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http://www.nature.com/news/performance-enhancement-superhuman-athletes-1.11029

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v477/n7365/full/477399a.html

Courtesy of NB & JC :

QT:

“Exploiting the fact that a hydrogen ion is released whenever a nucleotide attaches to a strand of DNA, sensors in Ion Torrent’s microchip have been designed to detect this chemical signature. “

“ they’ve (Oxford Nanopores) embedded a protein pore into a synthetic polymer membrane. The strand of DNA being sequenced is then passed through the pore and as each nucleotide goes through, it registers as a different electrical signal detected by Oxford’s machine.”

“Complete Genomics expects to churn out the complete sequences of 100,000 to 1 million genomes in the near future as they ramp up operations!”

http://singularityhub.com/2012/07/20/battle-of-the-next-generation-dna-sequencers-heating-up/

http://www.genome.gov/27549451

http://www.sciencecodex.com/stanford_researchers_first_to_determine_entire_genetic_sequence_of_individual_human_sperm-95262

Profile of Mike Snyder, focusing on the “Mikeome”
http://www.asbmb.org/asbmbtoday/asbmbtoday_article_print.aspx?id=17283

Rather scary discussion of the buildup of tau protein in
ex-footballers. Tau usually marks the second
stage of Alzheimers, while the buildup of beta-amyloid marks the first.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/10/19/091019fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=all

Science Behind U.S.’s Deadliest Diseases
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303612804577531092453590070.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/12/health/research/rare-gene-mutation-is-found-to-stave-off-alzheimers.html?pagewanted=all

http://www.nature.com/scientificamerican/journal/v306/n6/full/scientificamerican0612-30.html