An interesting look at the technical aspects of doing large-scale sequencing projects.

An interesting look at the technical aspects of doing large-scale sequencing projects.
http://www.massgenomics.org/2011/08/a-guide-for-deep-sequencing-of-human-genomes.html

NPR top 100 SF and fantasy books

NPR top 100 SF and fantasy books
https://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/139085843/your-picks-top-100-science-fiction-fantasy-books

Yes they do.

Yes they do.
http://fullfact.org/blog/UK_Europe_rail_fares_prices_comparisons-2927

Guardian data blog riot info:

Guardian data blog riot info:
* http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/aug/09/uk-riots-data-figures
* http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/aug/09/uk-riots-incident-listed-mapped
* http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/interactive/2011/aug/09/uk-riots-incident-map
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/aug/09/uk-riots-data-figures

Standard & Poor's Credit Rating for each country

http://chartsbin.com/view/1177

Truly destructive for no apparent reason.

Truly destructive for no apparent reason.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14461868

London tube map with distance grids – Boing Boing

http://boingboing.net/2011/08/08/london-tube-map-with-distance-grids.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+boingboing/iBag+(Boing+Boing)

Geographically accurate Tube map – Boing Boing

http://boingboing.net/2011/08/08/geographically-accurate-tube-map.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+boingboing/iBag+(Boing+Boing)

Getting Genetics Done: Golden Helix: A Hitchhiker's Guide to Next Generation Sequencing

Getting Genetics Done: Golden Helix: A Hitchhiker's Guide to Next Generation Sequencing

This is a useful introduction to next generation sequencing. You can get PDFs of the content too.

A useful introduction to Next generation sequencing

A useful introduction to Next generation sequencing
http://gettinggeneticsdone.blogspot.com/2011/05/golden-helix-hitchhikers-guide-to-next.html

Another great XKCD

Another great XKCD
http://xkcd.com/934/

Wow, this is amazing!

Wow, this is amazing!
http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/10397

Looks like a couple of nice speed ups are coming in R. Particularly like the prospect of parallelised core functions

Looks like a couple of nice speed ups are coming in R. Particularly like the prospect of parallelised core functions
http://blog.revolutionanalytics.com/2011/08/with-byte-compiler-r-214-will-be-even-faster.html

Giant fungus discovered in China

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Giant fungus discovered in China
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14294283