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11/25/12 - Pinned Down - Mutiny - Saint
In this game Saint, and Genome tried to rush the left side to see if we could capture the red brick building. We knew that our other guys would be able to grab the boat so we thought if we captured this building, we could push them back one house at a time. We ended up not making it to that building... they had to many people there and they had little distance to get there. Hope you guys like the footage!From:IllestAirsoftViews:48 1ratingsTime:08:01More inEntertainment

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TCGA 2012 Poster Session
November 27-28, 2012 - The Cancer Genome Atlas #39; 2nd Annual Scientific Symposium: Enabling Cancer Research Through TCGA More: http://www.genome.govFrom:GenomeTVViews:7 1ratingsTime:09:32More inScience Technology

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Sequenced Pig Genome Creates Opportunities for Health Research
An international scientific collaboration that includes two CVM researchers is bringing home the bacon when it comes to potential animal and human health advancements, thanks to successfully mapping the genome of the domestic pig. The sequenced genome gives researchers a genetic blueprint of the pig. It includes a complete list of DNA and genes that give pigs their traits like height and color. Once all of the genetic information is understood, scientists anticipate improvements to the animal #39;s health as well as human health, as pigs and humans share similar physiologies. "With the sequenced genome we have a better blueprint than we had before about the pig #39;s genetics and how those genetic mechanisms work together to create, such as the unique merits in disease resistance," said Dr. Yongming Sang, research assistant professor in the Department of Anatomy and Physiology. For three years, Dr. Sang worked on the genome sequencing project with Dr. Frank Blecha, associate dean for the College of Veterinary Medicine and university distinguished professor of anatomy and physiology. A report of the international study appears as the cover story for the Nov. 15 issue of the journal Nature. To read more of the November issue of Lifelines, go to http://www.vet.k-state.eduFrom:KSUCVMViews:3 0ratingsTime:04:04More inEducation

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Evolution of gymnosperm
For more information, log on to- shomusbiology.weebly.com Download the study materials here- shomusbiology.weebly.com There are between 800 and 900 extant or currently living species of Gymnosperms. It is widely accepted that the gymnosperms originated in the late Carboniferous period.[5] This appears to have been the result of a whole genome duplication event around 319 million years ago.[6] Early characteristics of seed plants were evident in fossil progymnosperms of the late Devonian period around 380 million years ago. It has been suggested that during the mid-Mesozoic era, pollination of some extinct groups of gymnosperms were by extinct species of scorpionflies that had specialized proboscis for feeding on pollination drops. The scorpionflies likely engaged in pollination mutualisms with gymnosperms, long before the similar and independent coevolution of nectar-feeding insects on angiosperms.[7][8] Conifers are by far the most abundant extant group of gymnosperms with six to eight families, with a total of 65-70 genera and 600-630 species (696 accepted names).[9] Conifers are woody plants and most are evergreens.[10] The leaves of many conifers are long, thin and needle-like, others species, including most Cupressaceae and some Podocarpaceae, have flat, triangular scale-like leaves. Agathis in Araucariaceae and Nageia in Podocarpaceae have broad, flat strap-shaped leaves. Cycads are the next most abundant group of gymnosperms, with about 130 species. The other ...From:Suman BhattacharjeeViews:0 0ratingsTime:13:46More inEducation

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Probing the Effect of Conformational Constraint on Binding
TACC Vis Showcased at SC12 Anne Bowen, Texas Advanced Computing Center. Work in collaboration with Yue Shi, UT Biomedical Engineering Increasing the strength of binding between a molecule and a receptor is an important technique in the design of effective drugs. One experimental technique to increase the strength of binding (called "binding affinity") is to synthesize molecules that are already in the shape that it will take when bound to a receptor. This technique works because it decreases the binding entropy which increases the overall binding affinity. A recent experimental study of a series of receptor-molecule complexes (the Grb2 SH2 domain with peptide analogues) aimed to increase the binding affinity by introducing a bond constraint. However, the constrained molecules had less favorable binding entropies than their flexible counterparts. Yue Shi of the Ren lab at UT Austin aimed to probe the origin of this entropy paradox with molecular dynamics simulations which were run on Lonestar and Ranger at TACC. Their group used approximately 2 million CPU hours on Ranger and almost 1 million on Lonestar this past year. Their research addresses biological and medical challenges from single molecules to the genome with high performance computing and theory. In collaboration with other experimental groups, they utilize computer modeling and simulations to understand these complex biomolecular systems and to discover molecules for treating disease and improving human health ...From:TACCutexasViews:1 0ratingsTime:00:10More inScience Technology

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Austin Brown "Slow Down" - Pandora Whiteboard Sessions
Austin Brown performs "Slow Down" for Pandora Whiteboard Sessions 12.6.12 Pandora Oakland HQ Over the years the Pandora office has had the great pleasure of receiving visits from many of these talented musicians and comedians. Some are well-established artists in town for a major show, others are in the middle of a grassroots tour, hitting coffee houses and small clubs up and down the West Coast. Sometimes we just meet up to show them around the office and learn about their careers, other times our employees are treated to a short performance. We also take the opportunity to show them the Music Genome Project and walk them through an analysis of their music, along with some data on their audience on Pandora. It #39;s been fun to see their reaction when they learn which songs are the most "thumbed up" or how large their audience is, and what areas around the country are particularly enthusiastic for their sound. This performances take place in front of a giant whiteboard in a common area of the Pandora Oakland office. On the day of the show one of the Pandora designers creates a unique drawing to represent each artist on the white board, which becomes the backdrop for the performance. The Whiteboard Sessions are unique because the daytime office environment calls for a different kind of performance than what people normally see at concerts. These sessions are mostly acoustic and there is a lot of interaction with the crowd. And there #39;s lots of improvising too - recycling bins ...From:pandoraViews:3 9ratingsTime:04:49More inMusic

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IT Insider - Cliff Farrah on "The Problem with Big Data"
"Like" us on Facebook: on.fb.me Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly Big Data is everywhere these days from Google and LinkedIn to mapping the genome, so why does Cliff Farrah, President and Chairman of Beacon Group Consulting say that businesses are just not getting it? In a recent publication for Beacon #39;s Fortune 500 clients, Farrah lays out the nine reasons Big Data is not being adopted and what he says needs to be done about it. Farrah recommends a strategy for streamlining the Big Data industry as whole and identifying areas of growth and opportunity. Join host Richard Schlesinger as he addresses "The Problem with Big Data" on this episode of "IT Insider".From:EMCCorpViews:0 0ratingsTime:27:55More inScience Technology

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UC Berkeley AMP Lab Genomics Project on AWS - Customer Success Story
The AMP Lab at the University of California Berkeley builds scalable machine learning and data analysis technologies to turn data into information. Among the many experiments run by the AMP Lab, one area of concentration is in the field of genomics and cancer research. Due to the vast amount of data that genome sequencing produces, the AMP Lab leverages Amazon Web Services (AWS) to quickly scale the compute resources needed to analyze the algorithms that are used in genomics work. As a result, researchers are able to use many machines in the cloud simultaneously to process genome data faster and more cost effectively. To learn more about how AWS helps universities, researchers and analytics teams solve the big data problem, visit aws.amazon.comFrom:AmazonWebServicesViews:2 0ratingsTime:03:24More inScience Technology

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YLEX Expression Kit (Cat. #: FYY201-1KT).wmv
YLEX Expression Kit based on INRA INAPG licensed patent* provides an easy approach for cloning and expressing a gene of interest in the yeast, Yarrowia lipolytica. Using this kit, high level of heterologous protein may be expressed intracellularly or be secreted from the cell into medium by selecting the supplied expression vector pYLEX1 or pYLSC1. Vectors provided in the YLEX contain a strong hybrid promoter carrying four tandem copies of upstream activator sequences (UAS1B) fragment from pXPR2 and a minimal pLEU2 fragment. Unlike the frequently used Yarrowia promoter (pXPR2), this stable hybrid promoter directs protein expression constantly without multiple influences by nutritional and environmental factors in medium. When a constructed plasmid with the hybrid promoter followed by a cloned gene of interest is linearized by the selected restriction enzyme, it becomes an expression cassette that can integrate into the Y. lipolytica genome by homologous recombination within the process of transformation. The successful transformants are ready for expression or secretion of recombinant protein depending on whether secretion signal appears on the plasmid. For more information, please visit http://www.yeastern.com * INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) and INAPG (Institut National Agronomique Paris-GrignonFrom: #29983; #30410;Views:0 0ratingsTime:10:01More inScience Technology

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Science Club - The Human Genome Project
Science Club - The Human Genome ProjectFrom:MrChrisPaineViews:0 0ratingsTime:08:43More inEducation

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