Cancer: why sharing info is vital
Since the number one cause for developing cancer is old age (as it is for any disease really) we tend to associate cancer with developed...
On measuring and optimizing productivity in pharma
Just a short introduction to my colleague Dennis Lendrem's excellent introductory article on what went wrong with the pharma R&D strategy...
Apple's unlocking of medical citizen science's potential
On how citizens can contribute to data-driven medical research. I really enjoyed the video--the most important part (what questions will...
On the Shoulders of Giants: Prof. Doug Turnbull
Today, 3rd February, in a historic decision Members of Parliament have voted in favor of the ‘Three-Person Baby IVF Method’ whereby women...
On despicable criticism against genuine intellect and scientific honesty
A series of Einstein letters have been made available this week--among which we found one to Marie Curie offering her his unconditional...
On the price of The Prize and the perfect human being
Jim Watson's unrestrained racist and misogynist remarks have eventually made him less affluent than he would like to be. Prof. Watson has...
Disordered protein segments affect proteins' half lives and might be an important source of phenotyp
A recently published study in Cell Reports from Madan Babu's lab has brought some sense to the long-known fact that altering a protein's...
Welcome to BigData Hipster
Welcome to my new blog on Big Data and my reflections on how it is changing the face of research in the biological sciences and...
