linkstream2 microblog

http://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2013/12/13/dont-be-duped-by-duon-dna-hype/

QT:{{”
So this is a therapy that goes by a somewhat unwieldy name of CAR T cell therapy….
So it’s sort of combining a few different types of
therapy; it’s the gene therapy, although the genetic modifications happen outside of the
person’s body, that’s one piece. It’s what’s called an immunotherapy, which means it’s
trying to kind of harness the immune system to fight cancer. And it’s also highly
personalized because every patient’s therapy is their own; you can’t just create T cells
and give them to everybody, it’s sort of a unique batch for each patient. “}}

Dizzying Journey to a New #Cancer Arsenal: CAR Tcell therapy combines gene therapy, immunotherapy & personalization into an effective treatment for ~$50K
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/340/6140/1514.summary

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/14/world/middleeast/a-disappearing-american-spy-and-the-cia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&pagewanted=all

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/magazine/googles-plan-for-global-domination-dont-ask-why-ask-where.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0&pagewanted=all

How Long Can the US Stay on Top? Universities are increasingly tied to #philanthropy vs federal & state #funding
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/340/6139/1394.summary

Robber Baron University: Stanford, JHU, Rockefeller, CMU, Vanderbilt, Rice, Drexel

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/340/6139/1394.summary

http://www.boston.com/business/innovation/blogs/inside-the-hive/2013/12/13/harvard-geneticist-george-church-genome-testing-wouldn-wait-didn-wait/DTrmipDcUk1M52lCk9zkQO/blog.html

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/12/09/131209fa_fact_parker?currentPage=all

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2014-breakthrough-prizes-awarded-in-fundamental-physics-and-life-sciences-for-a-total-of-21-million-235691341.html

MT @davidlazer So many #NSA elves that deconfliction needed to avoid collisions. Spies Infiltrate… Online Games
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/world/spies-dragnet-reaches-a-playing-field-of-elves-and-trolls.html

QT: {{”
But for all their enthusiasm — so many C.I.A., F.B.I. and Pentagon spies were hunting around in Second Life, the document noted, that a “deconfliction” group was needed to avoid collisions — the
intelligence agencies may have inflated the threat.
“}}

A REPORTER AT LARGE

AUTO CORRECT

Has the self-driving car at last arrived?

BY BURKHARD BILGER

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Has the self-driving car at last arrived? Almost, thanks to DARPA challenges, maps & machine learning
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/11/25/131125fa_fact_bilger via @gigajordan