Analogy-creep in hyping science

Via Instapundit by way of Popular Mechanics, I just saw this press release from UW-Madison hyping a new paper studying the host-virus interactome between humans and influenza. In a comprehensive new study published today in the journal Cell Host and Microbe, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Yoshihiro Kawaoka and a team of researchers have set the stage for an entirely different approach. […]

Learning Artemis

For editing genome annotations, many of my colleagues use Artemis while others use Apollo. For my own use, I’ve usually just made scripts that generate GFF and visualized that in Gbrowse, Jbrowse, or IGV. For the genomics class I co-teach, we’ve had students edit GFF in a text editor (emacs!) and display it in IGV. […]

Ebola transmission

I did some reading on this topic a week ago, and this has been sitting in my drafts for about a week. In the last post I noted that NEJM recently stated Health care professionals treating patients with this illness have learned that transmission arises from contact with bodily fluids of a person who is […]

NEJM on Ebola

The New England Journal of Medicine has an Editorial criticizing the quarantines in NJ and other states. Health care professionals treating patients with this illness have learned that transmission arises from contact with bodily fluids of a person who is symptomatic — that is, has a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and malaise. We have very strong […]

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College Football Week 6: Chaos

My teams went 0-3 in a series of frustrating losses, each of which was depressing in a different way. But these were just a small slice of a crazy weekend in sports. Miss State d A&M The question going into this game was whether the Arkansas game showed A&M’s grit and ability, or revealed problems. Meanwhile […]

Sous vide tandoori-style lamb chops

Debby got some leftover vegetable biryani from a Biology party.  We’re going to use as a side with some lamb chops I got from Rosenthal, so I thought I’d do something different and make them with a tandoori marinade. Marinade Yogurt Garlic Ginger Cumin Coriander Cinnamon Garam Masala Sambal Some of the goop from a […]

College Football Week 5:Comebacks

I didn’t get around to posting last week’s results, when my teams went 3-0, but each of the wins foreshadowed problems that surfaced this week. I meant to write something last week, but got busy with actual work. Wisconsin d S. Florida The Badgers played an early (11AM CDT) game against S. Florida. The game was tied at […]

Sous vide halibut

Debby bought some frozen halibut filets. Thought I’d try to cook them sous vide. [table id=7 /] Decided on 128F. Salted the frozen filets and put them in a bag with some butter and lemon slices. Into the bath at 7:45PM. I figure to add some time to the recommended 20-30 min for the fish […]