A network (double helix?) composed of life science enthusiasts with specialized views in areas such as genetics, biology, biotechnology, health care, and much more.Recent Network Content
What’s on the web (2008 May 9)
- Web 2.0 101 (My MD Journey): Videos about RSS, wikis, podcast or blogs:
A community-wide study in upstate New York found that nearly 28 percent of all visits to the pediatric emergency department could have been replaced with a more cost-effective Internet doctor’s “visit,” or telemedicine, according to investigators from the University of Rochester Medical Center.
- The new medical bloggers’ list is up at Medblog.nl. Check it out!
- Talking Up A New Role For Cell Phones In Telemedicine (ScienceDaily): Two recent studies by other researchers showed that cell phones can be used to acquire and transmit images of wounds and rashes to off-site locations for diagnosis, he notes.
- Prescription Drugs, Health 2.0 and the eDrugSearch.com Community - Cary Byrd (The Health 2.0 Blog)
- Slidesonline.org is a great resource of medical slideshows. You can download the presentations as well.
Postdoc life vs PI life
I just saw this post today linked to from Bitesize Bio’s Around the Blog. It bears the title “Postdocs… Read More »
GINA redux
An op-ed I wrote with Bob Cook-Deegan on the imminent passage (we hope!) of GINA into law appears in… Read More »
Workforce shortages in biotechnology, part I. Why is this a problem?
» Discovering Biology in a Digital World
Workforce shortages are a growing problem in the biotech industry. Communities are concerned that a lack of trained workers… Read More »
Teatime
I commented on a post on the Bad Language blog, produced by my good friend Matthew Stibbe, earlier this… Read More »
Around the Blogs
This week’s around the blogs focuses on lab life and impacts of science on society. That’s a big area… Read More »
Books About DNA: Coming to Life by Christiane Nusslein-Volhard
Coming to Life: How Genes Drive Development by Christiane Nusslein-Volhard Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, winner of The Nobel Prize in Medicine,… Read More »
Free personal genomics!
Over at Eye on DNA, Hsien wonders about the effects of a slowing economy on the personal genomics market. Well,… Read More »
An attempt to reason out loud
The lack of posts has been epic. Sorry life has been just too hectic. I'll give you a flavor:… Read More »
Scientists identify key roadblock to gene expression
A team of scientists has provided, for the first time, a detailed map of how the building blocks of… Read More »
Nonsensical headlines about the platypus genome.
I am swamped at present and have not had time to discuss the recent publications about the platypus genome.… Read More »
