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Don’t Judge a Gene By Its Name — #GeneOTW with C11ORF24
Sonic hedgehog. Tin Man. Smaug. As much as I might wish, this list is not the line-up for a “Super Smash Bros: Literary Edition.” Putting my daydreaming aside (I mean, who wouldn’t want to see Elizabeth Bennet take on Lord Voldemort?), these three names are...
Citizen Scientists Needed to Help Mark2Cure Reach Next Milestone
Did you know that a new biomedical research article is published every 30 seconds?! It's become impossible for researchers to read every paper relevant to their field of research. Mark2Cure allows citizen scientists to help biomedical researchers make research...
Wikipedia as a basic scientific reference
Wikipedia is probably the most current, extensive, and accessible knowledge base available. Currently, there are over 10,000 Wikipedia entries for human genes of interest thanks to the Gene Wiki project and the contributions of the dedicated and altruistic Wikipedia community. … Continue reading →
We Win With Wee1! — #GeneOTW
The Urban Dictionary definition of "weeone" is: Usually a nickname for a shorter, petite, awesome, hot woman with a height under 5'2" In casual conversation, according to UD user andyisdandy, you might say, "hey look at that weeone over there," to which your friend...
Mark2Cure 1st major experiment to start soon
The results from Mark2Cure’s limited holiday test were promising. Special thanks to all the participants! Mark2Cure is now gearing up for its 1st major experiment to demonstrate that citizen scientists (like yourself) CAN and WILL use Mark2Cure to help biomedical … Continue reading →
BioGPS Featured Article – Chemoproteomics reveals Toll-like receptor fatty acylation
BioGPS has become the valuable resource that it is because of the contributions from our wonderful user community. Thank you for contributing plugins, suggestions, and ideas--all of which have improved BioGPS for everyone. In order to celebrate the contributions of...
Feeling groggy? Drink some grog! — #GeneOTW with GULO
When you hear the word "scurvy," dirty old sailors and pirates like Jack Sparrow probably come to mind. Scurvy is a disease, formerly common among seafarers, that may result in anemia, lethargy, spotty/wounded skin, spongy gums, and jaundice. While it...
BioGPS Featured Article – Anomalies in Network Bridges Involved in Bile Acid Metabolism Predict Outcomes of Colorectal Cancer Patients
BioGPS has become the valuable resource that it is because of the contributions from our wonderful user community. Thank you for contributing plugins, suggestions, and ideas--all of which have improved BioGPS for everyone. In order to celebrate the contributions of...
Hope for Huntington’s Disease—#GeneOTW with HTT
Huntington’s Disease (HD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder that affects approximately one in every 20,000 Americans. HD’s namesake, George Huntingon, was not the first but the most acclaimed reporter of the disease. In 1872, when he was just 22 years old...
Happy New Year from BioGPS
This year, BioGPS has received 40K more queries than last year, and that’s not even counting this month’s queries! According to google scholar, the BioGPS paper has been cited 586 of which 143 were publications in 2014. Publications about the …