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Learn to code with these online resources

March 17, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Regenerative Economy

Learn to Code for Free With These 10 Online Resources
Zoe Fox, mashable.com

Click here to view this galleryIf Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates say so, it must be true: Understanding how to code is the new literacyTake Zuck and Gates’ advice — learn to code. Understanding computer programming will open doors to new jobs and…

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Dont bother with Readin and Rithmatic! (thedigitalmediastrategist.com)
Bill Gates 11 Rules to Life for Kids (naveedtaji.wordpress.com)
Mark Zuckerberg – GASP! – put on a suit… (aumasocialmedia.wordpress.com)
Coding literacy (tsheko.wordpress.com)

Stealthy Gen9 Rolls Out BioFab for Large-Scale Gene Manufacturing

January 12, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Network Science

(via Stealthy Gen9 Rolls Out BioFab for Large-Scale Gene Manufacturing | Xconomy)

Gen9, Synthetic Biology Startup, Snags $21M from Agilent (xconomy.com)
Gen9 lands $21M investment from Agilent Technologies (bostonherald.com)
Pharma not prepared for big data (worldofdtcmarketing.com)
The Devil is in the Details: What BioPharma Press Releases Don’t Say (xconomy.com)

Biology is now an information science

December 20, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search

Genome sequencing pioneer: How biology entered the information age
John Timmer, arstechnica.com

Eric Lander Nobel Dialogue WeekSTOCKHOLM, SWEDEN—Eric Lander was one of the leaders behind the effort to sequence the human genome. He has also continued to work on various follow-up projects through his involvement with the Broad Institute, a…

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Researchers show 70 percent protein-coding human genes are related to zebrafish (news.bioscholar.com)
Human Genome Project Marks 10th Anniversary (livescience.com)
Can We Patent Life? (newyorker.com)
Study finds molecular ‘signature’ for rapidly increasing form of esophageal cancer (eurekalert.org)

Why neuroscience is a load of hype

December 19, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Ethnographic Methods, Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search

Genes, Cells and Brains by Hilary Rose and Steven Rose – review
Steven Poole, guardian.co.uk

Steven Poole praises a strong exposé of the hype surrounding genetics and neuroscience

We have outsourced the job of interpreting ourselves to the modern life sciences. The decoding of the human genome will tell us who we really are, pledged the…

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Critical Neuroscience: The context and implications of human brain research (CFP, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience) (medicalhumanities.wordpress.com)
Reading and neuroscience (sagalines.wordpress.com)
We stand on the shoulders of the genome giant (instituteofcancerresearch.wordpress.com)

Check Your Genome

October 6, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Design UX, Health Informatics, Knowledge Management

Check Your Genome
Caleb Garling, wired.com

berkeleylab/Flickr

Gene mutations can predict how you’ll respond to certain substances. Here’s what genetic testing outfit 23andMe can tell you about how you might react to the drugs below.

Drugs for which your 23andMe results can…

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Check Out The Geekiest Black Friday Deal Ever (GOOG) (embargozone.com)
Anne Wojcicki of 23andMe on One Million-DNA March and More (Video) (allthingsd.com)
Few Negative Reactions Expressed By Consumers To The Results Of Genetic Testing For Cancer Mutations (medicalnewstoday.com)
Some Basics About Using 23andMe (23andme.com)
Decoding Your DNA: Does First Class and Economy Already Exist? (raventools.com)
George Church on Singularity 1 on 1: Inactivity and Complacency Are The Most Dangerous Ideas (singularityweblog.com)
Top Genetic Findings of 2012 (23andme.com)
Russian billionaire backs 23andMe in $50M round (fiercebiotechit.com)
DIY Your DNA With 23andMe (Now Just $99!) (brit.co)
12 things I learned from my 23andMe results (jameskennedybeijing.wordpress.com)

Personal Genome Project picks up participants

September 1, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Network Science

Personal Genome Project – Homepage.

Personal Genome Project Posts DNA Info Online (npr.org)
Years to Regeneration and Antiaging via Stem Cells and Gene therapy per George Church (nextbigfuture.com)
George Church, Harvard genetics professor, banters with Stephen Colbert (boston.com)
Open-source science helps San Carlos father’s genetic quest (mercurynews.com)
Do-it-yourself biotech: Ellen Jorgensen at TEDGlobal 2012 (ted.com)
Across 1,000 genomes, rarities abound (sciencenews.org)
1000 genomes study is ‘guidebook’ to how genes vary (eurekalert.org)
Decoding ENCODE (genotopia.scienceblog.com)
The groundbreaking ‘genetic guidebook for humans’ that could lead to radical new personalised treatments for everything from cancer to heart disease (dailymail.co.uk)

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