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Funky Beats with(out) #GeneOTW CCDC40
Sure, mitochondria, the nucleus, and the Golgi apparatus are cool, but I don’t understand why more people aren’t talking about cilia. Cilia are definitely in my top three favorite eukaryotic organelles for sure! Maybe this post will boost their ranking for you, too?...
Surrounded by geniuses- part 10 : Sal
It’s easy to get the wrong impression of the Tough-looking, badass genius, and much harder to accurately portray him. Sure, the Tough-looking, badass genius bears an uncanny resemblence to Leon (the titular character from Leon, the Professional), which contributes to … Continue reading →
Network of BioThings: Hackathon 2 San Diego (when?)
The Network of Biothings, first announced in December of 2013, is being imagined by a loose, self-organizing consortium of people who share the vision of uniting and linking the world’s biological and medical knowledge. In support …
Network of BioThings: Hackathon 2 San Diego (when?)
The Network of Biothings, first announced in December of 2013, is being imagined by a loose, self-organizing consortium of people who share the vision of uniting and linking the world’s biological and medical knowledge. In support …
An Ode to Eyes — #GeneOTW with MAB21L2
Thanks to Harry Potter and horn-rimmed hipsters, eyeglass wearers have never been more ubiquitous—or profitable. With a whopping $35 billion in retail sales, the U.S. vision care market is only growing; ((“Retail sales of the vision care market in the United...
Surrounded by geniuses- part 9 : Louis
Trail-mix-and-red-bull genius is a Graduate Student in the Kellogg School of Science and Technology at The Scripps Research Institute, which explains his ability to live off standard graduate student fare like Red Bull and trailmix. The Trail-mix-and-red-bull genius, Louis Gioia … Continue reading →
Making research accessible with the GENE/Gene Wiki Partnership
Did you know you can update your favorite gene on Wikipedia and get a review article published while you’re at it? Here’s what you need to know about the GENE/Gene Wiki partnership: What is it? The goal of the Gene … Continue reading →
It’s never lupus, but if it is… — #GeneOTW: TNFSF13B (aka BAFF)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bueW1i9kQao Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system erroneously attacks healthy, innocent tissues, including skin, joints, kidneys, the heart, and the brain. The cause of SLE is unknown...
One day left to get your papers in for the Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing
The deadline has been extended to Aug 4th which is tomorrow! The 2015 Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing will be held from Jan 4-8 on Kohala Coast in Hawaii! Andrew and Ben (together with collaborators Robert and Zhiyong at NCBI) are organizing the session on...
Surrounded by geniuses- part 8 : Vyshakh
Around the time I joined the lab, a Fellow-new-person-but-smarter genius also joined as a summer intern. The Fellow-new-person-but-smarter genius, was once a Software engineer for Infosys Technologies Ltd where he developed the Java/J2EE based E-Commerce website Spring and Hibernate Web … Continue reading →