Well, in my case, if its about a certain topic... and i have no clue what it is about,
1. I start with wikipedia (I know its cheap, but cant help it

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I get a general Idea out of it.
2. I also look for what kind of tags i'll need to use to get good hits on google
3. I read some interesting articles and news, so that I find something that might retain my interest as papers can get dry really fast.
4. I dont often go to the library, I know its a bad habbit, but meh. So search for stuff with the net.
The biggest problem with bio majors or researches i have noticed is that most are clueless on how to use the computer or the internet efficiently to broadcast their ideas of opinions.
The second biggest the secrecy - I do understand the reasons, but still... sounding like a robot spewing out technicalities only retains the interest of veterans in the field. all newbies are mostly highly repelled. Its hard to resist the 'runaway from the crazy talk' syndrome.

but it dosn't always work for me, that's why this topic.
well, you can always pester Homebrew or Phage but nope, you'd have more fun if you keep it here...how did you do your stair-like sig? It's really annoying...
a. I am used to how forums (the design of it) work, so I can play around with the text and all.
b. Its really simple. See below
Life
attimesisapainIs done like this:Life[.sup]at[.sup]times[.sup]is[.sup]a[.sup]pain[./sup][./sup][./sup][./sup][./sup]
Hope that helped

[its the superscript tag]
(remove the dots... i'd like to say periods, but this is a bio forum :|)
Splice is the scariest Bio-tech based movie ever. People, don't be like the character in it.
"Don't mate with your creations at least, nature has provided you with plenty of options"
My most used quote: "You are annoying..."
My most used scientific quote: "This is annoyingannoyingannoyingannoyingannoyingannoying.....