May 23, 2014

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