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Congress Considers Killing Open-Access Journals

March 6, 2009

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In recent years, the government has made moves to support making the results of taxpayer-funded research available to taxpayers for free. A new bill in Congress attempts to pull the plug.

AntagomiRzymes | Cutting microRNAs using Modularly Designed Oligonucleotide Enzymes

February 28, 2009

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microRNAs are a recently discovered class of small RNA molecules which have huge regulatory potential. There have been a large number of papers coming out recently showing evidence suggesting their widespread roles in basic biological processes ranging from host-pathogen interaction to oncogenesis.

What the Stimulus Package Means for Science

February 25, 2009

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What's in the Stimulus Package for science?

Software could save organizations $19,000 each month

February 5, 2009

Software designed by the University of Liverpool which automatically shuts down computer systems after usage, is saving large organisations up to £13,000 in electricity costs each month.

PulmoNet Beta is now online

February 1, 2009

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PulmoNet|Online Collaboration Portal and Social Network for Medical Professionals and Healthcare workers working on Tuberculosis
PulmoNet is an online Social Network and Collaboration Platform for pulmonologists and Healthcare professionals working in the field of Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases.

Wikis for Genome Annotation (GenomeWiki) - Structured or Unstructured?

January 25, 2009

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Wikis have been a popular tool for collaboration elsewhere, and have been very successful. The obvious question is why not then in Biology and Medicine ?

As if 2008 wasn't long enough already!

December 8, 2008

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It's been a long year with a presidential election campaign that never seemed to end and a stock market that exploded with volatility, mostly on the down side.

So why are the powers that be adding more than the usual one day to this leap year, and why should you care?

A vote for McCain is a vote against science

October 27, 2008

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Palin takes on basic science research as an example of government waste.

Lunchtime Salon Today in L.A.

October 24, 2008

Join the Science Blog crew this Friday, October 24 at noon in Los Angeles to discuss Obama, McCain and the sciences, courtesy of Farmlab.

Russell Towle: 1949--2008

October 13, 2008

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Read what's new today in the Wolfram Blog...

Russell Towle: 1949--2008
by Stephen Wolfram

Microwaves and Hurricanes

October 2, 2008

Russian scientists developed a technique, which allows studying the way hurricanes move and finding out the amount of heat and moisture they carry to mid-latitudes and mid-high latitudes from tropics. The technique is based upon data of Earth’s satellite monitoring in the microwave range.

God Theory

September 11, 2008

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Meaning to life would be simple…

It is a chase, after creating this artifical universe in our universe. We have a chance to recreate the big bang our self’s and watch it in front of ours eyes.

Word Play with Mathematica

August 3, 2008

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Here in Champaign-Urbana, where Roger Ebert was raised, I took notice when Disney announced the end of its long relationship with Ebert & Roeper. Disney also announced the replacement critics, Lyons & Mankiewicz. Was there something intentional in that?

Watch this space for full book reviews

April 15, 2008

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I tagged this with every category since I review books in all realms of science.

Though I plan to maintain my Science Shelf archive of book reviews, I will now also publish the reviews on Science Blog.

Computer models to provide military with better intelligence

March 13, 2008

Adversaries the U.S. currently faces in Iraq rely on surprise and apparent randomness to compensate for their lack of organization, technology and firepower. If one could find some method to their madness, however, the asymmetric threat could be made significantly less serious, according to scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville.



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