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When Cilia March to Their Own Beat — #GeneOTW with DNAH11
No one ever celebrates mucus. Doesn’t matter if it’s clear and watery (or goopy and green), most people blow their noses and throw out the tissue without a second thought. But let’s take a closer look… Sure, mucus can be gross (after all, it’s filled...
Mark2Cure–the Big Picture
What is the big idea behind Mark2Cure?
Spotlight: Phobius–TM or signal peptide predictor
This week, we profile Phobius an online -- TM or signal peptide predictor developed by Dr. Lukas Käll at the Royal Institute of Technology - KTH, Dr. Anders Krogh at the University of Copenhagen and Dr. Erik Sonnhammer from Stockholm University. Dr. Käll kindly...
Hackathon recap: Network of Biothings in San Diego
This past weekend, Nov. 7-9, the Neuroscience Information Framework, the Su Lab, NDex, The International Society for Biocuration and the San Diego Center for Systems Biology hosted the second Network of Biothings Hackathon. The event took place at Atkinson Hall...
I regret eating my placenta — #GeneOTW with PLAC1
Just kidding, guys. I haven't had a baby. And even if I had, I doubt I would have eaten the placenta. But I just couldn't resist stealing the title of this NY Times blog post that happens to be the third result when I googled "placenta." Why was I googling...
NoB Hackathon and Mark2Cure status update
The NoB Hackathon starts at 6:00pm today! Don’t forget to register before you go: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/network-of-biothings-hackathon-tickets-14117741545 The programmer behind Mark2Cure has made incredible progress in setting up the tutorial and basic infrastructure of the site and is now busy improving the … Continue reading →
BioGPS Featured Researcher – Dr. Eric Schirmer
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...
BioGPS news
A record 99,729 queries were made to BioGPS this past October–just 271 queries shy of 100K! Curious about BioGPS users are studying? So are we! If you’ve published and article using/citing BioGPS, share your finding with BioGPS and have your … Continue reading →
What is a hackathon?
As an organizer of the upcoming Network of Biothings Hackathon at UC San Diego, I’ve been asked by a number of people what a hackathon is exactly. I’m repurposing one of those responses here (original posted on the San Diego iOS developers meetup…
Bitter Doesn’t Always Mean Bad — #GeneOTW with TAS2Rs
Like most Chinese kids, I vividly remember my first bite of bitter melon. Instantly (and overwhelmingly) bitter, its eye-watering and tongue-curdling taste is certainly an acquired one. I enjoy eating it now, but there’s a reason that it’s the only edible in my mom’s...