Archive for April, 2014

A New Haven for biotech | Yale Daily News

Saturday, April 19th, 2014

http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2014/04/16/a-new-haven-for-biotech/

PLOS ONE: Burst of Young Retrogenes and Independent Retrogene Formation in Mammals

Saturday, April 19th, 2014

Burst of Young Retrogenes…in Mammals. Discusses much
retro-transposition ~40 Mya, relevant to proc. #pseudogenes
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0005040

Also, ref #11 provides more detail on this.

Why You Shouldn’t Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is – WSJ.com

Saturday, April 19th, 2014

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303456104579489510784385696

‏@atulbutte :
The microbiome of money http://buff.ly/1iztwX6

cleanliness and godliness

Saturday, April 19th, 2014

from
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3988

“How to disinfect the Apple internal or external keyboard, trackpad, and mouse… you should use Lysol Wipes or Clorox Kitchen Disinfecting wipes”

An example of this:

http://www.amazon.com/Clorox-Disinfecting-Wipes-105-Count-Canister/dp/B0036B89QC

However, this doesn’t include an ipad screen. For this, see: http://lifehacker.com/5665119/how-to-safely-disinfect-and-clean-your-gadgets

and the following products:

http://www.amazon.com/Klearscreen-iKlear-Apple-Polish-Kit/dp/B00078COKE and “recommended by Apple” Sanus Elements ELM104
http://store.apple.com/us/product/H6014LL/A

The Citicorp tower design flaw that could have wiped out the skyscraper: 99% Invisible by Roman Mars.

Saturday, April 19th, 2014

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2014/04/17/the_citicorp_tower_design_flaw_that_could_have_wiped_out_the_skyscraper.html?wpsrc=nymag

Why Political Dynasties Are Part of America

Saturday, April 19th, 2014

Will Chelsea’s Baby Be President? #Clinton #dynasty following on from Washington,Adams,Harrison,Pierce, Taft…Bush
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/04/chelsea_clinton_is_pregnant_don_t_worry_if_her_baby_becomes_president.html

Washington,Adams,Harrison,Pierce,Taft,Roosevelt,Rockefeller,Kennedy & Bush

Will Chelsea Clinton’s Baby Be President One Day?
So what? Political dynasties are part of America.

Chelsea Clinton is pregnant: Don’t worry if her baby becomes president.

Friday, April 18th, 2014

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/04/chelsea_clinton_is_pregnant_don_t_worry_if_her_baby_becomes_president.html

Why Privacy Is Actually Thriving Online | Threat Level | WIRED

Friday, April 18th, 2014

Why #Privacy Is Actually Thriving Online. Mentions social
#steganography, using slang to hide messages in plain sight
http://prod2.wired.com/2014/03/privacy-is-dead

Scientists Find an ‘Earth Twin,’ or Perhaps a Cousin – NYTimes.com

Friday, April 18th, 2014

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/18/science/space/scientists-find-an-earth-twin-or-maybe-a-cousin.html?smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0

Sports, Complexity, and the Ten-Thousand-Hour Rule : The New Yorker

Friday, April 18th, 2014

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sportingscene/2013/08/psychology-ten-thousand-hour-rule-complexity.html