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Joke, Software

DNA for DNA

It might be fun to read here on a genetics board about DNA (Direct Note Access) which is a technology implemented in Melodyne that can extract notes from polyphonic music.
So far, it does not use a library of musical instruments according Peter Neubäcker, head of development, in an interview published in c’t 8/2008, p 34. It separates “musical content” defined by periodicity, similar overtones and meaningful musical distance like halftones. Although that’s something bioinformatics is trying for some while for DNA (desoxyribonucleic acid), I wonder if the decomposition concept in DNA would works also for DNA, yea, yea.

 

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Our lives are unrepeatable experiments lacking a control

a prosaic quotation from the recent Nature correspondence section that highlights why genetics has been leading us into nowhere.

Our lives are unrepeatble experiments lacking a control. Myriad external factors interact with genetic and epigenetic factors and with chance to determine whether we are well or ill, smart or dull, successes or failures.

Yea, yea.

 

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More Zotero support

Welcome Just Science Participant! Here is an extra primer how to store your references from the scientific papers that you are reading. In 1983 I was writing on cards, moved to a simple 4-column-database in 1989, used Endnote in 2005 and eventually moved to Zotero in 2007. Zotero is an open source database that sits as a plugin in your Firefox browser [download link]. The neat thing Continue reading More Zotero support →

 

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Do ScribeFire and Zotero work together?

— an important question for a science blogger. The answer is yes, at least in principle, as you can see from my screenshot: I am able to drag and drop a reference from the Zotero list view into the Scribefire edit pane. As the reference appears there in full text only, I have already submitted a support request at the Scribefire site as. I think we need to implement DOI support and I will look into the possibility to write a Zotero plugin. A quick fix to reformat the dropped reference would probably be a simple bookmarklet.
BTW The Endnote import into Zotero works best with the “Refman” option on the UPPER RIGHT BAR in Endnote selected before starting the text export. The resulting text file then can be flawless imported in Zotero if it contains less than 100 or 200 references.

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