Archive for June, 2014

A poorly written paper on a lovely rodent

Sunday, June 29th, 2014

A poorly written paper on a lovely rodent: Nice rewrite of abstract showing #howto improve readability
http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/a-poorly-written-paper-on-a-lovely-rodent HT @carlzimmer

@carlzimmer · Jun 26 :
An example of bad science writing analyzed by @Evolutionistrue
http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/a-poorly-written-paper-on-a-lovely-rodent/ … Real q is, why don’t scientists get trained to write?

Amazon.com: Braun CoolTec Men’s Shaving System – Frustration Free Packaging 1 Kit: Health & Personal Care

Sunday, June 29th, 2014

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CFZJN2Y
http://www.service.braun.com/line/SH/S5676/S5676_5_NA.pdf

Men’s BIOFLEX(R) Light 50 Rucksack – Official Berghaus Store

Sunday, June 29th, 2014

sits on back with rigid frame, light, perhaps for running
http://store.berghaus.com/p/equipment/mens-bioflex-light-50-rucksack/420810

ohyo water bottle

Sunday, June 29th, 2014

http://ohyo.me/

The misguided war on fat may be making us sicker.

Sunday, June 29th, 2014

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2010/03/end_the_war_on_fat.html

Book Review: ‘Ten Billion’ by Stephen Emmott | ‘Countdown’ by Alan Weisman – WSJ

Saturday, June 28th, 2014

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304213904579095371970506930

Looking for a tool to find fusion transcript — use Grep :)

Saturday, June 28th, 2014

The “Grep” Command But Not FusionMap, FusionFinder or ChimeraScan Captures the CIC-DUX4 Fusion Gene from Whole Transcriptome Sequencing Data on a Small Round Cell Tumor with t(4;19)(q35;q13)

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0099439

Algorithm Visualization

Saturday, June 28th, 2014

http://bost.ocks.org/mike/algorithms/#maze-generation

Nature News: Brain wave hits California on 24 June 2014

Saturday, June 28th, 2014

http://www.nature.com/news/brain-wave-hits-california-1.15454

“Google, of Mountain View, California, is particularly interested in working with scientists on brain-inspired computing and on
brain-mapping algorithms. The company is already collaborating with the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, Washington, to design better computer programs for building connectomes —
three-dimensional maps of neural circuits — from images of brain slices.”

Preventing anaphylaxis: Not a nutty idea | The Economist

Friday, June 27th, 2014

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21595404-it-may-be-possible-reduce-sensitivity-those-allergic-peanuts-not