Annotating Somatic mutations for Cancer samples

Just learnt that while using SnpEff for annotating a VCF file that has somatic mutations (Matched Tumor vs Normal pairs), there is a special -cancer mode that accurately handles representation of somatic mutations

http://snpeff.sourceforge.net/SnpEff_manual.html#cancer

Origami unfolds a new world of shape-shifting electronics

Researchers are using the geometry of paper folding to come up with futuristic antennas that can retract and compress.
http://www.cnet.com/news/origami-unfolds-a-new-world-of-shape-shifting-electronics/?ttag=fbwp
 

My MacBook Pro hardware configuration

If you run TopHat (rna-seq aligner) or any other program that can run on a multi-core system, it is useful to know the number of cores in the system. My MacBook pro revealed to me that it is a single processor but 2 core, which can be specified on the TopHat command line: 

Model Name:    MacBook Pro
  Model Identifier:    MacBookPro6,2
  Processor Name:    Intel Core i5
  Processor Speed:    2.4 GHz
  Number Of Processors:    1
  Total Number Of Cores:    2
  L2 Cache (per core):    256 KB
  L3 Cache:    3 MB
  Memory:    4 GB
  Processor Interconnect Speed:    4.8 GT/s
  Boot ROM Version:    MBP61.0057.B0C
  SMC Version (system):    1.58f16
  Serial Number (system):    ()
  Hardware UUID:    ()
  Sudden Motion Sensor:
  State:    Enabled