Here is a video to the New Frontiers of Science and Technologies. We have travelled farther out of our world and at the same time reached deeper into the fundamentals of matter and life than ever before. Enjoy!
Saturday, December 28, 2013
13 Events that marked Science in 2013
Here is a video to the New Frontiers of Science and Technologies. We have travelled farther out of our world and at the same time reached deeper into the fundamentals of matter and life than ever before. Enjoy!
Monday, December 23, 2013
The Groovy Side of Phobos.
From 10 years of mission to Mars and high resolution pictures, ESA (European Space Agency) just released this amazing video of Phobos, the largest moon of Mars. As you can see, it’s pretty groovy and the video is really impressive too. The parallel grooves are actually a stunning feature of Phobos. How it got scratched that way is a good question, and of course nobody knows, yet.
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Fun Math, Science Blunders and Space: Some Reading for the Winter
With the end of the year upon us, it is good time to change gear and indulge in some relaxing reading. Here is a book selection just for that (it also makes for great gifts if you are falling short). So, sit back and enjoy (and leave a comment if you have more suggestions).
The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity by Steven Strogatz.
Friday, December 13, 2013
The secret code behind the genetic code. Well...
A second code hiding in the DNA?
"Scientists have discovered a second code hiding within DNA". That's the headline about the results of a study published today in the journal Science. It shows that 15% of the codons in humans have a dual function: the traditional coding of amino acids and, that’s the novelty, the control of gene expression. Those dual codons were dubbed duons.
Friday, December 6, 2013
The super-planet that shouldn't be there.
The super-planet that should not be there.
HD 106906 b is the newest exoplanet in the ever growing catalogue of extrasolar worlds. What's special about this one is that it throws a wrench into the planet formation theory, and leave astronomers slightly puzzled.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
How to Manipulate Big Data with One-liner Commands
Here is a list of simple one line awk, grep and sed commands that are very useful when dealing with big large datasets. This is particularly true for any work involving genomics, sequencing, etc. I have used them numerous time with datafile generated by Plink, for genome assembly, protein and gene databases.
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