{"id":868,"date":"2011-01-19T19:51:25","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T19:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/vwxynot\/?p=868"},"modified":"2011-04-06T20:36:49","modified_gmt":"2011-04-06T20:36:49","slug":"nascent-tweet-sequences-visualise-peer-review-at-lolcat-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/vwxynot\/2011\/01\/19\/nascent-tweet-sequences-visualise-peer-review-at-lolcat-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Nascent tweet sequences visualise peer review at LOLcat resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s never a dull moment.<\/p>\n

Earlier today, I read a paper from Nature<\/em> titled “Nascent transcript sequencing visualizes transcription at nucleotide resolution<\/a>*”. The paper describes a very cool new technique that allows you to see gene transcript sequences as they are being made. <\/em>The authors demonstrate that this method can be used to sequence unstable, short-lived pre-modification mRNAs; quantify sense and antisense transcript abundance; identify proteins that regulate promoter directionality; and map transcription pause sites.<\/p>\n

Cool stuff, right?!<\/p>\n

(If you’re not in this field: trust me on this. It’s megasupercool).<\/p>\n

So, this article being in the same issue of Nature<\/em> as a feature on rapid online post-publication review (“Peer review: Trial by Twitter<\/a>“), I obviously had to tweet about it. And that’s when the fun began:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Twitter is fun<\/p><\/div>\n

In no time at all, Bob<\/a> maded me a LOLcat, and then he eated<\/span> tweeted it:<\/p>\n

\"OHAI!<\/a><\/p>\n

Genius! Ribosome<\/del> Polymerase Kitteh iz teh LOLz!<\/p>\n

The Nature feature on online peer review says:<\/p>\n

“Unstructured, unruly and often anonymous, online commenting can be exasperating for biologists used to more conventional means of discussion”.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I can’t possibly think why.<\/p>\n

……………………………………….<\/p>\n

*Full citation: Churchman LS, Weissman JS. <\/a>Nascent transcript sequencing visualizes transcription at nucleotide resolution. Nature<\/em> 2010: 469:368-373.<\/p>\n

I’d also just like to say that Stirling Churchman is an awesome name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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