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PLOS Computational Biology: The Evolutionary Origins of Hierarchy
Friday, June 10th, 2016Be Extra Careful About Identity Theft During a Move
Friday, June 10th, 2016Reporter assay to identify causal expression regulatory variants from eQTLs in LD
Thursday, June 9th, 2016http://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(16)30421-4
How does multiple testing correction work?
Thursday, June 9th, 2016NIH appoints Patricia Flatley Brennan, R.N., Ph.D., to lead the National Library of Medicine | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Thursday, June 9th, 2016Turns Out All Your Friends Have More Friends Than You
Thursday, June 9th, 2016All Your Friends Have More Friends Than You
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/05/turns-out-all-your-friends-have-more-friends-than-you.html Twist on social #networks having a #powerlaw degree distribution
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The paradox arises because numbers of friends people have are distributed in a way that follows a power law rather than an ordinary linear relationship. So most people have a few friends while a small number of people have lots of friends.
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In dramatic statement, European leaders call for ‘immediate’ open access to all scientific papers by 20 20
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016European leaders call for immediate #OpenAccess to all sci papers by
’20 http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/dramatic-statement-european-leaders-call-immediate-open-access-all-scientific-papers Spearheaded by Holland, home to Elsevier
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“goal is part of a broader set of recommendations in support of open science, a concept that also includes improved storage of and access to research data. The Dutch government, which currently holds the rotating E.U. presidency, had lobbied hard for Europe-wide support for open science, as had Carlos Moedas, the European commissioner for research and innovation.
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We probably don’t realize it yet, but what the Dutch presidency has achieved is just unique and huge,” Moedas said
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Biden unveils launch of major, open-access database to advance cancer research – The Washington Post
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016A clever tweak to how apples are sold is making everyone eat more of them – The Washington Post
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016A clever tweak to how apples are sold is making everyone eat more of
them https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/19/the-apple-industrys-strange-savior/ Illustrates the power of convenience