Technology

Multi-Threading Genome Sequencing Could Mean Sub $1000 Cost

If we're going to get a $300 genome sequence any time in the near future, around the cost it will take to have it as part of routine medical care, the process has to get faster. The obstacles to reaching that goal have been primarily technological: Sc ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 23 2009 - 12:16am

DECIPHER Database Tackling Copy Number Variants In Disease

Today, five years after the inception of the DECIPHER database, researchers have published a report that reveals the developing role of the database in revolutionizing both clinical practice and genetic research.  The report explores the growing benefits o ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 15 2009 - 10:29pm

The importance of cut and paste blogging

I had a nice essay going about information and sources, and a whack of the keyboard sent me off to a site I hadn't intended to visit and the post (all 400 words of it) off into bit-dust.  You'd think I would know better, having been a computer pr ...

Blog Post - Mel. White - Apr 16 2009 - 11:34pm

Information Sourcepoints

There's an interesting discussion over on the Wikipedia boards about the topic of "popular misconceptions" that has all sorts of interesting linguistic and informational aspects to it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_common_misconc ...

Blog Post - Mel. White - Apr 17 2009 - 1:43pm

A Genomic CluE For Cloud Computing

DNA sequencing is the next frontier in biological research.As new sequencing technology becomes more efficient and affordable, it is increasingly available to small laboratories. Thus, sequencing data is being generated at a faster rate than ever before. H ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 25 2009 - 10:48am

New Way To See Single RNA Molecules Inside Living Cells

Biomedical engineers have developed a new type of probe that allows them to visualize single ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules within live cells more easily than existing methods. The tool will help scientists learn more about how RNA operates within living ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 25 2009 - 10:55am

BioMask Face Mask That Kills Swine Flu Readied For Fight Against Possible Pandemic

Filligent, a Hong Kong-based biotech company, is mobilizing stocks of its anti-infective BioMask to help combat the global spread of the deadly new Mexican strain of Influenza A.   The BioMask is the first medical face mask to kill the Influenza A virus w ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 28 2009 - 11:35am

Arrayit To Mass Produce Rapid H1N1 Swine Flu Test Chip

Arrayit Corporation, a manufacturer of products and services for disease prevention, treatment and cure, announced today that it is developing a microarray-based diagnostic test to detect the H1N1 swine flu virus. The Arrayit test will allow researchers a ...

Article - News Staff - May 1 2009 - 9:38pm

Aporkalypse Now- Hurry, Get The First Ever 24/7 Swine Flu Widget Alert!

Worried about how to protect yourself from swine flu (oops, Influenza A H1N1- stop persecuting pigs!)? Wondering what you can do to prevent spreading swine flu?  Need an up-to-the-moment break out of where the latest outbreaks have occurred, just in case ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Apr 30 2009 - 6:36pm

Science 2.0's Lesser Used Logos

As long-time readers know, we like to celebrate various holidays and events by making subtle changes to the site.    Sure, sometimes it involve ninjas taking over and writing our science but mostly it is more like sneaking in a logo and seeing who notices. ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Oct 29 2014 - 8:43pm