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Richard Resnick : La révolution génomique est là

Richard Resnick : La révolution génomique est là

http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_resnick_welcome_to_the_genomic_revolution.html

15 Inspiring TED Talks Every Freshman Must Watch You've selected your classes and shopped for your dorm room. You've bought some new clothes and packed your favorite things. The new semester is around the corner and you're as ready as you'll ever be. Unless, that is, you want to get a tiny bit ahead. We know you're excited, and probably more than a little nervous, so take some time to listen to these TED talks to get some inspiration before you even have a syllabus to crack. You'll learn some important lessons that may just stick with you throughout college and beyond. ENCODE 12 Sept 2013 - New UDR ENCODE Download Method Available The UCSC Genome Browser is pleased to offer a new download protocol to use when downloading large sets of files from our download servers: UDR (UDT Enabled Rsync). UDR utilizes rsync as the transport mechanism, but sends the data over the UDT protocol, which enables huge amounts of data to be downloaded more efficiently over long distances. Read more. 25 July 2013 - BLUEPRINT Epigenome Data Hub and Quick Reference PDF Now Available

The language of lying - Noah Zandan Detection deception experts such as Pamela Meyer, in her popular book Liespotting argue that there are behavior cues everyday people can use to spot lying. Hear Pam discuss her book and ideas at this NPR link on the TED Radio Hour and listen to: Can You Spot A Liar? Scroll down at this site and check out the related story links. Click here and see some of the common clues that a lying person might give away that would allow you to detect that they are deceiving you. But a host of reputable scientists, like John Fuerdy of the University of Toronto, question the efficacy of lie detectors: "Studies have long shown that polygraphs are remarkably unreliable, particularly for screening job applicants. As early as 1965, a congressional committee concluded that there was no evidence to support the polygraph's validity; a 1997 survey in the Journal of Applied Psychology put the test's accuracy rate at only 61 percent.

Maladies héréditaires dominantes Maladies héréditaires \ Maladies héréditaires dominantes Maladies héréditaires dominantes Il existe certaines maladies héréditaires qu’on dit dominantes. Ces maladies sont causées par des gènes défectueux dominants. Des gènes perturbés par les nuits trop courtes Photo : iStockphoto Des centaines de gènes sont perturbés par le manque de sommeil, montre une étude britannique. Ces gènes sont liés à l'inflammation, au système immunitaire et à la réponse de l'organisme au stress. National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

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