Another week, another edition of Things I Noticed. So what did cross the attention engine these last few days
NAR db issue
Nucleic Acid Research just published its freely accessible database issue. A bunch of things come to mind (1) The number of databases are mushrooming (2) A lot of new databases seem to focus on specific areas (3) What kinds of standards do they use?
Now available at Blog Around the Clock. The plans are to convert it into a blook. Many of the blogs I follow made it in there, but I would especially like to send a shout out to Pedro and Arunn
Things I noticed #19
Another week, another edition of Things I Noticed. So what did cross the attention engine these last few days
NAR db issue
Nucleic Acid Research just published its freely accessible database issue. A bunch of things come to mind (1) The number of databases are mushrooming (2) A lot of new databases seem to focus on specific areas (3) What kinds of standards do they use?
The implications on search have been discussed before. In the meantime, read away.
Teaching bioinformatics
Sandra Porter has some excellent articles on teaching bioinformatics, including an equipment wishlist and useful software
More widgets in science
I’ve been using a bunch of science-related widgets on my Google personalized home for a while. Looks like others are also taking the plunge
Update Joerg Kurt Wegner lists more widgets on his blog
The Science Blogging Anthology Final 50
Now available at Blog Around the Clock. The plans are to convert it into a blook. Many of the blogs I follow made it in there, but I would especially like to send a shout out to Pedro and Arunn
Open Science Roundup
While we all know about PLoS One, according to the Science Commons blog, the Nature Publishing Group and the British Medical Journal are also embracing open access
Technorati Tags: Bioinformatics, Open Access, Blogging, Education