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Just read this statement by + Eric Schmidt in wired uk http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-05/23/eric-schmidt-science-education "the scientific method of hypothesise, test, revise and repeat must remain paramount", adding "careful and repeatable experimentation is the crux of science". I see this quite different: contemporary “science” has moved from the hypothesis method as it fail in respect to the challenges we face today. We have a paradigm change form hypothesis to data driven science. A reductionistic science moves to a holistic systemics (for review see: http://www.leukippos.org/Leukippos_Institute/Video.html ) This is a complicated question to answer and requires knowledge in history of philosophy, formal logic and philosophy of science. The cited review gives you a brief introduction to this subject. Some of the major points: The hypothesis method is reductionistic.
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source: Genome Engineering, “From hypothesis to data-driven research” by socrateslogos As science becomes more complex, it is changing how we are looking at the drivers of research, and how we will cope with the vast volumes of data that are generated. While this review of the concept of data-driven research from the Leukippos Institute for Synthetic Biology looks at science in general, the ideas behind it are crucial for genomics and genetic research. hypothesis-driven science The basis for understanding nature is the question: What is reality?
from hypothesis to data-driven research « C.DLT
Blog | BioBricks Foundation
February 29, 2012 The world is ever changing, for the better! Great to learn about ”Black Girls Code”, a non-profit organization that encourages African-American girls, women of color to go into technology careers.
The Next DNA Disruptor? - Forbes
My Twitter feed just exploded. Oxford Nanopore, long the sleeper project to watch in the field of mapping DNA, just announced two products that could dramatically change the field of DNA sequencing: a new DNA sequencer that may be able to handle a human genome in 15 minutes, and a USB thumb drive DNA sequencer that can read DNA directly from blood with no prep work. “‘Game changer’ is an understatement,” says George Church of Harvard University . (Church was one of the inventors on one of the patents licensed to Oxford Nanopore that led to the device.” He ticks off the devices specs: Tiny instruments for $900. Able to read DNA in 10,000-letter stretches — compared to a couple hundred for current technologies.
Seeking to spur drug development, Stephen Friend has launched a daring series of initiatives to make biomedical research more open and effective.
The Visionary | Science Comments
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The world's first wiki where authorship really matters (Nature Genetics, 2008). Due credit and reputation for authors. Imagine a global collaborative knowledge base for original thoughts. Search thousands of articles and collaborate with scientists around the globe. wikigene or wiki gene protein drug chemical gene disease author authorship tracking collaborative publishing evolutionary knowledge reputation system wiki2.0 global collaboration genes proteins drugs chemicals diseases compound
NextGenVoices Results
In the 6 January 2012 issue, we ran excerpts from 13 of the many insightful responses we received. Below, you will find the full versions of those 13 essays (in the order they were printed) as well as the top 50 (in alphabetical order) of the other submissions we received. As we acquire knowledge, we climb a ladder that helps us to see farther, that helps us to observe unexplored territory. Some scientific disciplines are on the very top steps of their ladders. Our predecessors made enormous contributions while climbing the ladders of reductionism.Drop that Pipette: Science by Design
An unexpected collaboration between a synthetic biology lab at UCSF and a Palo Alto-based design firm is stirring up the way that research is conceived and conducted, by integrating innovation and “design thinking” into the scientific method.
"Printers can make mugs, chocolate and even blood vessels. Now, MIT scientists want to add robo-assistants to the list of printable goodies. Today, MIT announced a new project, “An Expedition in Computing Printable Programmable Machines,” that aims to give everyone a chance to have his or her own robot. Need help peering into that unreasonably hard-to-reach cabinet, or wiping down your grimy 15th-story windows?
SynBioFromLeukipposInstitute | Scoop.it
Synthetic Biology Slam - 2nd Edition - Eventbrite
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Course overview A course focusing on the rational design, construction, and applications of nucleic acid and protein-based synthetic molecular and cellular machinery and systems. Students are mentored to produce substantial term projects. Intended for graduate students in Systems Biology, Biophysics, Engineering, Biology and related disciplines. No formal prerequisites. Projects are tailored to each student's strengths and interests.
Harvard:SysBio 204/2011 - OpenWetWare
The Chemical Biology Discussion Group brings together chemists and biologists interested in learning about the latest ideas in this rapidly growing field. It provides a forum for lively discussion and for establishing collaborations between chemists armed with novel technologies and biologists receptive to using these approaches to solve their chosen biological problems. Postdocs from the chemical biology community in the New York area have organized this special meeting, which brings together three diverse speakers to address recent breakthroughs in synthetic biology and organism engineering, including research on the design and application of "foldamers," metabolically engineering microbes for the production of biofuels, and fragment-based de novo design of ligands and their applications to biology.
Synthetic Biology and Organism Engineering | The New York Academy of Sciences
Press DNA2.0 Partners With BioFab
DNA2.0’s Groundbreaking Gene Assembly and Design Application First to Make BIOFAB Parts Available; Agreement Expands DNA2.0’s Marketplace for Sharing Genetic Constructs Menlo Park, Calif., July 28, 2011 - DNA2.0 today announced that the first collection of biological building blocks characterized by the BIOFAB International Open Facility Advancing Biotechnology ( BIOFAB ) are now available for use in the design and assembly of genes within DNA2.0’s Gene Designer software. The free-to-use BIOFAB genetic parts are distributed as virtual sequences in the newly minted gene marketplace embedded within DNA2.0’s gene design and assembly application.Introduction to emerging standardized and automatable DNA construction methodologies (including BioBricks, SLIC, Gibson, CPEC, Golden Gate, USER, yeast DNA assembler) Introduction to design concepts and resources (repeated sequences, RBS calculator; BioFAB efforts and their measurements: plate reader and FACS assays, towards forward-engineering; modeling environments like TinkerCell and Clotho; DNA grammar tools such as GenoCAD and Eugene) Workshop is open to faculty members ,scientist ,research scholars and people from industry in the area of molecular biology ,bioinformatics,biotechnology,medical science,biological science and related branches of science . The detailed programme of the Workshop is enclosed herewith for your ready reference and also available on our University’s website at http://www.juit.ac.in/psb/index.html