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There is it is, the term "Junk DNA" can now finally go in the bin as the…

There is it is, the term "Junk DNA" can now finally go in the bin as the…

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There is it is, the term "Junk DNA" can now finally go in the bin as the ENCODE project clearly identifies that almost all the genome locations that are non-coding are active on the regulatory level. This massive amount of data (published not only in the main paper but also in several accompany papers and a ENCODE app!) increase our knowledge of the Human genome and molecular mechanisms in general. 

Exciting to work in the lab of the main leading PI of this project and to see so many familiar names on all these papers. Congrats to all! 

#paper   #ENCODE       #genomics   #chromatin   #regulation   #junkdna  

Nature ENCODE : Nature Publishing Group : A landmark in the understanding of the human genome
Nature ENCODE: Explore the wealth of information about the project’s key findings and numerous integrative analyses.

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A day at the London Olympics parc to visit 4 different sports at the Paralympics….

A day at the London Olympics parc to visit 4 different sports at the Paralympics….

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A day at the London Olympics parc to visit 4 different sports at the Paralympics. Great fun seeing 7-side football, Goalball, Weelchair tennis and best of all Weelchair rugby (or as it was previously known Murderball!).

Weirdly enough the Olympics park also features the largest McDonalds in the world, part of a healthy lifestyle I presume that's….   

#olympics2012   #paralympics2012   #murderball   #goalball   #wheelchairtennis   #wheelchairrugby   #london   #olympics   #paralympics  

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Filling in the genetic gaps in the phylogenetic tree of nearby human species!

Filling in the genetic gaps in the phylogenetic tree of nearby human species!

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#paper #sequencing #genome #denisovans #neanderthaler

Originally shared by +Nature News & Comment

A new high-coverage DNA sequencing method reconstructs the full genome of Denisovans — relatives to both Neandertals and humans — from genetic fragments in a single finger bone.

New DNA analysis shows ancient humans interbred with Denisovans
A new high-coverage DNA sequencing method reconstructs the full genome of Denisovans — relatives to both Neandertals and humans — from genetic fragments in a single finger bone.

About me

I am a Lead Data Scientist at Microsoft in the World-Wide Data Insights CTO office focusing on cloud solutions for the Internet-of-Things, Big Data, Deep Learning, and Machine Learning. I obtained my PhD at the University of Cambridge specialising in Big Data Biology while being based at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL).

In my previous "academic life", I was working in Ewan Birney's research group. My main subject was understanding non-coding variation using genome-wide molecular assays, like FAIRE and CTCF, onto Human cell line populations. Another research interest was identification of whole-body phenotypes in Human MRI scans using Machine Learning techniques.

Furthermore, I'm the co-founder of Rijschoolvergelijker. The largest driving school comparison website in the Netherlands with European ambitions.

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