Monthly Archives: August 2010

Links 8/31/10

Posted on August 31, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you.
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Scientia Pro Publica #38 is Up!

Posted on August 31, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Lots of interesting science happening over at Dr. Shock’s place.
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The Price of Sequencing Versus the Cost

Posted on August 31, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m willing to go along with the costs of reagents plus minimal ancillary costs running around $5,000. Maybe. But the cost of sequencing, including the externalized costs, is much more.
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Links 8/30/10

Posted on August 30, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m hopefully in Atlanta by now, en route to St. Louis for Microbiome-y goodness. Links for you.
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Programming Note: Microbiome Meeting

Posted on August 30, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ll be at the Human Microbiome Research Conference for a few days.
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Why Isn’t the Missing Heritability Nearly Neutral and Tightly Networked?

Posted on August 30, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Why should rare disease variants have large effects?
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Posted in Genetics, Genomics | 4 Comments

Links 8/29/30

Posted on August 29, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Hotter than hell today. Stay inside and enjoy some refreshing links.
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Politics Can Be Practiced Well: Shifting the Overton Window

Posted on August 29, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

What I still can’t fathom is why the Democratic establishment thinks they can piss off the rank-and-file: if nothing else, they need us so they can look respectable.
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Links 8/28/10

Posted on August 28, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Sunny. Warm. Links.
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Fiscal Irresponsbility and Deferred Maintenance: The Bridges Edition

Posted on August 28, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Democrats should have asked conservatives, “We have over 100,000 bridges that need serious repairs. How do you solve this problem? Or do you simply not care?”
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Posted in Conservatives, Democrats, Economics, Transportation | 2 Comments