May 31, 2007
Category: Genomics
I want my genome sequenced, too! Apparently, it's become a popular thing to get your genome sequenced. Craig Venter was the first. Jim Watson's genome (of Project Jim) was ceremonially released this morning (courtesy of 454), and now George Chuch, Larry King, cosmologist Stephen Hawking, Google co-founder Larry Page, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and former junk-bond trader Michael Milken want...
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 1:36 PM • 9 Comments •
May 30, 2007
Category: PubMed
Suggestions from librarians and scientists.
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 1:19 PM • 1 Comments •
May 29, 2007
Category: Humor
Could it be PZ in disguise?
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 12:08 PM • 6 Comments •
Category: Bioinformatics
Assigned readings on BLAST and phylogenetics.
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 9:19 AM • 0 Comments •
May 28, 2007
Category: bioethics
Is the case for open access truly "open and shut"? Will open access impede science by limiting genetic studies with families? tags: genetics, genetic privacy, bioethics, open access...
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 9:10 AM • 2 Comments •
May 27, 2007
Category: Bioinformatics
An introduction to our Alaskan NSF Chautauqua course and a pre-course assignment. I don't know how well this will work, but I thought it might be interesting this year to experiment with blogging about our course and sharing some of our experiences with the rest of the world. Here's your chance readers, if you'd like to do some of the...
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 10:34 AM • 13 Comments •
May 25, 2007
Category: Announcements
for our overly enthusiastic comment filter. Thankfully, a reader alerted me to the problem. I've gone through the spam bucket and you should see them now. My, answers though, may take a little more time....
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 12:49 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: Bioinformatics
Through the Related Structures tab and what I found there.
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 9:00 AM • 2 Comments •
May 24, 2007
Category: PubMed
One last experiment with PubMed (for now).
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 2:34 PM • 2 Comments •
May 23, 2007
Category: Miscellany
Okay, gossip really isn't my thing and I'm not going to make a habit of it, but I'm really kind of surprised by this. Tech crunch (as I learned from Deepak and Eye on DNA) has a post on 23 and me that is quite bothersome. Apparently, one of the Google founders has invested in a company that specializes in...
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 10:10 PM • 6 Comments •
Category: Science education
Which math courses are best for biologists?
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 1:22 PM • 13 Comments •
Category: PubMed
Instructions for using my new favorite method.
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 10:06 AM • 14 Comments •
May 22, 2007
Category: PubMed
We do an informatics experiment with PubMed to compare different search techniques.
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 9:01 AM • 10 Comments •
May 21, 2007
Category: Science education
Why do high schoolers think doctors should understand evolution?
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 3:13 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: Announcements
Learn astronomy by playing the game
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 2:43 PM • 5 Comments •
Category: PubMed
The trials of an English physician.
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 8:38 AM • 2 Comments •
May 18, 2007
Category: Bioinformatics
How does grass grow in the hot, inhospitable soils of Yellowstone National Park?
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 8:43 AM • 0 Comments •
May 17, 2007
Category: Science Art
C'mon, let's see your mug!
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 8:46 PM • 0 Comments •
May 11, 2007
Category: Announcements
Do you want to learn how to use some cool biotechnology and bioinformatics methods in your college or high school class? If you're on the East coast, the best place to go is the Fralin Biotechnology Conference at Virignia Tech, July 18-21st. (Yes, it's the same Virgina Tech, and that's why I waited to post this announcement). There's something for...
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 10:05 AM • 0 Comments •
May 10, 2007
Category: Announcements
tags: moose, bioinformatics class, willows, plant genes PZ's morning post about a bear killing a moose in someone's yard (they do live in Alaska, after all), reminded me that it's time to make an announcement about our upcoming course. No, no, no! We're not going to kill any moose on the premises. We're going to learn about the moose and...
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 5:34 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: Biology (Macroscopic )
tags: crows, intelligence, birds We don't have the sorts of wild kingdom experiences in Seattle, that they have in Alaska, but we do see nature taking its course, from time to time, right out on our city streets. This morning, while walking the dog, I heard a gawdawful noise coming from around the corner. Naturally, the dog and I had...
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Posted by Sandra Porter at 4:46 PM • 1 Comments •
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