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March 28th, 2014

4/25/2014

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Here is a massive (and outstanding) piece of work on promoters:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v507/n7493/full/nature13182.html
Too many authors to list…

And as if identifying transcription start sites was not enough, they used presence of bidirectional unspliced transcripts to identify a few enhancers:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v507/n7493/full/nature12787.html
Well, “only" 43,011 of them.

Now onto the easy stuff:

Is your dad a neanderthal?
http://www.nature.com/news/human-evolution-the-neanderthal-in-the-family-1.14932
Seriously, the picture enforces every damn stereotype about men. Pure sexism. I guess I should be upset.

More on online lab notebooks
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v507/n7493/full/nj7493-523a.html
I did consider making all lab notebooks electronic back in 2007, but perhaps now is the time. Fully searcheable etc.

We absolutely do need a pipeline of talented students going into biomedical careers:
http://news.sciencemag.org/education/2014/03/panel-launches-study-precollege-role-nih?rss=1
Of course most of them will be going nowhere with their careers in the current/foreseable funding environment, but who cares?

And here is why grad students must get some teaching experience:
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2014_03_24/caredit.a1400076
Contrast it with the article/experience cited within.

Have a great weekend.
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