.@vickyyyf Other social influence sites to check 'scores': http://t.co/8nSoY5dg and http://t.co/giGICds4 Different formulae, fun to look at.

5:53pm July 20th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

.@vickyyyf And it basically doesn't mean a whole lot, if J. Beiber has a score of 100 and the POTUS only is in the 90's. Can get perks tho.

5:37pm July 20th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

.@vickyyyf Not enough room to say 'marketing career'. I.e. the marketing pro's looking for a social media position better have a high score.

5:36pm July 20th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

.@vickyyyf No one really knows how Klout works; for some it limits a career. Congrats - at 65 you are in the top >1%! http://t.co/Rza1C5X

5:22pm July 20th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

First Gene Therapy Recommended For European Approval http://t.co/mV5M7NdG

5:05pm July 20th 2012 via HootSuite

RT @razibkhan: The expanding crest of modern humanity: If you are interested in genomics and human evolution... http://t.co/dgWL63hX

4:05pm July 20th 2012 via HootSuite

RT @d_swan: GATK moving to a mixed closed/open source licence: http://t.co/wxW4hton

3:10pm July 20th 2012 via HootSuite

I didn't know about the cone. | The High Tech of Rural America: 9 Unusual Gadgets and Contraptions http://t.co/FgfXA07j http://t.co/MFFHqESQ

2:10pm July 20th 2012 via HootSuite

Neat. RT @naturenews: Flythru video of London's Crick Institute, will be largest biomedical facility in Europe in 2015 http://t.co/b4et0gYp

1:15pm July 20th 2012 via HootSuite

.@ghrouth Given that TCGA started way back in 2005, and this is their first discovery paper, 200 authors isn't too surprising.

1:12pm July 20th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here's Why. - Kyle Wiens - Harvard Bus Rev http://t.co/w3ki7Clc

12:10pm July 20th 2012 via HootSuite

RT @tweetsmarter: Your tweets in the Library of Congress will be available only with a library card inside one library: http://t.co/jkGu0Bnb

11:25am July 20th 2012 via HootSuite

RT @wtcourses: 1 week left to register for Wellcome Trust/CHSL #Genome #Informatics http://t.co/gLOep1t8 Abstract deadline ext, to 27 July

10:20am July 20th 2012 via HootSuite

Neurobiology at the single-neuron level - amazing. MT @lifetechemea Are we learning how to read monkeys' minds?! http://t.co/UAJA4cI0

9:17am July 20th 2012 via HootSuite

New post: The X Prize and Genomics Incentives http://t.co/WxX8ZRXh

6:39am July 20th 2012 via HootSuite

In July 20 issue of Cell | Quake group | Entire genetic sequence of individual human sperm determined http://t.co/GQuuit2t

5:10pm July 19th 2012 via HootSuite

Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse and the genesis of genetics – video | http://t.co/yRVDfhI6 http://t.co/fb9Pqx0m

4:50pm July 19th 2012 via HootSuite

Great illustrations here! | The 6 People You Need in Your Corner - Forbes http://t.co/8clt14LE

2:20pm July 19th 2012 via HootSuite

RT @edyong209: Astonishing. The 5 men who agreed to stand beneath an exploding nuclear bomb. With VIDEO! http://t.co/uab1pnQS

1:31pm July 19th 2012 via HootSuite

First randomized trial for online learning effectiveness | Commentary here: http://t.co/XJwdB7d0 and Report: http://t.co/cSiHEt0G

1:15pm July 19th 2012 via HootSuite

Yahoo email check against stolen email credentials | Sucuri Malware Labs http://t.co/Yo6v6eHT

12:55pm July 19th 2012 via HootSuite

RT @edyong209: RT @jjsanderson “Storify: solving Twitter’s rubbish search by throwing people at the problem” :-)

8:40am July 19th 2012 via HootSuite

RT @LifeTechEMEA: AMAZING! RT @phoebewedding: At a London children’s hospital, window cleaners dress like this. http://t.co/RAzw7FI9

7:45am July 19th 2012 via HootSuite

.@bioduediligence Yes with me you never know what we're gonna have. :o) Good times.

10:36pm July 18th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

MT @lifetechsupport: Ion Torrent Data Analysis Interactive Web Course: Introduction to Torrent Suite Software Jul 25 http://t.co/81jxRgxE

8:05am July 18th 2012 via HootSuite

Your High-Potential Program Could Ruin Your Business - Douglas Riddle - Harvard Business Review http://t.co/GCsYyvfe

6:45am July 18th 2012 via HootSuite

RT @leonidkruglyak: RT @Massgenomics: 6 Ways Exome Sequencing for Mendelian Disease Genes Can Fail: http://t.co/ps9PAtHU

3:40pm July 17th 2012 via HootSuite

Crowdfunded too RT @kgfeeds: Newly discovered gene may explain 4-year-old’s rare disease thanks to TED Fellow Jimmy Lin http://t.co/Yest7cKH

2:55pm July 17th 2012 via HootSuite

BTW uses SOLiD RT @gigascience: JA Veltman: launched diagnostic exome sequencing in September 2011 in Nijmegen clinic #FENS_Forum2012

1:43pm July 17th 2012 via HootSuite

@ddlow thanks for the link, wasn't aware of this mtg. Paul B CMO on a panel though.

7:52am July 17th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

.@vickyyyf The risk of a bad portrait in Rome = at least a fun(ny) story to share later!

7:51am July 15th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

@vickyyyf I would spend the afternoon in Rome, people watching at Piazza Navona, get a portrait of me and my SO done, sip expresso.

7:38am July 15th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

RT @pgorg: A Public Resource Facilitating Clinical Use of Genomes http://t.co/UWLtnEZz #PGorg #genome #ngs

4:54pm July 14th 2012 via HootSuite

@ddlow @GholsonLyon At 1536 it is still 'only' 4 samples per plate & limited liquid handling options. But 250Gb of data/sample, so low t

10:51am July 14th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

@gholsonlyon At 1 sample / 384-well plate there are handling limits, but much more scalable than before. Long waits are very common, I hear.

10:44am July 14th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

@GholsonLyon Should have been clearer - puzzled that they would include that in the journal article, seems strange to see it there.

10:11am July 14th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

RT @digitalbio: PLoS ONE: Limitations of the Human Reference Genome for Personalized Genomics http://t.co/JftTu0AE

7:39am July 14th 2012 via HootSuite

RT @genomebc: RT @scienceworldca: Need something to do this weekend? Why not try a family science night? http://t.co/MdD1gWga

5:50pm July 13th 2012 via HootSuite

@ddlow I didn't catch it, did they actually promise 500kb and 1Mb inserts in the future? That's wild, and great for research. Awesome.

10:53pm July 12th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

@ddlow I was just kidding when I referred to HLCS, sorry about any confusion. (I.e. HLCS is a co. whose only value is in their I.P.)

10:46pm July 12th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

@ddlow No, not HLCS, just referring to an optimization and tweak of the standard protocol, some additive or something not spelled out.

10:45pm July 12th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

@ddlow Strange since they use 'modified phi29' and refer to a 2002 paper, and MDA will produce uneven coverage. There must be special sauce!

10:38pm July 12th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

@ddlow From main paper: "Analysis of the mapped LFR data shows two distinct characteristics attributable to MDA" but no mention of pileups.

10:36pm July 12th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

@ddlow Page 15 of the Supplement has indications of higher cell # needed for better phasing.

10:31pm July 12th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

@ddlow Yes, but the details often left in the Supplemental materials.

10:28pm July 12th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

@ddlow You can't get something for nothing, there is a price. WRT 'pileups' I refer to existing literature using WGA for NGS.

10:27pm July 12th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

@ddlow ...produced coverage maps, discussed how they determined accuracy, and revealed how much seq. they had to do to get it.

10:27pm July 12th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

@ddlow No defensiveness here. WRT subsection of the paper, didn't read it far enough yesterday (and bogged down today) to see if they ...

10:26pm July 12th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

@ddlow @MrStemCell Supplement will reveal. 1: the 'pileup' problem of WGA's inherent bias, making seq less efficient. 2: how the acc. >10

10:12pm July 12th 2012 via HootSuite in reply to

@ddlow @MrStemCell Unless you are a HLCS long! :) I have several technical concerns that a close reading of the last 1/2 of the paper + ...

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