biomcgary

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by biomcgary 12y ago
Furthermore, actual medical training greatly favors rote memorization and application of standard operating procedures. As a computational biologist, I spend a fair amount of time thinking about probabilities and medically related topics. O
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by biomcgary 12y ago
I just heard Doudna speak at Vanderbilt University a few weeks ago. The crowd was huge. Biologists recognize that discovery of the Cas/Crispr system is a fundamental advance that will impact a lot of life technologies. I'm excited
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by biomcgary 12y ago
It does seem like a non sequitur that a country with the mindset "government is best which governs least" would routinely utilize SWAT teams. I'm curious about the social dynamic that transforms the desire for minimal governm
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Show HN: Simple file server for current directory (with password and upload)(github.com)
7 points by biomcgary 12y ago|0 comments
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by biomcgary 12y ago
I'm a computational biologist working at the intersection of basic research and medical research. I would recommended more than one grain of salt with medical research. Medically trained folks often fail to understand study design and
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by biomcgary 12y ago
The thermogenesis effect is relatively small, but it is combined with naturally reduced calorie consumption on an otherwise unrestricted high protein diet, which is attributed to satiety, i.e., feeling full [0]. [0] Skov AR, Toubro S, Ronn
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by biomcgary 12y ago
This link is for those who want to reduce dieting to "calories in < calories out". The linked paper shows that the source of the calories affects both sides of the equation (or the inequality if there is a net shift).
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Thermogenesis after eating is increased 100% on a high-protein diet(ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
8 points by biomcgary 12y ago|6 comments
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by biomcgary 12y ago
> brain-mind dualism, which (near as anyone can tell) is almost surely false. Professional philosophers might disagree with the certainty of your statement. Certainly, a substantial fraction of them do not agree with pure physicalism (as
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by biomcgary 12y ago
Sorry to flog a job opening so shamelessly, but I'm a research scientist at Vanderbilt University working on the evolution of human pregnancy with an emphasis on identifying the causes of preterm birth. We are building a database to in
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by biomcgary 12y ago
For several decades, the simultaneous evolution of the pelvis to support bipedal locomotion and a larger cranium was the leading hypothesis for the selective constraints on birth timing (known as the obstetrical dilemma). Recently, however,
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by biomcgary 12y ago
According to the World Health Organization, 99% of maternal death is in developing countries [0]. Given that this is likely the same source for the 800 women a day stat, the author is probably being willfully ignorant. [0] http:/&#x2F
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by biomcgary 12y ago
You may be trying to be pedantic, but, to be meta-pedantic, your point highlights that two different conclusions are reasonable depending on the scale of analysis. At a functional level, a fetus takes nutrients from mom without returning an
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by biomcgary 12y ago
From an evolutionary perspective, this is probably one of the few types of parasites that dramatically improve your fitness (kind of by definition).
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by biomcgary 12y ago
Interestingly, the genetic conflict described in the article approaches zero in species with lifetime monogamy because maternal and paternal fitness becomes the same. The genetic conflict increases by the degree of polygamy. edit: I'm
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by biomcgary 12y ago
A study from 1996 [0] shows that male fetal cells can persist in mother's blood up to 27 years after birth. [0] http://www.pnas.org/content/93/2/705.full.pdf
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by biomcgary 12y ago
Although the article dramatizes the conflict, the tug-of-war over resources is real, which probably is why the placenta is one of the fastest evolving mammalian organs in terms of morphology and genetics. The conflict probably shapes the ra
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by biomcgary 12y ago
Preeclampsia, a state of too high blood pressure in the mother, is discussed in the article and is one of the leading reasons for medically induced premature births. However, this in only one of several causes of premature birth. A large nu
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by biomcgary 12y ago
I am a biologist with a love for philosophy of science and found that both Kuhn and Lakatos discussed science in ways that were at least intelligible. Lakatos in particular described a philosophy of science that seemed to match what I have
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by biomcgary 13y ago
That is the funniest comment I've seen on HN in a while.
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by biomcgary 14y ago
Could this be used to secure a majority vote by asking people to submit their chunk of one of two files? The only way to get either file is by having the majority of the votes.