Yesterday I wrote about how bioengineering professor Stephen Quake sequenced his own genome for less than $50,000 and with a team of just two other …
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Stephen Quake has decoded his own genome
Stanford bioengineering professor Stephen Quake has decoded his own genome for only $50,000. By comparison, the most recently sequenced human genome cost $250,000 to decode. …
Americans increasingly browsing before breakfast
According to an article in the New York Times yesterday, many Americans now make the Internet their first stop of the morning: After six to …
WolframAlpha improves its medical capabilities
WolframAlpha has improved its abilities to handle medical queries. Wolfram explains the changes in an entry on the WolframAlpha blog: Wolfram|Alpha allows you to query …
List of biomedical journals on Twittter
A medical librarian in the Netherlands, @laikas, has started a comprehensive list of biomedical journals on Twitter. Readers are also invited to make updates to …
Obama tries the da Vinci surgical robot
According to the White House blog, President Obama tried out the Da Vinci surgical robot during a visit to the Cleveland Clinic last week. The …
Medscape now available on iPhone
According to Medgaget: Medscape has released a free iPhone application featuring a drug database and interaction checker, as well as a directory of physicians and …
Biologists create a living computer from E. coli bacteria
It appears E.coli may be useful for something other than tainting food. According to the Guardian, a team of US scientists have engineered a bacterial …
The not-so-naked eye
Maybe it's because my disposable lenses are reaching the end of their lifespan, leaving me squinty and dry-eyed, but I find myself following the latest …
Wolfram Alpha launches, talks medicine
Wolfram Alpha launched last week and has been touted as a threat to Google, but the comparison isn't appropriate at the moment. Wolfram Alpha is …