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http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/waynegretz383282.html

WASP: allele-specific software for robust discovery of molecular quantitative trait loci
Bryce van de Geijn, Graham McVicker, Yoav Gilad, Jonathan Pritchard

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/011221
http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2014/11/07/011221

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Mapping of reads to a reference genome is biased by sequence polymorphisms6. Reads which contain the non-reference allele may fail to map uniquely or map to a different (incorrect) location in the genome6.
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In a #Jet Engine, Each Blade [is] a Single Crystal http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/2015/1/each-blade-a-single-crystal Overcomes problem of weakness at grain boundaries, at high temp.

#Arsenic, the ‘King of Poisons,’ in Food & Water http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/feature/2015/1/arsenic-the-king-of-poisons-in-food-and-water Accumulates in rice husk; surprising amount of contamination in US

Also, in shellfish!

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/19/technology/riding-high-biotech-firms-remain-wary.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimesscience&_r=0

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/15/technology/personaltech/tips-to-get-the-most-out-of-apple-ios-8.html?src=twr&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0

http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/id.16306,y.2015,no.1,content.true,page.1,css.print/issue.aspx

Images from the iconic ad campaign

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_different

https://www.google.com/search?q=think+different+ads+apple&es_sm=119&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=gry7VMSXEsKdgwSpkIHQAg&ved=0CB8QsAQ&biw=1335&bih=806#q=think+different+ads+apple&tbs=rimg:CS2jjYunmAySIjhMxe5WZZ4a9Y8H1GhBADLM0vc-k2-VzvTuvBxU_1XB8tHx77gdvDsrwjhF25b54TdAuUfEj2jilNioSCUzF7lZlnhr1EdSz9dmV4RjLKhIJjwfUaEEAMswRxYp8A1X7J3IqEgnS9z6Tb5XO9BFCBna4mQme-ioSCe68HFT9cHy0Ea1TgZ1pzlriKhIJfHvuB28OyvARfFCdElK0b1gqEgmOEXblvnhN0BHo62Ocp1DasyoSCS5R8SPaOKU2ETebyE3FbGrL,ic:gray,itp:face&tbm=isch&imgdii=_

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Hertzfeld

1984-redux: Bill G looms over Apple

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-12-09/worst-deal-ever-microsofts-apple-investment