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Sandra Porter I am a microbiologist and molecular biologist turned tenured biotech faculty turned bioinformatics scientist turned entrepreneur. My passion is developing instructional materials for 21st century biology (Geospiza Education).

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    May 31, 2007

    Project Jim, celebrity sequencing, and the divine right of geneticists

    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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    May 30, 2007

    Finding scientific papers for free: contributions from our readers

    Category: PubMed

    Suggestions from librarians and scientists.

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    May 29, 2007

    PZ's fan club at the Seattle FolkLife festival?

    Category: Humor

    Could it be PZ in disguise?

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    Using Bioinformatics to Study Evolution: reading assignments

    Category: Bioinformatics

    Assigned readings on BLAST and phylogenetics.

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    May 28, 2007

    Open Access vs. genetic privacy

    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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    May 27, 2007

    Using Bioinformatics to Study Evolution, intro

    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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    May 25, 2007

    My apologies

    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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    Digital Biology Friday: hot plants and viruses V

    Category: Bioinformatics

    Through the Related Structures tab and what I found there.

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    May 24, 2007

    Finding scientific papers for free, one more experiment

    Category: PubMed

    One last experiment with PubMed (for now).

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    May 23, 2007

    Nepotism, Google, and personal genomics

    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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    Math for Biologists: which courses add up?

    Category: Science education

    Which math courses are best for biologists?

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    Finding scientific papers for free, part III: my new favorite method

    Category: PubMed

    Instructions for using my new favorite method.

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    May 22, 2007

    Finding scientific papers for free, part II: comparing methods

    Category: PubMed

    We do an informatics experiment with PubMed to compare different search techniques.

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    May 21, 2007

    The Alliance for Science wins big

    Category: Science education

    Why do high schoolers think doctors should understand evolution?

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    Wanted: high school students to play a lunar geology computer game

    Category: Announcements

    Learn astronomy by playing the game

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    Finding scientific papers for free, part I

    Category: PubMed

    The trials of an English physician.

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    May 18, 2007

    Digital Biology Friday: hot plants and viruses, part IV

    Category: Bioinformatics

    How does grass grow in the hot, inhospitable soils of Yellowstone National Park?

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    May 17, 2007

    Dave and Janet showed theirs, so I'll show mine

    Category: Science Art

    C'mon, let's see your mug!

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    May 11, 2007

    Biotechnology Education in Viriginia

    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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    May 10, 2007

    Bears, moose, and bioinformatics are all happening in Alaska

    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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    Seattle's wild kingdom

    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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