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Congratulations on reaching the $1000 genome

Friday, August 3rd, 2012 Posted in genomics | 9 Comments »

Recently there has been a spate of talks, press releases, and articles about the absurdity of the $1000 human genome, e. g., Cancer, Data and the Fallacy of the $1000 ... Read more..

Pretty Vacant

Friday, July 13th, 2012 Posted in genomics | 1 Comment »

It's been a long while since I posted, undoubtedly a bit too long for many to even be paying attention any more. I have a few ideas kicking around in ... Read more..

Brain Cloud

Thursday, July 1st, 2010 Posted in genomics, IT | 1 Comment »

Monya Baker recently published a Technology Feature in Nature Methods that discusses the use of cloud computing in genomics. I, along with several other people in the genome informatics ... Read more..

Transcription and Translation

Friday, June 25th, 2010 Posted in genomics | 1 Comment »

Here a cool video from DNA: The Secret of Life detailing (in real time, just like the PacBio RS!) the central dogma of molecular biology. Read more..

The cost of doing sequencing

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 Posted in genomics, IT | 12 Comments »

Whenever you get asked about a recent genome publication or the latest sequencing technology, the conversation invariably turns to cost. It turns out, cost is a tricky thing. When people ... Read more..

Breast cancer quartet

Thursday, April 15th, 2010 Posted in genomics | No Comments »

Today in Nature our recent research studying basal-like breast cancer as compared to normal DNA, a subsequent brain metastasis, and a xenograft derived from the primary tumor (a xenograft is ... Read more..

Twitterpated

Monday, April 12th, 2010 Posted in genomics | No Comments »

Just wanted to let everyone know that The Genome Center is now on Facebook and Twitter. So become a fan a listen to our tweets (immediately after typing that sentence ... Read more..

Sing like a bird

Thursday, April 1st, 2010 Posted in genomics | No Comments »

The zebra finch reference genome and several companion papers are being published today in Nature and Genome Research. The zebra finch is a model for human vocal development and it ... Read more..

Profiling aromatase inhibitor response in breast cancer

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 Posted in genomics | No Comments »

GenomeWeb's In Sequence magazine recently posted a story about The Genome Center's efforts, led by Elaine Mardis, to determine genetic patterns associated with aromatase inhibitor, a common therapy that blocks ... Read more..

Gathering cloud at XGen

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 Posted in genomics, IT | No Comments »

If you are going to be at XGen next week and you are interested in cloud computing and its application to bioinformatics, be sure to stop and participate in the ... Read more..