Archive for the ‘PopSci’ Category

authorship issues

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012

particularly relevant to genomics
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7417-591a

3 part NPR series on the $1000 genome

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012

http://www.npr.org/templates/archives/archive.php?thingId=161373082
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/09/19/160955379/scientists-see-upside-and-downside-of-sequencing-their-own-genes
The second part has the “mike-ome”

ScienceDirect.com – New Scientist – Worth the paper it’s on?

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0262407912623768
in one study drug companies couldn’t replicate 47 of 53 studies

A brief history of the human genome – life – 17 September 2012 – New Scientist

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21528826.200-a-brief-history-of-the-human-genome.html
mitochondria as the answer to a SA-to-Vol energy production puzzle introns as the remnants of self-splicing transposons from mitochondria

Most of what you read was wrong: how press releases rewrote scientific history | Ars Technica

Tuesday, September 25th, 2012

http://arstechnica.com/staff/2012/09/most-of-what-you-read-was-wrong-how-press-releases-rewrote-scientific-history Good words about pseudogene PR from WTSI

Are exosomes the new “junk DNA”? | Uncommon Descent

Tuesday, September 25th, 2012

http://www.uncommondescent.com/genomics/are-exosomes-the-new-%E2%80%9Cjunk-dna%E2%80%9D/
Interesting in relation to recent ENCODE rollout

ENCODE DNA Data Project, Inspired and Built By Linux | Linux.com

Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

https://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/200-libby-clark/636766-encode-dna-data-project-inspired-and-built-by-linux Refers to callgraph paper

Researchers Create ‘Google Maps’ for Human Genome : Science/Tech : Medical Daily

Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/11935/20120905/researchers-create-google-maps-human-genome.htm Occupy quote reappears !

Futurity.org – 10 years later: A human genome full of surprises

Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

http://www.futurity.org/top-stories/10-years-later-a-human-genome-full-of-surprises/ Interesting rehash of Yale release with unusual pics

Scientists Unveil New Blueprint Of How The Human Genome Works – Courant.com

Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

http://www.courant.com/health/connecticut/hc-genome-encode-yale-20120905,0,2941176.story