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Genome Assembly – a primer for the Shakespeare fan
“Assembly” is the process of putting millions of tiny DNA sequences together to make a full genome. Neither William Shakespeare, nor Julius Caesar, knew anything about it, but that’s not stopping me from using the play to help try to explain it. Continue reading
Posted in Education, Guest posts
Tagged assembly, DNA, gratuitous photography, sequencing, Shakespeare
25 Comments
Informal Science
While I feel compelled to address various “weighty” issues in science, after a long year (well really, they’re all the same except for leap-years, but it feels like it)—I think I will opt for the lighter side at this time. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
17 Comments
The Age of Reason
Inevitably, it happens to us all. Some of us succumb quietly, with crow’s feet pulling on the corners of their eyes and ‘love handles’ attaching to our midsections. Others put up a valiant battle, sweating in the gym and avoiding … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
9 Comments
Early exposure to skeptical thinking: navigating the chicken and egg syndrome
I live in the midwest area of the United States, where sidewalks in neighborhoods are a luxury, and you are a “nobody” if you don’t own a car. Or two. And a pickup truck—the bigger the better. Cars and driving … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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PubMed – again (a.k.a. “lazy cross-posting”)
While I continue to tee up my next Magnus Opus, this time about Shakespeare and genome assembly, I’ll indulge in a little lazy blogging cross-posting and point you to another of my haunts, the Life Science Tools of the Trade … Continue reading
Posted in Guest posts, Uncategorized
Tagged cross posting, FAIL, Google Scholar, lazy blogging, LSTOTT, PubMed, Scholar
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Genome sequencing, Shakespeare style
What is a genome sequence, and how does mine differ from everyone else’s? We turn to William Shakespeare to help us find out. Continue reading
Ah, to heck with the launch date…
…let’s kick the tires a bit, shall we? I’m sure the Occam’s Typewriter admins will cut this out (geddit?) later if things need to be cleaned up pre-official-launch. Besides, every good science blogging community needs some DNA sequence, surely? ATTTCGTACGTAGCTCGTACGTACGTACGTACGTAGCTACGTAGCTAGCTAGCTAGCTAGCTAGCTAGTGCTAGTCGTAGCTAGCTACTAGTCGTCGATGCTACGTAGCTACATCGTAGCTAGCTAGCTAGCTGCTGTACGTAGTAGTAGTCAGTCAGCTAGCTAGCTAG … Continue reading
