Tagged: sequencing

Monday Micro – whole genome sequencing untangles the history of leprosy - Infectious Thoughts

Siouxsie Wiles • Jun 17, 2013 •

• David Winter,
• genomes,
• leprosy,
• mycobacteria,
• mycobacterium leprae,
• sequencing,
• Stuart Cole,
• tuatara,
• whole genome sequencing

As David Winter sets out to blog about the exciting Tuatara sequencing project, just in time for Monday Micro comes news that scientists have used sequencing to untangle a little more of the history of leprosy. Just in case you need reminding, leprosy*, also known as Hansen’s disease, is caused by the extremely … Read More

Citizen science class: Using the “bigfoot genome” for 21st century biology - misc.ience

Aimee Whitcroft • Mar 26, 2013 •

• Analysis,
• bigfoot,
• chalkle,
• citizen science,
• DNA,
• education,
• genetics,
• genome,
• sequencing

Those of you who read this blog regularly (or not) will likely have picked up that I have something of a passion for things involving citizen science and education-type stuff. So, with that in mind, I present to you ‘science:… Read more › … Read More

TOSP Episode 21: February 21st 2012 - misc.ience

Aimee Whitcroft • Feb 20, 2012 •

• aimee whitcroft,
• art,
• artificial life,
• artificial muscle,
• chameleons,
• Code for Life,
• design,
• DNA,
• education,
• electrostatics,
• Elf Eldridge,
• events,
• grant jacobs,
• hack,
• Human,
• investment,
• ISS,
• just so science,
• knitting needle,
• mass production,
• Medically-related,
• misc.ience,
• neanderthal,
• nerja,
• painting,
• podcast,
• prozac,
• Quantum physics,
• registry of standard biological parts,
• robobees,
• Roger Hanson,
• science communication,
• sequencing,
• soft motor,
• static energy,
• synthetic biology,
• The Cosmic Engine,
• The Official Sciblogs Podcast,
• TOSP,
• water,
• yoghurt

We’re back!  And with a minimum of difficulties this week :) This week, Elf and aimee talk of a new soft motor, ROBOBEES, a teeeeeensy chameleon (squee!), hacking yoghurt, some very ancient art, ROBOBEES, investing in yourself, knitting needles and water bubbles and space, quantum computing for beginners, sequencing genomes on a USB stick-sized device [...] … Read More