The first item—“A Glimpse at the Future of DNA: M.D.’s Inside the Body”(and thanks to Eric Smith for the tip)—is about using DNA sections to encode a sequence of events that might identify a specific molecular maker for a cancer and then trigger a therapeutic response. That’s interesting, but if you couple it with the second item—“UCLA chemists develop new ...

Nonprofits and advocacy groups have joined forces to oppose proposed Federal Election Commission rules they say would limit nonprofit advocacy. The rules would affect nonprofit independent political committees, known as 527s, but the FEC is considering whether to include 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 nonprofits, says Independent Sector, a national coalition of nonprofits. Article link…

Article in WSJ about the Indian (Asia) Apollo Hospital chain and how it is supplying care not only to Indians but to foreigners who are going there for lower cost hospital care. Since you need a subscription to access the article, I’ll quote liberally.

Greeting from Seattle. About the emergence of bioinformatics and information infrastructure companies.