MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'futures'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:49:50 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872070&cid=t_126892_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FygGpOWnMfZM%2F By George Scoville Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty received an “A” grade from Cato in 2010 (PDF) for his fiscal record in Minnesota, but in terms of national fiscal policy, he hasn’t gone far enough on ethanol subsidies. Regarding North Korea, “the United States should indicate its willingness to rethink its commitment to nonproliferation if the North continues its nuclear program. Maybe it would be better if South Korea and Japan were able to defend themselves than keeping them forever reliant on the United States and keeping America forever entangled.” Why is the federal government involved in state and local transportation issues? “Regulating, restricting, or eliminating [oil futures markets] would not bring prices down or make them more predic... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872070 Thu, 26 May 2011 14:50:20 +0100 4872070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4621846&cid=t_126892_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftraffic.libsyn.com%2Ftwiv%2FTWiV125.mp3 Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Marc Pelletier This Week in Virology and Futures in Biotech join together in a science mashup to talk about a virophage at the origin of DNA transposons, and unintended spread of a recombinant retrovirus. Right click to download TWiV #125 (59 MB .mp3, 81 minutes). Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, by email, or listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app. Links for this episode: A virophage at the origin of large DNA transposons (Science) EurekAlert! on virophage Sputnik, the first virophage (Nature) Unintended spread of BSL2 recombinant retrovirus (Retrovirology) TWiV on Facebook Letters read on TWiV 125 Video of this episode – download large or... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4621846 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:55:46 +0100 4621846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4636108&cid=t_126892_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.podtrac.com%2Fpts%2Fredirect.mp3%2Ftwit.cachefly.net%2Ffib0076.mp3 I joined Marc Pelletier and Ruedi Aebersold on episode 76 of Futures in Biotech for a conversation about how mass spectrometry has become one of the most important technologies in our move towards personalized medicine. We also talk about systems biology, a topic we first discussed in TWiV #121. Download audio FiB #76 (33 MB .mp3, 68 minutes) Download video (292 MB .mp4) (Source: virology blog) virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4636108 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:32:19 +0100 4636108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3595350&cid=t_126892_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.podtrac.com%2Fpts%2Fredirect.mp3%2Ftwit.cachefly.net%2Ffib0060.mp3 I joined Marc Pelletier on episode 60 of Futures in Biotech for a conversation with Dave Brodbeck, George Farr, and Andre Nantel. We talked about primate face recognition, discovery of a new antiviral compound to treat hepatitis C virus infection, changing the length of a codon from three to four bases, and the sequence of the neanderthal genome. Download FiB #60 (44 MB .mp3, 91 minutes) Video courtesy of Team ODTV Download video (179 MB .mp4) (Source: virology blog) virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3595350 Tue, 25 May 2010 10:38:37 +0100 3595350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454776&cid=t_126892_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F294222744%2F Once again, we are running what amounts to a guest column. Why? As we have indicated before, we like the idea of livening up the usual menu of items with input from a loyal reader, but also one who has experience in the trenches and a refreshing point of view. This piece offers some interesting insights into where pharma is headed over the next few years. And yes, we will run another op-ed or two. We do not wish to be flooded with requests, but we are open to suggestion. Meanwhile, we hope you enjoy this little contribution… by Jonathan Peck, President & Senior Futurist, Institute for Alternative Futures We are heading for a phase transition that at some point, the tipping point, will bring a cascade of change to society, health care and biomedical R&D. Organizations struggling... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454776 Tue, 20 May 2008 11:43:28 +0100 1454776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=690002&cid=t_126892_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F22%2Frock-musician-richard-bell-dies-of-multiple-myeloma%2F Filed under: Multiple Myeloma, Daily news, Celebrity in memoriam, Celebrity newsKeyboardist and songwriter Richard Bell, one-time member of Janis Joplin's band, died one June 15 of multiple myeloma in a Toronto hospital. He was 61. Bell, who began playing with Joplin's Full Tilt Boogie Band in 1970, was diagnosed with cancer one year ago. He received intensive treatment and made a comeback, despite his poor prognosis. This past spring, however, his cancer returned. Bell is also known for his musical work with artists such as Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Joe Walsh, Paul Butterfield, The Cowboy Junkies, Bruce Cockburn, and Bonnie Raitt. His most recent gig was with the Toronto jazz and blue group Pork Bellies Futures. He is survived by his mother, his sister, and his nieces and nephews.Read&nb... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=690002 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 690002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=645195&cid=t_126892_132_f&fid=35011&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fmndoci%2F%7E3%2F120087341%2F Issue #28 of Things I Noticed. Here you go. Evotec launches an innovation center for Fragment-based drug design Lee Hood takes the guest chair on Futures in Biotech Rick begins reviewing life science websites A cool new blog on open data and data sharing. Check it out Interesting paper on visualizing Wikipedia (via New Florence. New Renaissance.). Some of the more popular subjects shouldn’t come as a surprise. Second Brain looks very interesting. Sounds like something I could use along the lines of Adaptive Blue Bioclipse as a disruptive technology Bad Science at the BBC Technorati Tags: Futures in Biotech, Leroy Hood, Second Brain, Adaptive Blue, Data, Organization, Visualization (Source: business|bytes|genes|molecules) business|bytes|genes|molecules blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=645195 Sun, 27 May 2007 18:43:48 +0100 645195