A study led by researchers at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia,published last week in the online edition of Science,has found a large degree of mismatch between the RNA and DNA of 27 individuals. While it is known that RNA transcribed from DNA often gets edited by post-transcriptional processes (leading to a . . . →Read More:Linked In:Challenging the Central Dogma
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We know that the physiological functions of the human cells are carried out by a complicated,but finely regulated,network of proteins. A feature of this network is the interactions between various proteins that form important components of signaling mechanisms in cells. A recent paper published online in Nature seems to argue that . . . →Read More:Protein-protein interactions caused by genomic drifts I had blogged intermittently from the Biophysical Society’s 55th Annual meeting at Baltimore earlier this year. A fuller report from the meeting appeared as an InFocus article in month’s issue of ACS ChemicalBiology. (not sure if the link will provide a free copy of the article,but do e-mail me if you want a full . . . →Read More:Article on the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting I am at the Biophysical Society’s annual conference,being held this year at the Baltimore convention center. I am blogging as much as I can on the science and non-science stuff from the meeting at the official BPS blog. Due to the unavailability of wi-fi at the conference center (imagine that!) –updates will be . . . →Read More:Biophysical Society Annual Meeting at Baltimore! Forty years ago,women were grossly under represented in Sciences,be it medicine or research. Since then,dramatic gains have been made –roughly 50% of the MD degrees or PhDs in life sciences are awarded to women. And yet,women still lag behind men in full professorships and tenure track positions,especially in math . . . →Read More:On Women in Science Interesting reading explaining a new paper that reports lateral gene transfer of Human DNA to Neisseria genome. Ed Yong:Gonorrhea has picked up Human DNA (and that’s just the beginning) Mark Pallen:Human DNA in genomes? Yes? No? Maybe? LA Times:Scientists find Human DNA in gonorrhea bacteria. There is a good chance that this . . . →Read More:Link Love [Part 2 of my summary of the AGBT 2011 meeting. Mainly about the various sequencing technologies. Also featuring:I get to anoint the most partying corporation. Part 1 here] Technology Development: In contrast to last year’s two new exciting sequencing technology announcements, . . . →Read More:Thoughts on AGBT 2011 (Part 2) [This is a somewhat long summary of my thoughts from the recently concluded 12th annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting at the Marco Island Resort. Do note that while I attended the meeting representing the company I work for,all the opinions expressed here are solely my own and do not represent . . . →Read More:Thoughts on AGBT 2011 (Part 1) It is impossible to do top picks from science without revealing your bias. And I think one shouldn’t even try. I tend to read more biology based journals and more specifically molecular biology stories hold my interest and linger in memory. My picks also have a decided technical bias. But then again,this is an . . . →Read More:Picks of 2010:Biology Events move so fast that – the cliché goes –a week is a long time in politics. Science,on the other hand,usually moves at a comparatively glacial pace – both in execution and dissemination. However,a recent exception is the hype and controversy related to the publication of a study related to bacteria . . . →Read More:The Arsenic Eating Bacteria Controversy |
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