out that I am pursuing a doctoral degree in the field of molecular biology. Immediately the atmosphere changes and I can see a mix of awe, pity, fear and disinterest on the other person's face and the conversation goes downhill from there. I can totally relate to the other person's feelings as the same thing happens to me when I meet people who talk about fiscal deficit and hyperbolic discounting.
I think that the basic problem is that we are so intimidated by the jargon used by people in specialized fields, that we lose the interest to try and understand the huge body of research being done in pursuit of understanding how things work.
I would like to use this space to to illustrate that behind all the mysterious reagents, the shiny and not so shiny instrumentation and the seemingly complicated codes, lie simple truths about life that make a fascinating read.
Through this blog i hope to convince you that science is not all Greek and Latin unless of course you live in Greece or Rome.
Hope the journey is enjoyable and enlightening.
