life inspired

"Where once there was the genome, now there are thousands of ’omes. Nature goes in search of the ones that matter." News article @ Nature News

Labels: biology, omics

"Biomedical researchers would benefit from emulating the logically rigorous reasoning of the late Alan Turing, British mathematician, computer scientist, and master cryptographer." Opinion: Think Like Turing | The Scientist Magazine®

Labels: biology, computation, turing

"There are many Web sites supporting instruction in the life sciences. One such effort, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's (HHMI's) BioInteractive (biointeractive.org), developed from a focus on practicing scientists explaining their research; engaging explanations driven by compelling examples and graphics; and meaningful dialogue with instructors to improve products and to facilitate classroom adoption of materials ." Full article @ Science Magazine

Labels: biology, LI, teaching

"The sabretooth tiger may have looked a fearsome sight with its massive canines but its reputation takes something of a knock with a new piece of research. Scientists who have studied the extinct creature's skull in detail say it had a relatively weak bite - compared with, say, a modern lion". Full Story @ BBC NEWS | Science/Nature

Labels: biology, engineering

We challenged experts across fields to imagine a new way to solve the problems of human aging. Full story @ The Scientist

Labels: biology, synthetic biology

Courtesy of Art Kolchinsky:

Nylon-eating bacteria @ Wikipedia

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Mutating micro-organisms on MIR space station

Labels: biology, evolution

"Find solves decades-old debate about mysterious toxins". Story @ ScienceNOW

Labels: biology, DNA transfer, genetics

"How studying biological interactions and evolution yields techniques for predicting the outcome of complex interactions". By John Holland @ The Scientist

Labels: biology, complexity, genetic algorithms