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by rgejman 10y ago
I find it much more difficult to read long sections of academic text on a computer or tablet than on paper. When I need to read a paper thoroughly, I print it out. For storage I use Papers ( http://papersapp.com/ ). Highly re
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by rgejman 10y ago
I'm not sure this is true. Big companies tend to have more liberal politics because (a) it helps them retain talent (e.g. LGBT employees) and (b) liberal politics tends to be less offensive to population sub-groups. Do you really think
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by rgejman 10y ago
>That's not what's being done here. We're talking about defunding and banning anyone who has "offensive" opinions. No we're not. We're talking about reaching out to companies advertising on websites tha
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by rgejman 10y ago
Very neat. Thanks for the link.
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by rgejman 10y ago
>Attack the business models of companies who produce content we find offensive, politically incorrect, or don't align with our world view -- yet are still protected under the first amendment. >Just because it is a different point
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by rgejman 10y ago
Crowdsourcing a "hitting them where it hurts" approach to fake news seems like an interesting and promising strategy to eliminate the income streams of websites that promote hatred. I am trying to think of the downsides, i.e. how
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How to Destroy the Business Model of Breitbart and Fake News(nytimes.com)
9 points by rgejman 10y ago|29 comments
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by rgejman 10y ago
I bet the nonchalance here has a lot to do with Sci-Hub. Although supplementary materials are still a problem there.
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Scientists in Germany, Peru and Taiwan to Lose Access to Elsevier Journals(nature.com)
2 points by rgejman 10y ago|1 comments
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Understanding Academic Medical Centers: Simone’s Maxims(clincancerres.aacrjournals.org)
1 points by rgejman 10y ago|0 comments
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by rgejman 10y ago
Outstanding essay on why Freud has faded from his ultimate cultural and scientific pedestal -- and why and other grand theorists are not relevant today. I agree with the author that "The grand theories of an earlier age offered us an a
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Genetic testing fumbles, revealing ‘dark side’ of precision medicine(statnews.com)
1 points by rgejman 10y ago|0 comments
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by rgejman 10y ago
This is a very old drug. All of its relevant properties have been studied for decades.
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by rgejman 10y ago
The real disgusting thing here is that EDTA, the heavy metal chelator, is one of the most commonly used chemicals in molecular biology. It costs very little to synthesize and is very stable when stored at room temp. In fact, it can be store
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Congressman calls for probe into Valeant’s pricing of lead poisoning drug(statnews.com)
69 points by rgejman 10y ago|51 comments
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As Parkinson’s patients wait, Fox Foundation and scientist feud over drug trial(statnews.com)
1 points by rgejman 10y ago|0 comments
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by rgejman 10y ago
Maybe. We haven't been doing this long enough to know. T cells can divide into a T "memory" type, but I'm not sure if CAR-T cells do this.
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by rgejman 10y ago
T cells proliferate when they see their target antigen. This technology is being used without CRISPR in a number of clinical trials. See here: http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/research/car-t-...
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by rgejman 10y ago
Yeah, but you can often derive the original FASTQ file from the BAM file anyway so it's like raw data PLUS.
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by rgejman 10y ago
Generally I thought this was a great piece. I was a little annoyed that he kept referring to "BAM" files as holding his genomic information. e.g.: "He wanted to get his own BAM file and study it." BAM is just a format th
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The Life, Legend and Legacy of Bruce A. Coleman(medium.com)
1 points by rgejman 10y ago|0 comments
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by rgejman 11y ago
Isn't the last graph showing a poisson distribution, which is exactly what you expect for situations like "waiting for a train that comes on a schedule"?
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by rgejman 11y ago
I don't hear a voice in my head when I read. When I try to read that paragraph, I can't get past the 4th word without an uncomfortable mental pause. In order to continue reading I do have to "hear" it as I'm reading
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by rgejman 11y ago
NO. The article is talking about releasing sterile mosquitoes. This is a chronic intervention in the sense that you need to continue releasing sterile mosquitoes over time in order to keep populations low. The gene drive technology is a one
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by rgejman 11y ago
Gene drives do not have to be used to eradicate mosquitos (although they can be used that way). They can be used to spread malaria resistance genes to mosquitoes, thereby rendering mosquito populations immune to malaria infection. http:&#x
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by rgejman 11y ago
I think it's only a matter of time before someone decides to release a gene-drive mosquito into the wild: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_drive
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by rgejman 11y ago
I wonder if the patent war over CRISPR will ever be relevant, given the discovery of Cpf1 and other Cas9-like molecules http://www.cell.com/abstract/S0092-8674(15)01200-3 Does anyone know if the existing CRISPR patents
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by rgejman 11y ago
How is this different than the traditional arts and entertainment fields? Most singers, song writers, painters, sculptors, writers, etc also struggle their whole life to make a living. Just because your art is digital and you can reach hund
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by rgejman 11y ago
I don't think your platform is exempt from the "common rule" requirement to obtained oversight from an IRB. The fact that L-theanine is obtainable over the counter is not material. If you study the effects of aspirin on cance
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by rgejman 11y ago
As an aside: it's a cool idea and worth trying--but you are going to need to make sure that you are compliant with this country's laws regarding the responsible conduct of human subjects research!

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