Comments on: Why to Celebrate the Publication of the Brachypodium Genome http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/02/11/why-to-celebrate-the-publication-of-the-brachypodium-genome/ Genetics: Studying the Source Code of Nature Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:50:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Neji http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/02/11/why-to-celebrate-the-publication-of-the-brachypodium-genome/comment-page-1/#comment-14188 Neji Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:35:07 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1389#comment-14188 Brachypodium distachion Brachypodium distachion

]]> By: James http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/02/11/why-to-celebrate-the-publication-of-the-brachypodium-genome/comment-page-1/#comment-4739 James Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:08:58 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1389#comment-4739 Jeez. I had no idea it had gotten so bad in France (and I'd assume similarly other parts of Europe.) Jeez. I had no idea it had gotten so bad in France (and I’d assume similarly other parts of Europe.)

]]> By: Amy http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/02/11/why-to-celebrate-the-publication-of-the-brachypodium-genome/comment-page-1/#comment-4735 Amy Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:35:11 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1389#comment-4735 There are only 2 academic labs in all of France that still work with transgenic crop species because the destruction of experiments has been so aggressive (and apparently no one has gone to jail, so crime without consequence!). Even these labs send a lot of experimental plants to collaborators in the US to be grown more safely. There are only 2 academic labs in all of France that still work with transgenic crop species because the destruction of experiments has been so aggressive (and apparently no one has gone to jail, so crime without consequence!). Even these labs send a lot of experimental plants to collaborators in the US to be grown more safely.

]]> By: Aron http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/02/11/why-to-celebrate-the-publication-of-the-brachypodium-genome/comment-page-1/#comment-4725 Aron Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:13:32 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1389#comment-4725 Exciting... Exciting…

]]> By: James http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/02/11/why-to-celebrate-the-publication-of-the-brachypodium-genome/comment-page-1/#comment-4721 James Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:39:32 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1389#comment-4721 Thanks! Thanks!

]]> By: James http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/02/11/why-to-celebrate-the-publication-of-the-brachypodium-genome/comment-page-1/#comment-4720 James Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:39:22 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1389#comment-4720 I don't think it happens too often, but for grad students growing plants that may have taken two or three years to create (just using normal cross pollination techniques) and are still a year away from the plants they need to actually complete their research, being forced to start over from scratch is devastating. That's not the sort of research I do anymore, but you should see the security we have to go through just to get into the Berkeley corn field. I know didn't go into any real depth explaining to dotplot, so I'm glad it was still of interest. I think it's a very visually appealing way of presenting information about a genome which is why I wanted to put it in. I don’t think it happens too often, but for grad students growing plants that may have taken two or three years to create (just using normal cross pollination techniques) and are still a year away from the plants they need to actually complete their research, being forced to start over from scratch is devastating. That’s not the sort of research I do anymore, but you should see the security we have to go through just to get into the Berkeley corn field.

I know didn’t go into any real depth explaining to dotplot, so I’m glad it was still of interest. I think it’s a very visually appealing way of presenting information about a genome which is why I wanted to put it in.

]]> By: Haibao Tang http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/02/11/why-to-celebrate-the-publication-of-the-brachypodium-genome/comment-page-1/#comment-4719 Haibao Tang Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:56:13 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1389#comment-4719 congrats, James congrats, James

]]> By: mr_subjunctive http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/02/11/why-to-celebrate-the-publication-of-the-brachypodium-genome/comment-page-1/#comment-4718 mr_subjunctive Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:25:46 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1389#comment-4718 Now that I think of it, I guess I <i>had</I> heard of people pulling up "genetically engineered" research crops, but I'd forgotten all about it until you mentioned it here. And people wonder why I hate people. Also, I don't quite understand what the blue/cyan dotplot signifies (kinda I do, but kinda I don't), but I find it a fascinating way of presenting the information. Now that I think of it, I guess I had heard of people pulling up “genetically engineered” research crops, but I’d forgotten all about it until you mentioned it here. And people wonder why I hate people.

Also, I don’t quite understand what the blue/cyan dotplot signifies (kinda I do, but kinda I don’t), but I find it a fascinating way of presenting the information.

]]> By: James http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/02/11/why-to-celebrate-the-publication-of-the-brachypodium-genome/comment-page-1/#comment-4717 James Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:44:03 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1389#comment-4717 Haha thanks. Congratulations to you and your lab mates too. Haha thanks. Congratulations to you and your lab mates too.

]]> By: Noah Fahlgren http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/02/11/why-to-celebrate-the-publication-of-the-brachypodium-genome/comment-page-1/#comment-4716 Noah Fahlgren Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:30:07 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1389#comment-4716 Nice way to start with a Nature paper! Nice way to start with a Nature paper!

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