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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Scientists discover DNA body clock

Newly discovered mechanism could help researchers understand ageing process and lead to ways of slowing it down

DNA strand

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/oct/21/dna-body-clock-ageing

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

"Seq"ing SNPs in RNA Data

A new computational technique reliably identifies single nucleotide polymorphisms from RNA sequencing data without the need for whole genome or exome sequencing. the method could produce an additional layer of information from studies of gene expression or alternate splicing.

http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Seqing-SNPs-in-RNA-Data/biotechniques-347534.html?utm_source=BioTechniques+Newsletters+%26+e-Alerts&utm_campaign=8101056b66-daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5f518744d7-8101056b66-87498034#.UmbAL_ld9M5

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Public Rambling: The 2012 Bioinformatics Survey

Public Rambling: The 2012 Bioinformatics Survey: I am interrupting my current blogging hiatus to point to a great initiative by Michael Barton. He is collecting some information regarding ...

wspoonr: The battle between "Open Science" and "Open Innova...

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wspoonr: Am I really a bioinformatician?

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