Hi people 
I am sorry for those of my readers who preferred to read my blog in Italian, but I have decided to start writing my articles here in English.
I feel I really have to make this choice. I have been writing on this blog in my mother language for more than one year, and it has been really fun, a very nice way to learn and discuss about bioinformatics; but now, I need to make it available to everyone, like my new colleagues, many friends, and other bioinformaticians.
I will continue writing in Italian on the molecularlab’s blog, Inside Bioinfo.
This is a very dark period for research in Italy.
The government is going to cut a third of the fundings to the universities, which will be probably mean the bankrupt for many historical Institutions like the University of Firenze, and will drastically reduce the number of opportunities to young researchers in Italy.
I have just started a phd here in Spain, and I am very happy with it, I am working in a very fascinating environment and I am meeting many interesting people.
However, when I look back at Italy, I have a real bad feeling – I really hope that nothing bad will happen to my family and my friends, because I feel like it won’t be easy for me to return back if I’d have the need.
Ciao a tutti!!
Come forse avrete gia’ notato, ho deciso di iniziare a scrivere su questo blog in Inglese.
Mi dispiace veramente per coloro che preferivano leggere in Italiano, perche’ mi rendo conto che per certe persone (immagino soprattutto studenti alle prime armi) possa essere piu’ difficile.
Pero’, credo di avere veramente bisogno di fare questo passaggio. Sara’ piu’ complicato scrivere, ma penso sia una cosa buona che i contenuti siano a disposizione di tutti, anche a quelli che non capiscono la nostra lingua.
Adesso lavoro a contatto con molte persone che parlano solo inglese o spagnolo, e ho bisogno che quello che posto qui sia accessibile anche a loro.
In ogni caso, continuero’ a scrivere in italiano sul blog di molecularlab, Inside Bioinfo.
Sono a piena disposizione per qualsiasi iniziativa vogliate propormi: altri blog, forum, magazine, meeting, battaglie di divulgazione scientica. Io personalmente credo che non sia stupido discutere di argomenti scientifici o tecnici nella propria lingua madre, perche’ in questo modo si e’ capaci di raggiungere un numero diverso di persone, la qual cosa e’ un vantaggio.
Vi saluto.. nel post in inglese mi sono lamentato un poco della situazione della ricerca italiana, anche se vivendo all’estero mi riesce difficile capire come stanno le cose esattamente.
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Then you should start by translating the blog title
Just joking, it’s a good idea, and luckily for me you didn’t choose to write it in Spanish!!
As regards the Italian situation, I agree 100% with you: what’s happening is sad, and it’s absolutely unfair, expecially for young people.
Posted 22 Nov 2008 at 7:32 pm ¶Well, hope never dies… or does it?
Una delle cose che mi ha fatto avvicinare alla bioinformatica è stato questo blog…in italiano!
Posted 23 Nov 2008 at 2:13 am ¶Ora credo di riuscire a seguirlo anche in inglese…Mi spiace per i nuovi studenti che non potranno farlo!!!
In bocca al lupo per questo nuovo capitolo!!!
Well, I think the change makes sense.
More over if you are interested in the bioinformatics field there is no way you can escape to learn english language.
As you said, the situation for becoming a researcher in Italy is getting worst and worst with this new reform, that is made in a completely non-sense way.
Mala tempora currunt….
Posted 23 Nov 2008 at 2:20 pm ¶Hi,
thank you all for the comments!!
Well, at least for the first period, I will try to write my articles in both languages.
As for the politics situation, I think we can only wait and see :-/.
Chick, your photos are beatiful as always, I didn’t know you have been in Boston.
Posted 23 Nov 2008 at 5:03 pm ¶@domi: crepi il lupo!!
Posted 23 Nov 2008 at 5:04 pm ¶Non ti preoccupare per i nuovi studenti, rimangono ancora molte risorse come molecularlab, openbiosource, e qualcosa in fase di progettazione.
Vedremo!
Well, if I know myself well, I can say that it will take me a long time to translate all this blog’s features to english. For example, I think the title and the category names will remain in Italian for a lot of time
Posted 23 Nov 2008 at 5:56 pm ¶Thank you for translating your blog
Posted 23 Nov 2008 at 6:50 pm ¶But keep the subtitle in Italian
Thanks for translating your blog into English. It’s a shame that not everyone understands Italian (or Flemish/Dutch in my case), and it _will_ sometimes stand in your way if you can’t express exactly what you want to say. But using English makes it part of a much bigger community. Good decision.
Posted 24 Nov 2008 at 10:29 am ¶Thank to you for the comments, too!
Posted 24 Nov 2008 at 1:39 pm ¶ok, I will leave the subtitle as it is now.
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