Cambridge
I just attended a biochemistry lecture at the University of Cambridge. Amazingly, considering I haven’t done chemistry for a year and biology for three (and never got more advanced than phenotypes/genotypes in genetics) I understood quite a lot of it (though can’t remember any of it). Physiology this afternoon – unfortunately I’m not allowed in the dissection that’s currently taking place. I got some annoyed looks for not taking any notes in the lecture – apparently it’s considered arrogant, when in fact in my case it’s the opposite.
Medicine looks like such a fun degree – what a pity I’d throw up in half the classes. I can watch House okay though (apparently it’s the new favourite TV show of all the medics along with Green Wing. Scrubs has not quite been usurped, but it’s not currently on…).
Incidently, Cambridge is a lovely city, but now I’m over sixteen I have to pay to get into the Botanical Gardens. Sacrilege! I spoke my first word in those gardens, and now they’re charging me to relive my childhood.
Matthew @ 10:51, April 27, 2006 to Diary | Comments (9)
Comments:
Mr E
I bet you didn’t really understand it :p
Comment added at 12:36, April 27, 2006
Matthew
Not really really, but I could actually follow the line of argument, unlike you or David talking to me about further maths stuff.
Oh, and just because I sort of understood it doesn’t mean I’ve learnt it/can remember it. Because I can’t. I knew (for a short while) what missense mutations were, and how they caused osteogenesis imperfecta for example (by affecting collagen production in a particular gene), and I now finally know what diploid means. But I get the feeling the latter was covered at A level.
Comment added at 09:35, April 28, 2006
Helena
I thought I sensed your presence in this neck of the woods!
Comment added at 14:29, April 28, 2006
Matthew
The Force is strong with you.
Comment added at 14:53, April 28, 2006
Martina
COLA1 and COLA2 ones I believe. Anyhow, Oxford beats Cambridge as medical genetics is soooo last term. The medical students there sound a bit strange and like they more want to be doctors.
Comment added at 17:48, April 28, 2006
Matthew
How does doing things in a different order make Cambridge beat Oxford? :)
Comment added at 17:54, April 28, 2006
Martina
Because we do things in the most logic order…..?
Comment added at 14:37, April 29, 2006
Matthew
I’m sure they’re equally logical… :)
Comment added at 15:01, April 29, 2006
Matthew
…unlike my comment. I meant “Oxford beat Cambridge”. Only just noticed.
Comment added at 15:01, April 29, 2006
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