Archive for the 'PopSci' Category

“Let them eat dirt”

March 24, 2012

Just a mouse study, but published in Science and argues that keeping too clean is harmful:
http://the-scientist.com/2012/03/22/let-them-eat-dirt/

Op-Ed: How Traditional Publishing Hurts Scientific Progress | Wired Science | Wired.com

March 22, 2012

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/03/michael-eisen-open-science

Stanford gene researchers see diabetes develop

March 17, 2012

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/15/BAMD1NKUNI.DTL
Nice quotes from other bay area personalgenomicists

Stanford gene researchers see diabetes develop

March 17, 2012

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/15/BAMD1NKUNI.DTL

STARTUP OPENS DOORS TO GENOME DATABASES | UTSanDiego.com

March 16, 2012

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/mar/14/tp-startup-opens-doors-to-genome-databases

The ACTN3 sports gene test: what can it really tell you? | Wired Science | Wired.com

March 16, 2012

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/11/the-actn3-sports-gene-test-what-can-it-really-tell-you/

The rise of the ‘narciss-ome’ : Nature News & Comment

March 16, 2012

http://www.nature.com/news/the-rise-of-the-narciss-ome-1.10240

Gamers outdo computers at matching up disease genes

March 16, 2012

http://www.nature.com/news/gamers-outdo-computers-at-matching-up-disease-genes-1.10203

perhaps of interest: Wolfram measuring his own life

March 12, 2012

http://blog.stephenwolfram.com/2012/03/the-personal-analytics-of-my-life/

Economist article on DNA computers

March 10, 2012

http://www.economist.com/node/21548488