Dec 11, 2007
Those clever people at Harvard are using Google’s API to allow users to search for gene sequence fragments on the Web in combination with a text query. You’re limited to 1000 searches per day and have to enter your own API key to get the maximum benefit. But. that’s probably enough to be going on with.
From the site: Query Gene is distinctive because it is not limited to a …
Oct 4, 2007
Leaning strongly towards the bio today, I thought I’d mention a new database for biologists that works like a shopping mall. An international team has opened a virtual bazaar, called PAZAR, which allows biologists to share information about gene regulation through individually managed boutiques. Customers may draw data for free from any boutique or extract information from the “superstores” that aggregate data of similar types.
In deciphering the human genome sequence, researchers hope to understand …
Aug 1, 2007
Two worthy legal moratoria – the Agreement on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) – are potentially in direct conflict when it comes to plant genetic resources and intellectual property rights, at least that is the conclusion of legal expert Megan Bowman. However, potential conflicts could be reconciled in this context by applying the common sense notion of remaining …
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