Tag Archives: Genomics
Cancer, Stress, Genomic Treatments & Steve Jobs
Of the billions of letters making up our life-code a few simple mistakes can cause a cell to stop following the rules, multiply endlessly and destroy it’s host eco-system, you. What can introduce such mistakes in our DNA? The riskiest … Continue reading
Filed under Genomics, Meditation, Neuroscience
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
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Biotech for Hackers: Computational Genomics 1 of 2
A low hurdle to entry along with the ability to iterate rapidly is key to taking on problems & creating solutions. What do these solutions look like in genomics and why can hackers lead the way? Fig 1 shows something very similar to … Continue reading
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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
