Culturomics: Word play : Nature News
“The point is this: like people, ideas need a social life. Introduce them to your friends. Help them develop good contacts. It’s worth it: more than...
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Mendeley API in R – Carl Boettiger
“R is a widely used statistical software environment, and this should facilitate real-time statistical analysis of the rich amount of publication data ava...
Welcome to BrewGene | BrewGene
Is this a Pandora/Last.fm/Netflix/(put in the name of your fave recommendation, collaborative filtering tool) for brews? [Wondering all the possible biz models ...
Bill Gates Funds Human Waste To Biofuel Project In Ghana | Fast Company
“Developing countries lack both clean water and clean energy sources. By converting soiled water into energy and clean water, a new project could wipe awa...
Scattering Microscope Peers Into the Nanoscale – ScienceNOW
From the article: Researchers have come up with a new idea for a light microscope. They placed between the light source and the object a lens made from a slab o...
Satellite tracking will reveal turtle wanderings : Nature News
“By borrowing the tools of the manicurist’s trade, marine biologists have found a way of attaching satellite-tracking tags to turtle hatchlings. The...
A united front – contamination in biotech drugs : Nature
“At least 17 incidences of viral contamination in biologics have been reported, but industry insiders say that many more go unreported. Rather than risk n...
‘Disease-Proof Mosquito’ Could Spread Like Wildfire – ScienceNOW
“The scientists used a so-called homing-endonuclease gene (HEG), a selfish gene found in fungi, plants, and bacteria that has the ability to create a seco...
Education: The PhD factory : Nature News
“Scientists who attain a PhD are rightly proud — they have gained entry to an academic elite. But it is not as elite as it once was. The number of science...
Education: Rethinking PhDs : Nature News
“Fix it, overhaul it or skip it completely — institutions and individuals are taking innovative approaches to postgraduate science training.” Read t...