Rediscovered glowing mushroom could shed light on bioluminescence (Wired UK)
“Researchers believe that fungi make light just as the firefly does, using a chemical mix of a compound called luciferin and an enzyme luciferase. However...
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Eurekometrics: Analyzing the Nature of Discovery: PLoS Computational Biology
“Despite the great strides in automated discovery and digitization of data that is currently occurring, however, there are limits to eurekometrics. The mo...
PLoS Computational Biology: Ten Simple Rules for Building and Maintaining a Scientific Reputation
Common sense for scientists. Read this article…
“DIYbio: hackspaces, open source & f*ck yeah ethics” a proposed SXSW session
I’ve done it. I’ve submitted a proposal to SXSW. Alas, I was only able to submit one, despite all the ideas I had (anyone going to submit others, wa...
Widespread RNA and DNA Sequence Differences in the Human Transcriptome
We compared RNA sequences from human B cells of 27 individuals to the corresponding DNA sequences from the same individuals and uncovered more than 10,000 exoni...
Breast Cancer Drug Gets a Unanimous Thumbs Down – ScienceInsider
“Some members of the advisory committee pointed to a downside in today’s decision to strip the drug of its breast cancer label: This could undermine...
Predicting a Human Gut Microbiota’s Response to Diet in Gnotobiotic Mice
“A model community of 10 sequenced human gut bacteria was introduced into gnotobiotic mice, and changes in species abundance and microbial gene expression...
DARPA to Offer $30 Million to Jump-Start Cellular Factories – ScienceInsider
“Approved barely a month ago, the $30 million Living Foundries program should be sending out a request for proposals in the next few weeks and making awar...
anti-mega at Interesting 2011
“The nature of the day was participatory, so instead of doing a presentation on stage (as I did at Interesting 2007), this time I attempted to get all 200...
The Dirty 11: Panel Names Pathogens That Pose Biggest Security Risk for Research – ScienceInsider
“A United States federal panel of scientists and security experts has identified 11 microorganisms that it wants designated as Tier 1 select agents, a new...