How to do scientific research without even trying… key is taking photos with good #metadata
http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/08/how-to-do-scientific-research-without-even-trying-much via @WhitleyWildlife
How to do scientific research without even trying (much) | Ars Technica
http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/08/how-to-do-scientific-research-without-even-trying-much/
New site for selling your personal data for discounts — perhaps this could be applied to #personalgenomics
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/517356/if-facebook-can-profit-from-your-data-why-cant-you #Privacy
Reputation.com says it’s ready to unveil a place where people can offer personal information to marketers in return for discounts and other perks.
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/517356/if-facebook-can-profit-from-your-data-why-cant-you By Tom Simonite on July 30, 2013
A Breathalyzer That Knows When You’re Burning Fat
Monitoring acetone in breath could tell dieters whether their efforts are paying off.
By Susan Young on August 8, 2013
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/517806/a-breathalyzer-that-knows-when-youre-burning-fat
Monitoring breath acetone with an iphone app tells about diabetes and whether exercise is burning fat
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/517806/a-breathalyzer-that-knows-when-youre-burning-fat #quantifiedself
http://preview.reuters.com/2013/8/7/for-henrietta-lacks-famous-cells-new-and-unique-1
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/07/us-science-hela-idUSBRE9760YD20130807
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The decision applies only to researchers funded by NIH, which said it
"encourages" other scientists to abide by the agreement. Because
DNA-sequencing technology is cheap and ubiquitous in genetics labs,
the HeLa genome has been partly sequenced many times, and can easily
be fully sequenced again.
"Sequencing" refers to determining the precise order of the chemical
letters on a person’s genome, which is the full library of his or her
genetic information. Bits and pieces of that sequence spell out, for
instance, whether someone is at risk of diabetes or Alzheimer’s or
other genetic traits, as well as personal traits like the consistency
of ear wax.
These loopholes in the access agreement significantly weaken the NIH
move, said Mark Gerstein, a computational biologist at Yale University
who has raised concerns about threats to genetic privacy. "I doubt NIH
will get blanket agreement from scientists in every country" to follow
its protocol, "so it’s not clear what the agreement will be able to
accomplish."
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