Wednesday, November 09, 2011

ScienceDaily: Biotechnology News

ScienceDaily: Biotechnology News


Galaxy DNA-analysis software is now available 'in the cloud'

Posted: 08 Nov 2011 05:15 PM PST

Galaxy -- an open-source, web-based platform for data-intensive biomedical and genetic research -- is now available as a "cloud computing" resource. The new technology will help scientists and biomedical researchers to harness such tools as DNA-sequencing and analysis software, as well as storage capacity for large quantities of scientific data.

'Noise' tunes logic circuit made from virus genes

Posted: 08 Nov 2011 05:15 PM PST

In the world of engineering, "noise" – random fluctuations from environmental sources such as heat – is generally a bad thing. In electronic circuits, it is unavoidable, and as circuits get smaller and smaller, noise has a greater and more detrimental effect on a circuit's performance. Now some scientists are saying: if you can't beat it, use it.

No comments: