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New Scientist- Rivals dismiss Celera's human genome draft |
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11:29 pm EST, Mar 6, 2002 |
And the war continues to rage between Celera and the Human Genome Project.....privately funded vrs publicly funded. Its interesting to watch really. The Human Genome Project is the publicly-funded side of this war, and it seems to me that although their sequencing methods are slower than Celera's, they are the side that is really interested in the science of the project. Celera, the privately-funded side, seems to me to be all about the capitalism that can be created from the project...they charge for their database information whereas the HGP offers theirs for free. But overall, it is all science really, because science entails competing to produce notable results first. So who are you supporting? The side that took longer but is more accurate, or the side that took half the time, but who's data is questionable? New Scientist- Rivals dismiss Celera's human genome draft |
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New Scientist- UK bill would 'infringe scientists' freedom' |
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1:51 am EST, Feb 19, 2002 |
"For decades, controls have existed on the transfer of physical goods on the "dual-use" list - a list, recognised by the international community, of technologies that could have both civilian and military uses. These controls have allowed scientists to carry out research with relative freedom, provided they do not try to physically carry it overseas. But the new powers will extend these controls to apply to "intangibles", such as software, emails, designs and presentation slides. This will subject much more scientific activity to controls, says Nicholas Bohm, a member of the Law Society's electronic law committee. " This is not good. New Scientist- UK bill would 'infringe scientists' freedom' |
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11:35 pm EST, Feb 14, 2002 |
"The researchers found that those who slept for an average of eight hours or more, or less than four hours, each night had significantly increased mortality rates. " So basically....DOH! New Scientist |
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Reuters | Breaking News from Around the Globe |
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1:41 pm EST, Jan 26, 2002 |
A pig, some genes from spinach, and a little genetic engineering....sounds like science fiction? No...its just a way to make healthier pork. Reuters | Breaking News from Around the Globe |
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10:19 pm EST, Jan 22, 2002 |
This article goes hand in hand with something I blogged late last year. Earlier I blogged a link to a screen saver you could download that uses your computer's processing power to help cure cancer. Now they are doing the same thing to find an anthrax treatment. As of now, all they can do for anthrax victims is to treat them with antibiotics, but that only works if they catch it early. Now they are just searching for treatments in general. Pretty cool... New Scientist |
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12:18 am EST, Jan 15, 2002 |
A history lesson and a new discovery in genetics all rolled up into one...pretty interesting...check it New Scientist |
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New Scientist | New Technology |
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3:23 am EST, Jan 13, 2002 |
They are trying to develop a yeast-based vaccine against HIV. So basically, in the future, we may be drinking beer and protecting ourselves against a very serious and complex virus at the same time. Cheers! New Scientist | New Technology |
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Berkeley Lab Research Review Fall 2001 |
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7:02 pm EST, Jan 12, 2002 |
Linked from Jeremy for my own personal reference, but it looks pretty neat....Berkeley has alot of neat stuff going on Berkeley Lab Research Review Fall 2001 |
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10:37 pm EST, Jan 9, 2002 |
An article from New Scientist about how if you tag strands of DNA with gold "nanocrystals", you can switch genes on and off inside the body by remote control. Pretty rad, but of course, this has only been accomplished in a test tube. New Scientist |
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