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Foldit paper is out: Predicting protein structures with a multiplayer online game - http://dx.doi.org/10... - Daniel Mietchen

http://arstechnica.com/science... (via http://ff.im/oLF4N) - Claudia Koltzenburg

see also http://ff.im/oL8oB, http://ff.im/oLokn - Claudia Koltzenburg

"0 A.D. Pre Alpha 3 finally brings multiplayer support so you can now play 0 A.D. with your friends. They don't even have to use Linux since 0 A.D. also runs on Windows and Mac OSX." - ĎÚβĨŐÚŚ Dod from Bookmarklet

I found this one a bit of a shock: "When Nature gave respondents a list and asked them to choose the five criteria that they thought should be used to evaluate researchers, the most frequently chosen was "Publication in high-impact journals"" - Pedro Beltrao from Bookmarklet

@Christina... and no option for "Way too much emphasis...". - Egon Willighagen

Given the costs incurred by any peer review system, economizing on them and giving the funds out on a more transparently random basis (with certain minimum requirements, of course) probably is a good idea (with some sort of post-assessment influencing eligibility for the next rounds). Is anyone aware of a major funding system where parts of the funds are being allocated in a non peer-reviewed fashion? - Daniel Mietchen

Mr. Gunn, that's less confusing, thanks. Maybe that's what they meant. - Ruchira S. Datta

Almost every human protein has segments that can form amyloids, the sticky aggregates known for their role in disease. Yet cells have evolved some elaborate defences. Tags: proteins molecular biology Posted by: cgd-sar - Charles Daney

"Pathway Genomics, a San Diego company, has announced that beginning Friday, shoppers at most of Walgreens' 7,500 stores across the U.S. can buy an over-the-counter genetic test . The test would scan their genes for the possibility that they'll develop such conditions as Alzheimer's disease, breast cancer or diabetes. Pathway Genomics, a San Diego company, has announced that beginning Friday, shoppers at most of Walgreens' 7,500 stores across the U.S. can buy an over-the-counter genetic test . The test would scan their genes for the possibility that they'll develop such conditions as Alzheimer's disease, breast cancer or diabetes. Pathway Genomics also says the test can be used to forecast what genetic disorders future children might have, and weigh the likelihood that they'll become obese or go blind." - Ruchira S. Datta

I think that with the current state of knowledge it's way too early to be selling tests like this. - Ruchira S. Datta

But perhaps I'm making too many assumptions. 23andMe makes sense to me--maybe I'm just assuming Pathway Genomics will have less lengthy disclaimers or greater hype about what exactly you could know. - Ruchira S. Datta

Unsurprisingly, bioethics.net is critical of the DTC genetic testing. DR STEPHEN MURPHY THE GENE SHERPA (can we call him the Kent Anderson of genomics?) must be typing away as fast as he can this very minute. - Mr. Gunn from Bookmarklet

"the Kent Anderson of genomics" -- bwahahahahahaha! - Bill Hooker

To hell with drivers!

This would be awesome! - Mohan P Ram

very nice ability to browse by timeline

Take that, Stevie!

Gawd, I am so glad April 1 is over.

Germans nutty about privacy

Ozzie pol goes nuts against Google. Doesn't like that Google likes cash. Commie.

For those of us who don't have an iPad, this user-agent switch will do the trick.

E.g., an issue for us, using LabVIEW: "Dependency on commercial software such as Mathmatica and Matlab does not preclude a paper from consideration, although complete Open Source solutions are preferred." - Steve Koch

Found a related list of guidelines: http://www.econ.uiuc.edu/~roger... . - Daniel Mietchen

now that I have a little bandwidth to spare... - Mr. Gunn from Bookmarklet

Google Wave is a failure if they can't dogfood the blog. - Vezquex

All of Google's blogs are on Blogspot, and yes, they own it. - Mark Davidson from BuddyFeed

I love the phrase "president of physics." - Chris Granade

"I mean, what's more likely -- that I have uncovered fundamental flaws in this field that no one in it has ever thought about, or that I need to read a little more? Hint: it's the one that involves less work." - John Dupuis

trying to figure things out is the right instinct - Mike Chelen

"From 1992 to September 2003, pharmaceutical companies tied up the federal courts with 494 patent suits. That's more than the number filed in the computer hardware, aerospace, defense, and chemical industries combined. Those legal expenses are part of a giant, hidden "drug tax"--a tax that has to be paid by someone. And that someone, as you'll see below, is you. You don't get the tab all at once, of course. It shows up in higher drug costs, higher tuition bills, higher taxes--and tragically, fewer medical miracles. So how did we get to this sorry place? It was one piece of federal legislation that you've probably never heard of--a 1980 tweak to the U.S. patent and trademark law known as the Bayh-Dole Act. That single law, named for its sponsors, Senators Birch Bayh and Bob Dole, in essence transferred the title of all discoveries made with the help of federal research grants to the universities and small businesses where they were made. " - Michael Nielsen

Highly recommended to anyone with an interest in open science. - Michael Nielsen

"like" as in "wtf?" - Bill Hooker

Perhaps that's their undercover advocacy for Open Access to the methods sections? - Daniel Mietchen

mendeley_com: Nice! BBC article featuring Mendeley, @f1000 and Google Wave: http://bit.ly/2Rhdkr - Richard Akerman

Oooh, it has a quote from Cameron as well. Sweet. It seems the general interest in "Science 2.0" is indeed rising. Good news! - Wobbler

as usual, the general public seems ahead of the curve... - Björn Brembs