UPDATES: Maize Genome mapped (link added November 19, 2009) 2009 Maize Genome Collection from PLoS Genetics (link added November 19, 2009) Cracked Corn: Scientists Solve Maize’s Genetic Maze (Scientific American) Zea mays entry at the NCBI Taxonomy database – includes links for all Entrez records (link added August 13, 2009) Take a LOOK: Feb. 25, [...]
Entries from February 26th, 2008
Draft sequence of corn genome released by Washington University
February 26th, 2008 by Kristi · No Comments
Tags:genome, Washington University
Partek Genomics Suite Software Site License Now Available at Washington University
February 22nd, 2008 by Kristi · No Comments
Partek GS announcement: In an effort to provide both support and tools to the research community aimed to foster genomic insight, the Genome Sequencing Center at Washington University School of Medicine has purchased a site license to Partek Genomics Suite (Partek GS). This software package is now freely available for download to the entire Washington [...]
ProbeDB
February 21st, 2008 by Kristi · No Comments
Welcome to ProbeDB! The NCBI Probe Database is a public registry of nucleic acid reagents designed for use in a wide variety of biomedical research applications, together with information on reagent distributors, probe effectiveness, and computed sequence similarities. As of February 19th, there were almost 10,000,000 records in the probe database. These records cover experimental [...]
Tags:database, Information, NCBI, resources, Uncategorized
Science Debate 2008 has been scheduled
February 13th, 2008 by Kristi · No Comments
The invitations have been sent out. The debate will be held in Philadelphia on April 18th. Read more about it in Andrew Revkin’s NYTimes blog, Dot Earth.
Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin!
February 12th, 2008 by Kristi · No Comments
from the San Francisco Chronicle today: Darwin’s belated American birthday present Susan Jacoby Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Today is the anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth (the 199th, as it happens) and, as usual, scientists around the world will hold ceremonies honoring the man responsible for the foundational insight of modern science – the theory of [...]
Distributed computing and YOU
February 7th, 2008 by Kristi · No Comments
I remember hearing about the SETI@Home project several years ago and thinking it was an incredible concept. Today I was reminded of this project by an article titled, “14 Best Ways to Use Your Computer’s Spare Time” by Sarah Bates in Discover magazine which arrived in my reader this afternoon. One of the original goals [...]
Tags:cloud, interesting
NSF releases their proposed FY2009 budget
February 5th, 2008 by Kristi · No Comments
take a look: National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Arden L. Bement Jr. has presented the agency’s proposed $6.85 billion budget for fiscal year (FY) 2009, a 13 percent increase over its actual FY 2008 budget. The additional $822.10 million would increase funding for agency programs that advance the frontiers of research and education in science [...]
Science Debate 2008!
February 5th, 2008 by Kristi · No Comments
The National Academies just issued the following: February 4 — The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine are joining the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Carnegie Institution, the Council on Competitiveness, and several other organizations and universities in an effort to co-sponsor a presidential candidate debate [...]
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