biostatistics

Science News Goes Visual with “Grab More Science” Graph

Portland, Oregon. January, 2010 -- Labgrab.com is announcing the release of a data visualization tool that graphs the current volume of science news by discipline. The colorful chart shows various sized boxes based on the volume of article headlines published by universities, journals, science news aggregators, and science blogs.Read more...

The "Plot" thickens, in analyzing DNA sequences

David Cox, a North Carolina State University Ph.D. student in Computer Science, has devised a "symbolic scatter plot" tool that can help researchers more easily identify minute changes in DNA patterns that can lead to genetic disorders.

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Non-melanoma skin cancer linked with increased risk for other cancers

Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina recently published results of a study that shows a link between non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) and a future risk of developing other types of cancer.

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Lighting Fast, but Stats Claim Bolt is Still Human

Jamaica's rising star, sprinter Usain Bolt, set a new world record in the 100-meters at the Olympics on August 16, seemingly leaving other world-class sprinters in his dust. However, some biostatisticians claim, "this is nowhere near what we predict for the natural limit of
the human body".

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