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Got Lactoferrin? — #GeneOTW
Despite declining birth and fertility rates,1 the global market for...
Why’s it gotta be so complicated? — #GeneOTW with HER2
Last week, Melissa discussed the use of aspirin as a preventative measure against colorectal cancer. While the risks may outweigh the benefits for the general population, aspirin may be a useful treatment in specific populations (e.g., those with high levels of...
Does an Aspirin a Day Keep Cancer Away? — #GeneOTW with PTGS2
With over 100 billion tablets produced (and consumed) yearly,2 aspirin has come a long way from its humble beginnings as...
PGLYRP1 does not stand for Pretty Ugly Rabbit Problem #1 – #GeneOTW
In the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Rabbit of Caerbannog was a seemingly innocuous leporid with “nasty, big, pointy teeth” and “a vicious streak a mile wide.” It appeared harmless enough, but was capable of decapitating a grown man wearing a full suit...
NoB Hackathon idea: building network of variant annotations
The 1st Network of BioThings Hackathon is just around the corner. To respond to Andrew's call for ideas, here I throw an idea out for everyone. With the recent boom of next-gen sequencing technology, data of genomic variants are increasingly accessible to researchers....
GAPDH: You think you know, but you have no idea – #GeneOTW
If you've ever taken a biology course, you should be familiar with glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase—or at least its abbreviation: GAPDH. GAPDH is a simple, highly conserved enzyme required for glycolysis, the process of turning glucose into energy. Without...
The Cure at Salk Cancer Day Symposium
Karthik G. and I will be presenting a poster tomorrow at the Salk Institute’s Cancer Day Symposium. We will be presenting data from a year with the scientific discovery game The Cure. You can read more about those results on the arXiv.If yo…
The Cure at Salk Cancer Day Symposium
Karthik G. and I will be presenting a poster tomorrow at the Salk Institute’s Cancer Day Symposium. We will be presenting data from a year with the scientific discovery game The Cure. You can read more about those results on the arXiv.If yo…
Recruiting a Scientific Outreach Program Manager
In addition to recruiting for new postdoctoral associates, my group also just posted an ad for a Scientific Outreach Program Manager. What exactly is a Scientific Outreach Program Manager? In truth, we're not completely sure. What we do know is that our lab believes...
Holding It All Together With CDH1 – #GeneOTW
Like so many behind-the-scenes gaffers and stagehands, cell adhesion proteins ensure structural integrity and thus proper functioning of all our cells. Cell adhesion may not be one of the more showy or glamorous cellular processes, but it is no less vital to organism...
- Martin et al. Births: Final Data for 2012. (2013, December 30) National Vital Statistics Reports 62(9). Retrieved from the May 16, 2014, from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr62/nvsr62_09.pdf [↩]
- Aspirin Foundation. Supported by Bayer AG and Reckitt Benckiser PLC. Retrieved 01 May 2014 from http://www.aspirin-foundation.com/index.html. [↩]