Analysis of a polymorphic microRNA target site in the purinergic receptor P2RX7 gene

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123417345/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0

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Science: A Draft Sequence of the Neandertal Genome

"a draft sequence of the Neandertal genome composed of more than 4 billion nucleotides from three individuals. Comparisons of the Neandertal genome to the genomes of five present-day humans from different parts of the world"

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/328/5979/710

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PNAS: Epigenetic and immune function profiles associated with posttraumatic stress disorder

n=23 cases 

77 controls

"immune system functions are significantly overrepresented among the annotations associated with genes uniquely unmethylated among those with PTSD."

Could this be a result of HPA axis dysregulation?

http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2010/04/19/0910794107

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The case for cloud computing in genome informatics

"impending collapse of the genome informatics ecosystem"

http://genomebiology.com/2010/11/5/207

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BMC Medical Genetics - Characterizing the founder structure of the Old Order Amish. via @BioMedCentral.

128 founders (78 females and 50 males) accounted for over 95% of the mean relative founder contribution among living Old Order Amish descendants, according to analyses with PedHunter 2.0.

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/11/68/abstract

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McLuhan on the objectives of new media.

"The objectives of new media have tended, fatally, to be set in terms of the parameters and frames of the older media."

-Marshall McLuhan

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@huffingtonpost: Electronic Medical Record Shift: Signs Of Harm Emerge As Doctors Move From Paper

Machines don't make things perfect. Some of the known issues with
computers in health care are discussed, including electronic ordering.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/20/electronic-medical-record_n_545441.html

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