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Archive for March, 2008

Mass genomics

Monday, March 31st, 2008 Posted in genomics | No Comments »

A colleague of mine in our human analysis group, Dan Koboldt, has started a blog called Mass Genomics. His first blog post is about his efforts to develop methodologies ... Read more..

More work to be done

Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in genomics | No Comments »

A significant amount of effort in genomics over the past year has focused on cancer-related sequencing. However, as a recent story on the role of genetics in schizophrenia demonstrates, ... Read more..

We’re #3! We’re #3!…

Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in genomics | No Comments »

It doesn't quite have the same ring as "We're #1", but it's not bad to be the third ranked research medical school in the country. U.S. News and World ... Read more..

Patenting the A-Bomb

Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

As you may have intuited from some previous posts, I am a big proponent of free software (or free/libre/open source software (FLOSS)). For many involved in this arena, the ... Read more..

The latest and the greatest

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in IT | No Comments »

Intel has recently announced their designs for new, more powerful CPU and GPU chips. I am sure AMD will follow soon with some whiz bang designs. My question ... Read more..

UHTS data exchange

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 Posted in genomics | 2 Comments »

I am returning from a meeting on ultra-high throughput sequence (UHTS) data exchange. I know what you are thinking, "That sounds like an exciting two days!" UHTS (or ... Read more..

Generate new limbs, the easy way

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in genomics | No Comments »

Researchers at Duke recently discovered how microRNAs play a role in the ability of the zebrafish to regenerate its fins. While a long way off, scientists hope the research ... Read more..

Crossover

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

After the contests on March 4th, I wondered if conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh's urging Republicans to "cross over" and vote for Sen. Clinton had any affect on the ... Read more..

1000 Genomes

Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in genomics | 2 Comments »

This week The Genome Center will begin sequencing our first samples from the 1000 Genomes Project. This project, which aims to create a much deeper understanding of normal human ... Read more..

For your viewing pleasure

Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

Last night, Keith Olbermann gave a scathing commentary on Geraldine Ferraro's recent statements. He was really fired up. Maybe a bit too fired up. Nonetheless, it reminded me of ... Read more..