PolITiGenomics
Politics, Information Technology, and Genomics
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About PolITiGenomics
PolITiGenomics is a blog by David Dooling about the confluence (and sometimes incongruence) of several of the most important topics surrounding the future of human health: genomics, information technology, and politics. Entries will cover topics including genomics research, next-generation sequencing technologies, informatics, computer hardware and software, free software, and politics.
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Posted in genomics | No Comments »
Have you ever wanted to learn more about parasitic roundworms that feast on the bacteria, fungi and other small roundworms that grow on beetle carcasses after they have died? Well, ... Read more..No one defies artificial life
Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in genomics | No Comments »
There is interesting story in Wired about an alternative approach to creating artificial life, Biologists on the Verge of Creating New Form of Life. While some are trying to create ... Read more..Junk DNA
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 Posted in genomics | No Comments »
DNA that does not encode genes or is not in known regulatory regions has long been called "junk DNA". This junk DNA makes up over 90% of the human genome. ... Read more..Candidates on science
Thursday, September 4th, 2008 Posted in genomics, politics | No Comments »
Scientists and Engineers for America have posted Sen. Obama's responses to questions they sent him regarding his stance on a variety of science-related issues. Sen. McCain has not responded, but ... Read more..Personal DNA testing
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in genomics | No Comments »
Last night on NOVA scienceNOW there was a segment on the personal DNA tests currently being marketed to consumers (you can watch the segment on the website, unfortunately no ability ... Read more..Lincoln and Darwin
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 Posted in genomics, politics | 2 Comments »
It turns out that Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on the same day. No, they didn't just share a birthday, they were actually born on the exact same ... Read more..A gift for the platypus enthusiast
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 Posted in genomics | No Comments »
If you are looking for the perfect gift for the platypus enthusiast in your life, consider a t-shirt with the following image. It is even up to date with the latest ... Read more..A little bit bird, a little bit mammal
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 Posted in genomics | No Comments »
…and a little bit rock'n'roll. On Thursday, the paper describing the platypus genome will be published in Nature. From an evolutionary standpoint, the platypus is quite an interesting ... Read more..War on Intelligence
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »
I think it is time for the government to declare a War on Intelligence. Typically, when our government declares war on a non-nation state, it prospers. Just think ... Read more..All original content on this blog is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
