Tag Archives: Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics In Bengal
Visiting Bengal for the holidays I didn’t expect a thriving bioinformatics community. Yet, that’s exactly what I found when Dr. Haseena Khan invited me to visit her lab at The University of Dhaka. The Jute Genome Project was a consortium … Continue reading
Filed under Genomics, Microbiology
Drug Development from Binary to Gradient Model
Earlier this year a study by the Center for the Study of Drug Development at Tufts University placed the cost of developing a new drug at $1.3 billion [1]. Though the number is contested by other researchers [2], it is well within … Continue reading
The Fall in Gov Funding & Rise of Privatization in Genome Databases
As the spaceshuttle program comes to an end we are reminded of the role of goverments in birthing industries. And just like the manned space program, genomics has been mostly government funded and just like the space program it’s about … Continue reading
Filed under Genomics
Decided? No, we just finished saying Good Morning: Sage Congress 2011
“Therefore a sage has said, ‘I will do nothing (of purpose), and the people will be transformed of themselves; I will be fond of keeping still, and the people will of themselves become correct. I will take no trouble about it, and the … Continue reading
Filed under Genomics, Microbiology
Library of Life: Genomic Databases & Browsers
DNA at it’s heart is enormous chunks of information. The genome of an organism like yeast, mice or humans contains an ocean of data. Currently there are several on-line genomic databases, a great example being SGD dedicated to the yeast … Continue reading
Filed under Genomics, Microbiology, PCR
