http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/05/is-this-virtual-worm-the-first-sign-of-the-singularity/275715/
from worm genomics to connectomics
Interesting comparing to genomic ultraconserved elements MT @paulbloomatyale: 23 “ultraconserved” words http://bit.ly/10DU4KX http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4612
Magdalena Skipper @Magda_Skipper5m
Out last Thursday, a News Feature – Privacy protections: The genome hacker @NatureNews @erlichya
http://www.nature.com/news/privacy-protections-the-genome-hacker-1.12940
Glowing plant gets funds green light
A DIY project to create a glowing plant has proved a big hit on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter.
Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22433866
provocative ideas about evolution in a space capsule and on mars
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-humans-will-evolve-multi-generational-space-exploration-missions
What sugar does to brains
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/opinion/sunday/the-brain-our-food-traffic-controller.html