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Monday, 28 November 2011 16:00

DNA Barcoding Goes Mainstream

By Mark Brown, Wired UK

This week, more than 450 scientists and industry experts are to converge upon Australia’s University of Adelaide, for the fourth International Barcode of Life Conference. They will celebrate the boom in DNA barcoding, and discuss novel applications for the technology.

DNA barcoding essentially means identifying a species of animal, based on a snippet of DNA. A short genetic marker can be compared against the now bulging Barcode of Life Database — a comprehensive genome guide to more than 167,00 species — for identification within a few hours.

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Steven Levy on Facebook, Spotify and the Future of Music

A decade ago, Napster's attempt to set music free was crushed by the music labels. Now, Facebook and Spotify (not to mention Google, Amazon, and Apple) have resurrected the dream. Hallelujah.
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Even if Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hadn’t been introduced to Spotify two years ago, it was probably inevitable that the two companies would hook up. The European music service had already won millions of fans, thanks to a business model that allowed music nuts to stream any song, instantly, for free. More important, it made it easy for people to share music with one ...

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Peterbilt Truck Fan Builds R/C One-Man Big Rig

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November 1, 2011 |
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Wired November 2011

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