Genome Sequence Paper Title Generator
So, you and several dozen totally essential collaborators have been hard at work sequencing the genome of a super important species, and you’re ready to write up your results. Between doing the same...
View ArticleQuotes of interest — Brenner (1990) and discussion.
Sydney Brenner is a well-known figure in genetics, having made major contributions to our understanding of gene function and establishing Caenorhabditis elegans as the enormously popular model organism...
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This one has it all!
This recent genome paper has it all: “reveal“, “insights“, and the platypus fallacy. This one has it all! is a post from Genomicron.
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Molecular Plant publishes word salad about junk DNA.
I’m not even sure what to say about this one. I tried to read it, I really did, but this has to be the most poorly written, crankish paper on junk DNA I’ve seen outside of Medical Hypotheses. I’ll just...
View ArticleQuotes of Interest: Crick (1959).
As you all know, Francis Crick was a co-author of the Nobel Prize-winning work on the structure of the DNA molecule, which was first published in 1953. He also played a major role in the subsequent...
View ArticleNew podcast on scientific writing coming soon!
I am currently developing a new podcast that will focus on scientific writing, including tips, strategies, interviews, discussions, Q&A, and other good stuff. If you are a student, postdoc, or even...
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The curious case of the tardigrade genome.
There has been a lot of interest in tardigrades (aka “water bears”) recently. Not just because they’re very cool, but because they seem to have some very curious genomes. Maybe. See, in a paper...
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DNA: The Code for Making Life (BBC World Service — The Forum)
Bridget Kendall and guests explore the current understanding of how DNA works, why it needs constant repair in every living organism and how new DNA-altering techniques can help cure some medical...
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Human males are bigger than females because…
In humans, males tend on average to be larger, to mature later, and to age and die sooner than females. It’s easy to assume, as many people do, that this difference between males and females — what...
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Brand new DAP gives Mattick a run for his money.
Check out this brand new dog’s ass plot (DAP). Note that the only labels on the x-axis are the genomes of the different species — yet the points are connected on the line as though there was an actual...
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