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Mattick & Dinger
The extent of functionality in the human genome
http://www.thehugojournal.com/content/7/1/2/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23508688

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/magazine/stephen-kings-family-business.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/the-biggest-threat-to-the-genomic-revolution-spying-scandals/article13531705

http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.biophys.37.032807.125924

I list below a number of courses that I think should be
included/excluded from the undergrad bioinformatics program. This is based on a discussion with a student who did an undergraduate double major in CS and Biology.

The courses that I think essential for the program are:

-Algorithms, Data structure, Cell and Molecular biology, and Genetics

The courses that I think should be included in the program are:

-Discrete mathematics, Algorithms on strings, Computational
complexity, Statistics, Data mining and Databases, Machine Learning, Biochemistry, Unix/Linux operating system, Scripting Languages (Perl and/or Python), and Scientific wirtting

The courses that I think might less important are:

-Computer architecture, Compiler theory, Circuit design, Inorganic chemistry, and Chemical engineering

Curious to get people’s thoughts on this. Feel free to comment or email me.

Kitchen as a Pollution Hazard: #health impact is on a par with car accidents & greater than secondhand smoke or radon
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/the-kitchen-as-a-pollution-hazard

Importance of hoods & fans !

QT:”

Recently Dr. Logue estimated the long-term health effects expected from hundreds of chemicals found in average homes. Her 2012 study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, used a common epidemiological metric known as disability-adjusted life-year to show that the population-wide health impact of indoor pollutants is on a par with that of car accidents, and greater than that of traditional concerns like secondhand smoke or radon.

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http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/smart-home-security-learns-your-daily-habits-192527

Kitchen as a Pollution Hazard: #health impact is on a par with car accidents & greater than secondhand smoke or radon
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/the-kitchen-as-a-pollution-hazard

QT:”

Recently Dr. Logue estimated the long-term health effects expected from hundreds of chemicals found in average homes. Her 2012 study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, used a common epidemiological metric known as disability-adjusted life-year to show that the population-wide health impact of indoor pollutants is on a par with that of car accidents, and greater than that of traditional concerns like secondhand smoke or radon.

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Not Even #SiliconValley Escapes History: geo-center of ’83 tech world (AMD HQ) is now superfund self-storage facility
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/07/not-even-silicon-valley-escapes-history/277824