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The Scoop on Eating Dirt : Scientific American
July 14, 2012A Countdown to a Digital Simulation of Every Last Neuron in the Human Brain: Scientific American
July 14, 2012Givaudan, the secret flavor factory : The New Yorker
July 14, 2012Nice article about “flavorists” and how they are searching for “white areas” of unplumbed taste. Appears the tongue just gets the basic things (sweet, salty, bitter, sour & “umani” from <30 receptors) while smelling the volatile compounds in food (using >300 olfactory receptors) accounts for most of their taste.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/11/23/091123fa_fact_khatchadourian
clinical variant resource funding
July 14, 2012http://www.genomeweb.com//node/1105316?hq_e=el&hq_m=1308293&hq_l=2&hq_v=b71e4120cb This award is going to made only to one institution!
Can Engineered Mosquitoes Eliminate Dengue? : The New Yorker
July 12, 2012http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/07/09/120709fa_fact_specter ANNALS OF SCIENCETHE MOSQUITO SOLUTION
Can genetic modification eliminate a deadly tropical disease? by Michael Specter
JULY 9, 2012
Champion Swimmer Found Dead + Heart Risk in Athletes Gaining Attention – NYTimes.com
July 10, 2012Heart Risk in Athletes Is Gaining Attention – NYTimes.com
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/30/heart-risk-in-athletes-is-gaining-attention/?pagewanted=print
Champion Swimmer Found Dead in Arizona
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/02/sports/world-champion-swimmer-found-dead.html
NYTimes.com Series | Genetic Gamble: New Approaches to Fighting Cancer
July 10, 20123) A Life-Death Predictor Adds to a Cancer’s Strain
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/health/genetic-test-changes-game-in-cancer-prognosis.html
1) In Gene Sequencing Treatment for Leukemia, Glimpses of the Future – NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/health/in-gene-sequencing-treatment-for-leukemia-glimpses-of-the-future.html?pagewanted=all
2) A New Treatment’s Tantalizing Promise Brings Heartbreaking Ups and Downs
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/health/new-frontiers-of-cancer-treatment-bring-breathtaking-swings.html?pagewanted=all
NYTimes.com Series | Genetic Gamble: New Approaches to Fighting Cancer
July 10, 20122) A New Treatment’s Tantalizing Promise Brings Heartbreaking Ups and Downs
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/health/new-frontiers-of-cancer-treatment-bring-breathtaking-swings.html?pagewanted=all
3) A Life-Death Predictor Adds to a Cancer’s Strain
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/health/genetic-test-changes-game-in-cancer-prognosis.html
1) In Gene Sequencing Treatment for Leukemia, Glimpses of the Future – NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/health/in-gene-sequencing-treatment-for-leukemia-glimpses-of-the-future.html?pagewanted=all
NYTimes.com Series | Genetic Gamble: New Approaches to Fighting Cancer
July 10, 20121) In Gene Sequencing Treatment for Leukemia, Glimpses of the Future – NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/health/in-gene-sequencing-treatment-for-leukemia-glimpses-of-the-future.html?pagewanted=all
2) A New Treatment’s Tantalizing Promise Brings Heartbreaking Ups and Downs
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/health/new-frontiers-of-cancer-treatment-bring-breathtaking-swings.html?pagewanted=all
3) A Life-Death Predictor Adds to a Cancer’s Strain
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/health/genetic-test-changes-game-in-cancer-prognosis.html
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