I'm a 21-year-old CS student that just applied for a double major in Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB), getting into computational biology, and I will say that knowledge of molecular and genetics biology is a must. The people here at Berkeley know their introns and promoters and amino acid interactions, along with (what seems to be) a foundation in statistics and probability. They're juggling enormous data sets to figure out, "What's the probability that alanine is in this protein family?" And sometimes I feel lost, since I don't have a solid background in genetics.
Most of the books you describe (stuff like O'Reilly's "Mastering Perl for Bioinformatics") are geared towards life scientists who aren't computer-savvy or haven't programmed before. They won't go into the background needed to understand the real principles: chemistry, biology, biochemistry and genetics.
If you're interested in getting into bioinformatics (which I really believe is possible for you to do, since you've done CS, math, and physics, so you have at least the technical part down) you can read some textbooks in your spare time.:) I find that textbooks are geared towards teaching, than grim black-and-white technical books and papers on the subject. Skim the text first to gain some familiarity, so that you aren't bogged down with nitty-gritty details.
Biology by Campbell ~ just read the genetics part of the text
Lehninger's Principles of Biochemistry by Nelson and Cox has a few sections in the back on genetics metabolism
Bioinformatics by David Mount. I heard this one was good, but you should read the previous books first:)
Not sure if this is maglev, but at least California is planning on a high-speed rail system throughout the state. Of course, "feasible" brings us to the question of "does the state have enough money?"
And the way things are in California right now, the answer is a resounding "no."
So when you mentioned that Atlantis was a "financial failure", it made me wonder, why would they bother producing a sequel? I've heard elsewhere that their DVD market is pretty profitable, but eventually they will saturate the market with low-quality Disney shows. Are they simply running out of bankable "assets," as Eisner calls them in stockholder meetings?
It's not inverted; the Power Mac's USB, Firewire etc. jacks are on the left side of the front panel, so it's right-side up. See a photo of the Power Mac.
It's not a bias against roots. The connotation of words is what people most respond to. Classic English example is "shack," "cabin," and "cottage" all mean "small dwelling," but which of these would you rather live in? I wouldn't want to live in a shack, because the word's connotation is negative. English speakers don't just use the denotative meaning of words; they keep the connotation well in mind.
Another example is, do you call a particular person "African American," "black," or the N word? They all have vastly different implied meanings, but they all refer to the same race. (Even I refuse to say the latter because I don't have sufficient karma to burn.:))
I'm not sure what exactly distinguishes the connotations of shit and feces, except that the latter is far less likely to provoke people because it's relatively unused and very neutral.
But if they had such a "jukebox", couldn't college administrators take funds from expanding their network infrastructure's bandwidth pipeline and pour it into this new venture?
My reasoning is that colleges continually have to spend money for network maintenance and improvements because of KaZaA and its counterparts. If the adminstrators were financially smart, there wouldn't be any added cost at all.
On OS X, you can read from PC discs, and simply get the game data off there and store it on your hard drive (or, say, your Pocket PC). ScummVM works beautifully on the Mac, especially since it does not have speed issues that you'd run into with DOS emulators like DosBox.
I don't know why some Slashdotters are complaining about the existence of this female system administrator. If it were me, I'd sure like to take her to my wireless "hotspot" and "swap" a few files.;)
(I know, I know, I'm gonna burn karma for being such a male chauvinist! I can't help it.)
Failed in the sense that it never dug Netscape, as a browser and company, out of the hole. But I'm sure glad to see that Mozilla rose out of all that effort.
As to what they were doing, you should check out ex-mozilla, a list of all the ex-employees that have accumulated over the past --- decade? --- and a little description each wrote up of what they did and what they're now doing. Bittersweet.
Here's one weblogger's take on the service. Most notably, the author quotes,
The demo was going to be off-the-record, but because the opinion grinders in the room didn't turn the team into mincemeat -- reaction started with "this doesn't suck" (noted as high praise indeed), and quickly elevated to "they have a clue," and ended with "good job"...
Didn't the author of the article point out that the cost of Office is simply prohibitive? They certainly could afford Microsoft's licenses if they sold tons and tons of trinkets, but the profits from selling trinkets could be put to much better use like purchasing hardware or funding education.
I agree, but programming would only be worth doing in the long run if you actually enjoyed doing it. After society's fascination with day-to-day software like Office wears off as the century progresses, programming may simply be viewed as nothing more than a service field to keep essential computers running, for computers would be inevitably integrated into all facets of life.
In fact, I think a lot of this is already happening.
I find it amusing that this new series takes on the name of an original series to draw that initial crowd of original Battlestar fans. He just might be doing the smart thing by lowering expectations. That way, the viewers will know exactly what to expect (i.e. not much) and they won't bitch and moan as much on the Internet afterwards on how bad this new series was, in their eye.
Reverse psychology as a public relations tool?:: firastudios.com::
Unlikely, since this bug has to do with Cocoa text fields. Script kiddies can't perform this exploit remotely because they don't have direct access to the windowing manager (Aqua), unless they also found a way around Apple's Remote Desktop.:: www.firastudios.com::
I do agree... once you get used to the interface, Blender works great. However, the interface is non-standard, and thus has a steep learning curve. Half the people I know stopped using it because of the UI. Thus, I believe the interface is a barrier that prevents novice users from adopting the program.
I liken the program's interface to Emacs's, which also uses draggable windows, odd key commands and nonstandard behavior (instead of "paste", it's "yank", etc.). Emacs is wonderful to use once you get used to it, but it takes a lot of practice and motivation to get yourself accustomed to it.
Speaking of elitist assholes, have you seen the latest Apple Switch commercials? It's at the Penny Arcade at http://www.penny-arcade.com/view2002-07-12rl.html.
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I'm a 21-year-old CS student that just applied for a double major in Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB), getting into computational biology, and I will say that knowledge of molecular and genetics biology is a must. The people here at Berkeley know their introns and promoters and amino acid interactions, along with (what seems to be) a foundation in statistics and probability. They're juggling enormous data sets to figure out, "What's the probability that alanine is in this protein family?" And sometimes I feel lost, since I don't have a solid background in genetics.
Most of the books you describe (stuff like O'Reilly's "Mastering Perl for Bioinformatics") are geared towards life scientists who aren't computer-savvy or haven't programmed before. They won't go into the background needed to understand the real principles: chemistry, biology, biochemistry and genetics.
If you're interested in getting into bioinformatics (which I really believe is possible for you to do, since you've done CS, math, and physics, so you have at least the technical part down) you can read some textbooks in your spare time. :) I find that textbooks are geared towards teaching, than grim black-and-white technical books and papers on the subject. Skim the text first to gain some familiarity, so that you aren't bogged down with nitty-gritty details.
- Biology by Campbell ~ just read the genetics part of the text
- Lehninger's Principles of Biochemistry by Nelson and Cox has a few sections in the back on genetics metabolism
- Bioinformatics by David Mount. I heard this one was good, but you should read the previous books first
:)
Good luck!Not sure if this is maglev, but at least California is planning on a high-speed rail system throughout the state. Of course, "feasible" brings us to the question of "does the state have enough money?"
And the way things are in California right now, the answer is a resounding "no."
- Lion King 2
- Lion King 1-1/2
- Stitch (a sequel to Lilo and Stitch, and a "pilot" for the new TV series)
- Atlantis: Milo's Return
So when you mentioned that Atlantis was a "financial failure", it made me wonder, why would they bother producing a sequel? I've heard elsewhere that their DVD market is pretty profitable, but eventually they will saturate the market with low-quality Disney shows. Are they simply running out of bankable "assets," as Eisner calls them in stockholder meetings?It's not inverted; the Power Mac's USB, Firewire etc. jacks are on the left side of the front panel, so it's right-side up. See a photo of the Power Mac.
It's not a bias against roots. The connotation of words is what people most respond to. Classic English example is "shack," "cabin," and "cottage" all mean "small dwelling," but which of these would you rather live in? I wouldn't want to live in a shack, because the word's connotation is negative. English speakers don't just use the denotative meaning of words; they keep the connotation well in mind.
Another example is, do you call a particular person "African American," "black," or the N word? They all have vastly different implied meanings, but they all refer to the same race. (Even I refuse to say the latter because I don't have sufficient karma to burn. :))
I'm not sure what exactly distinguishes the connotations of shit and feces, except that the latter is far less likely to provoke people because it's relatively unused and very neutral.
But if they had such a "jukebox", couldn't college administrators take funds from expanding their network infrastructure's bandwidth pipeline and pour it into this new venture?
My reasoning is that colleges continually have to spend money for network maintenance and improvements because of KaZaA and its counterparts. If the adminstrators were financially smart, there wouldn't be any added cost at all.
On OS X, you can read from PC discs, and simply get the game data off there and store it on your hard drive (or, say, your Pocket PC). ScummVM works beautifully on the Mac, especially since it does not have speed issues that you'd run into with DOS emulators like DosBox.
I don't know why some Slashdotters are complaining about the existence of this female system administrator. If it were me, I'd sure like to take her to my wireless "hotspot" and "swap" a few files. ;)
(I know, I know, I'm gonna burn karma for being such a male chauvinist! I can't help it.)
Failed in the sense that it never dug Netscape, as a browser and company, out of the hole. But I'm sure glad to see that Mozilla rose out of all that effort.
As to what they were doing, you should check out ex-mozilla, a list of all the ex-employees that have accumulated over the past --- decade? --- and a little description each wrote up of what they did and what they're now doing. Bittersweet.
Didn't the author of the article point out that the cost of Office is simply prohibitive? They certainly could afford Microsoft's licenses if they sold tons and tons of trinkets, but the profits from selling trinkets could be put to much better use like purchasing hardware or funding education.
www.firastudios.com
I agree, but programming would only be worth doing in the long run if you actually enjoyed doing it. After society's fascination with day-to-day software like Office wears off as the century progresses, programming may simply be viewed as nothing more than a service field to keep essential computers running, for computers would be inevitably integrated into all facets of life.
In fact, I think a lot of this is already happening.
www.firastudios.com
I find it amusing that this new series takes on the name of an original series to draw that initial crowd of original Battlestar fans. He just might be doing the smart thing by lowering expectations. That way, the viewers will know exactly what to expect (i.e. not much) and they won't bitch and moan as much on the Internet afterwards on how bad this new series was, in their eye. Reverse psychology as a public relations tool? :: firastudios.com ::
Unlikely, since this bug has to do with Cocoa text fields. Script kiddies can't perform this exploit remotely because they don't have direct access to the windowing manager (Aqua), unless they also found a way around Apple's Remote Desktop. :: www.firastudios.com ::
I do agree... once you get used to the interface, Blender works great. However, the interface is non-standard, and thus has a steep learning curve. Half the people I know stopped using it because of the UI. Thus, I believe the interface is a barrier that prevents novice users from adopting the program.
I liken the program's interface to Emacs's, which also uses draggable windows, odd key commands and nonstandard behavior (instead of "paste", it's "yank", etc.). Emacs is wonderful to use once you get used to it, but it takes a lot of practice and motivation to get yourself accustomed to it.
Speaking of elitist assholes, have you seen the latest Apple Switch commercials? It's at the Penny Arcade at http://www.penny-arcade.com/view2002-07-12rl.html .
Apologies in advance to the Mac minority.