PolITiGenomics
Politics, Information Technology, and Genomics
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.
Brain Cloud
Thursday, July 1st, 2010 Posted in genomics, IT | 1 Comment »
Monya Baker recently published a Technology Feature in Nature Methods that discusses the use of cloud computing in genomics. I, along with several other people in the genome informatics ... Read more..Transcription and Translation
Friday, June 25th, 2010 Posted in genomics | No Comments »
Here a cool video from DNA: The Secret of Life detailing (in real time, just like the PacBio RS!) the central dogma of molecular biology. Read more..The cost of doing sequencing
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 Posted in genomics, IT | 12 Comments »
Whenever you get asked about a recent genome publication or the latest sequencing technology, the conversation invariably turns to cost. It turns out, cost is a tricky thing. When people ... Read more..Breast cancer quartet
Thursday, April 15th, 2010 Posted in genomics | No Comments »
Today in Nature our recent research studying basal-like breast cancer as compared to normal DNA, a subsequent brain metastasis, and a xenograft derived from the primary tumor (a xenograft is ... Read more..Twitterpated
Monday, April 12th, 2010 Posted in genomics | No Comments »
Just wanted to let everyone know that The Genome Center is now on Facebook and Twitter. So become a fan a listen to our tweets (immediately after typing that sentence ... Read more..Sing like a bird
Thursday, April 1st, 2010 Posted in genomics | No Comments »
The zebra finch reference genome and several companion papers are being published today in Nature and Genome Research. The zebra finch is a model for human vocal development and it ... Read more..Profiling aromatase inhibitor response in breast cancer
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 Posted in genomics | No Comments »
GenomeWeb's In Sequence magazine recently posted a story about The Genome Center's efforts, led by Elaine Mardis, to determine genetic patterns associated with aromatase inhibitor, a common therapy that blocks ... Read more..Gathering cloud at XGen
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 Posted in genomics, IT | No Comments »
If you are going to be at XGen next week and you are interested in cloud computing and its application to bioinformatics, be sure to stop and participate in the ... Read more..New data center approved
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 Posted in genomics, IT | 1 Comment »
The Genome Center recently received word that its grant proposal for a data center was approved (St. Louis Business Journal). The $14.3 million grant is funded by National Center for ... Read more..Me, in podcast form
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 Posted in genomics, IT | No Comments »
I recently did an interview in advance of my talk at the XGen Congress next month in San Diego. The interview is about 14 minutes and discusses our work at ... Read more..All original content on this blog is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
