Archive for March, 2013

quantifying self

Monday, March 11th, 2013

Exploring the Future of Mood Tracking (Get Your Mood On: Final Part)
http://quantifiedself.com/2013/02/exploring-the-future-of-mood-tracking-get-your-mood-on-final-part/ http://visualoop.com/2636/30-examples-of-the-art-of-mapping-personal-habits

Europe Pumps $50M into Genome-based International Rare Disease Projects

Monday, March 11th, 2013

http://www.genomeweb.com/sequencing/europe-pumps-50m-genome-based-international-rare-disease-projects

regulatory cancer drivers

Monday, March 11th, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/25/science/new-mutations-discovered-in-melanomas.html
Two papers in Science talking about recurrent mutations in TERT promoter in melanoma.

1) http://www.sciencemag.org/content/339/6122/957.full
Highly Recurrent TERT Promoter Mutations in Human Melanoma
Franklin W. Huang1,2,3,* Eran Hodis1,3,4,*,Mary Jue Xu1,3,4,Gregory V. Kryukov1,Lynda Chin5,6,Levi A. Garraway1,2,3,†

2) http://www.sciencemag.org/content/339/6122/959.full
TERT Promoter Mutations in Familial and Sporadic Melanoma
Susanne Horn1,2,Adina Figl1,2,P. Sivaramakrishna Rachakonda1,Christine Fischer3,Antje Sucker2,Andreas Gast1,2,Stephanie Kadel1,2,Iris Moll2,Eduardo Nagore4,Kari Hemminki1,5,Dirk Schadendorf2,*,†,Rajiv Kumar1,*,†

Widespread splicing changes in human brain development and aging

Monday, March 11th, 2013

http://www.nature.com/msb/journal/v9/n1/full/msb201267.html

cpm_alumni Most Parents Lie to their childeren – an interesting article

Monday, March 11th, 2013

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-21144827
Read this article on BBC – raises an intersting question on morals, and left me wondering if as a child does it matter to him/her.

Yale Daily News Computer Science Dept overworked, understaffed

Monday, March 11th, 2013

Computer Science Dept overworked, understaffed
BY CLINTON WANG
STAFF REPORTER
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2013/01/29/computer-science-dept-overworked-understaffed/

Article: Microsoft Surface Pro Review: The Weirdest Mainstream Laptop You Can Buy

Monday, March 11th, 2013

Microsoft Surface Pro Review: The Weirdest Mainstream Laptop You Can Buy
http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2013-02/microsoft-surface-pro-review?dom=tw&src=SOC

How to build your own AirPlay audio system | Macworld

Monday, March 11th, 2013

Wireless audio setup
http://www.macworld.com/article/1160417/how_to_build_your_own_airplay_audio_system.html

The Hilbert Hotel – NYTimes.com

Monday, March 11th, 2013

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/the-hilbert-hotel

bio v tech rep

Monday, March 11th, 2013

http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v29/n7/abs/nbt.1910.html
discusses (at a very basic level) the issue of tech versus bio reps related class: