An e-newsletter from onPhilanthropy came in (I used to write grant proposals), and the link went to some articles that might be worth a look. In fact, dig around; you might find something.

Running through BIOSILICO was a distinct vibe of big change in life sciences. The notion that already there is a pretty well developed industry begat of biology, medicine and computer science suggests that changes already have substance. That is, modern biology isn’t your father’s biology. It’s not even the biology of flora and fauna I studied in school (which brings ...

ScienceDaily News Release: Researchers Home In On Obesity Gene And Offer Explanation For Overeating I’ve always suspected I had the SNAK gene.

Well whadda ya know. Here’s a more complete article about the molecular detection device Intel is building for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center I mentioned in The Data Tsunami. The last sentence says that Intel is paying for the development. The reason is obvious: they are looking for more opportunities for payoff on their intellectual property and capital. If the ...