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posted by CoolHand on Thursday July 09 2015, @03:38PM   Printer-friendly
from the benefitting-humanity dept.

Technology rapidly is advancing the study of genetics and the search for causes of major diseases. Analysis of genomic sequences that once took days or months now can be performed in a matter of hours. Yet, for most genetic scientists, the lack of access to computer servers and programs capable of quickly handling vast amounts of data can hinder genetic advancements. Now, a group of scientists at the University of Missouri has introduced a game changer in the world of biological research. The online, free service, RNAMiner, has been developed to handle large datasets which could lead to faster results in the study of plant and animal genomics.

"This work actually started mainly because of the demand of MU scientists," said Jianlin Cheng, an associate professor of computer science in the MU College of Engineering. "RNA sequencing is the means by which researchers use modern sequencing techniques to study RNA, or ribonucleic acid. The process has increased the speed that researchers can note the differences in gene expression among genomes—but it comes at a cost. Often, scientists must sift through incredibly large amounts of data to get to usable results. RNAMiner has cut that time drastically."

http://phys.org/news/2015-07-scientists-free-online-genetic-tool.html

[Abstract]: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25902288

[Also Covered By]: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150708/MU-scientists-develop-RNAMiner-tool-to-make-genetic-science-easier.aspx


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  • (Score: 2) by Gravis on Friday July 10 2015, @02:57AM

    by Gravis (4596) on Friday July 10 2015, @02:57AM (#207249)

    People with Bipolar-Type Schizoaffective Disorder should not be able to do what I do.

    you aren't as special as you think you are. there are plenty of CEOs with the same thing and they dont get get arrested for allegedly making bomb threats.

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  • (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Friday July 10 2015, @11:30PM

    Have a look at my posts to The Forum On Risks To The Public In Computers And Related Systems.

    http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks [ncl.ac.uk]

    There is a way that I all by myself could have orevented the tragic loss of MH370:

    Sleep in shifts as the Navy does, so someone can stand watch, rather than all at the same time, as the Air Force does.

    While we may never know there is reason to believe that the autopilot malfunctioned while the flight crew was asleep.

    --
    Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]