Genomics Blog

May 3, 2010 6:45 PM
Twitter Snips - May 2, 2010
Filed Under: Mikenomics

Twitter. A chance to convey information in 140 characters or less.
No mean feat but you would be surprised what can be done either with tight writing, clever ideas, or links to solid content. Genome Alberta can be found tweeting away as @mikesgene .
In the meantime here are a few of the interesting bits we found winging their way through the twitterverse.


@PR4Science    http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/video/2009/sep/21/richard-dawkins-greatest-show-earth

 

BIOConvention    BIO 1x1 Partnering is setting RECORDS 14,000+ Meetings, 95k+ requests, 2000+ companies! You need to be in Chicago! #BusinessForum #Bio2010

 

@digitalbio Developing a "Biotechnology Friendly" Workforce http://bit.ly/abELIN

 

@thornley    ABC looks at a future in which a "digital journalist" replaces a news crew of 4. HT @shelisrael http://icio.us/duqbdo

 

@phylogenomics    Seems useful & love that title: "BamView" (for viewing read alignment data in context of reference sequence) http://ff.im/-jJe0a

 

@neilfws Liked "The next five years of computational genomics at NHGRI" http://ff.im/-jJ4YQ

 

@calliopeblogger Just had a fantastic meetup with newly found family thanks to @23andMe relative finder program. Spent afternoon sharing family trees.

 

@imascientist No, let's NOT sack all the science writers. My thoughts on the @bengoldacre i/v http://bit.ly/aaCuep

 

@DaveHancockMLA    Doug Horner, Yvonne Fritz (for Alison Redford) and I at a noon hour panel on the role + function of "political minister"

 

@eurogene    Is genetic test for celiac disease useful? http://bit.ly/9xo8lt RT @AccessDNA May celiac disease month learn more http://bit.ly/9zbfeO

 

@engadget Internet Explorer market share falls below 60 percent for first time, according to NetApplications http://bit.ly/agrtkR

 

@EnvBC    BC premier offers oil spill help - Environment Ministry workers can help - BC has expertise in this area - http://bit.ly/d4p6p1

 

@nytimesscience    In Darwin Family, Evidence of Inbreeding’s Ill Effects http://nyti.ms/cs73tT

 

@ScienceCalendar    May 4, 1825-Birthday of biologist Thomas Huxley, 1st to suggest that birds are descended from dinosaurs.

 

@genomicslawyer    "The Genome Pioneers" @emilysinger does a nice job picking out themes from #GET2010: http://bit.ly/aKtPzZ

 

@Scitable  Interested in learning more about stem cells? Check out Scitable’s stem cell spotlight. http://bit.ly/cMkCWe

 

@j_timmer Ok, my latest article on DNA sequencing tech is out: http://arst.ch/jie  This time up, 454 and Ion Torrent


And exactly who are these people?

@PR4Science works in science communication and lives in Victoria B.C.
@BIOConvention is one of the many online tools used the annual BIO Convention which is being held this year in Chicago
@digitalbio is Sandra Porter who teaches how to use bioinformatics to study biology
@thornley is where you'll find a Genome Alberta favourite Joseph Thornley. CEO of Thornley Fallis and 76design and Senior Fellow of the Society for New Communications Research.
@phylogenomics is an evolutionary biologist, microbiology & genomics researcher, Open Science advocate, cyclist, & Professor at UC Davis
@neilfwsis Neil Saunders from Australia where he is a Bioinformatics (CSIRO), hacker, web 2.0/science 2.0 enthusiast, and some-time photographer
@calliopebloggercall herself an "Amazon woman blogs about her adventures in infertility, single motherhood and all things plaid."
@imascientistSophia Collins is from Bradford on Avon who brings young people together with real scientists
@DaveHancockMLAis the real live Minister of Education for Alberta who supports the great 'Inspiring Education' project
@eurogeneis Keith Grimaldi, Science director, Eurogene EU project 
@engadget is the Official Twitter account for what else, Engadget
@EnvBCbelongs to Environment Business Insider
@nytimesscsience is Science, Enviornment, Space and Cosmos News From NYTimes.com/Science
@ScienceCalendar The daily Calendar of Science is a service of Pacific Science Center
@genomicslawyerDan Vorhaus is another Genome Alberta favourite. Dan is a lawyer who brings news and notes from the frontier of genomics, personalized medicine and the law.
@Scitableby Nature Education is a collaborative learning space for science undergraduates.
@j_timmerJohn Timmer is Chief science wrangler for Ars Technica.

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