Monthly Archives: March 2008

A Synthetic Bacterial Genome

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Conrad Halling

This is already old news, but in this week’s issue of Science, Gibson et al. published their paper on the synthesis of a genome of Mycoplasma genitalium. (Sometimes I just have to wait for a physical copy of the journal … Continue reading →

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The Personal Genome

Posted on March 4, 2008 by Conrad Halling

We are on the verge of being able to have our genomes sequenced and analyzed. Today in the article “Gene Map Becomes a Luxury Item”, by Amy Harmon of the New York Times, Ms. Harmon describes how wealthy people are … Continue reading →

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On Becoming a WordPress Master

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Conrad Halling

I hope I won’t write too many posts about the mechanics of blogging, but I have spent the entire day studying Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition, by Eric A. Meyer, in an effort to solve some minor … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Badger’s T. taxus Blog

Posted on March 2, 2008 by Conrad Halling

I spent this morning reading Jonathan Badger’s T. taxus blog (“Reflections on science, literature, and history by an American Badger”) and web site. Jonathan is a microbial genomicist at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) in La Jolla, California. Taxidea … Continue reading →

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5000 Plant Virus Genome Project

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Conrad Halling

On 25 February 2008, Microbe World Radio reported on the 5000 virus genome project, a research project initiated by Professor Marilyn J. Roossinck at the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Dr. Roossinck’s objective is to use the high-throughput … Continue reading →

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