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http://www.rce-cast.com/media/podcasts/RCE113-shifter.mp3 In this RCE Podcast,Brock PalenandJeff Squyresspeak with Shane Canon and Doug Jacobsen from NERSC, the authors ofShifter. Shifter is a prototype implementation that NERSC is developing and experimenting with as a scalable way of deploying containers in an HPC environment. It works by converting user or staff generated images in Docker, Virtual Machines, or CHOS (another method for delivering flexible environments) to a common format. This common format then provides a tunable point to allow images to be scalably distributed on the Cray supercomputers at NERSC. The user interface to shifter enables a user to select an image from their dockerhub account and then submit jobs which run entirely within the container. Shane Canon joined NERSC in 2000 to serve as a system administrator for the PDSF cluster. While working with PDSF he gained experience in cluster administration, batch systems, parallel file systems and the Linux kernel. In 2005, Shane left LBNL to take a position as Group Leader at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. One of the more significant accomplishments while at ORNL was architecting the 10 petabyte Spider File System. In 2008, Shane returned to NERSC to lead the Data Systems Group. In 2009, he transitioned to leading … Continue reading →

JOHNSTON, Iowa, July 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --AccuraScience is a relatively small and new company, having been founded in June 2013. Yet, many already see it as the most capable of its kind within the bioinformatics services industry. The company now has many clients spanning five different continents, although the majority of them can be found within the United States. Many of these clients are academic institutions, who are turning to the company now that new rules and laws have been implemented in terms of hiring graduates for these projects. 10 Advantages of Using the Services of AccuraScience AccuraScience prides itself on being a company in an emerging world that is setting the standards for others. The 10 advantages for those who want to use their services are the fact that: They have 150 years of combined experience in bioinformatics. 1. They have a deep understanding of both biology and the computer. 2. Their bioinformaticians possess top-level expertise. 3. They can cover a wide range of bioinformatics solutions. 4. They have worked with over 60 organizations who have all been happy with their results. 5. They pride themselves on being cost-effective. 6. They guarantee that they will do the work the … Continue reading →

This report studies the Bioinformatics Service market status and outlook of global and major regions, from angles of players, regions, product and end Application/industries; this report analyzes the top players in global and major regions, and splits the Bioinformatics Service market by product and Application/end industries. Global bioinformatics services market was valued at USD XX.XX billion in 2022.The industry is anticipated to be driven by increasing government initiatives and funding for genomics oriented R&D, growing application of the technology in drug discovery as well as biomarker development processes. Furthermore, progressive reduction in cost of DNA sequencing is also a significant driver for the projected progress in this industry. Download Sample Pages @http://www.kminsights.com/request-sample-63444 Increasing R&D investment in the fields of metabolomics, proteomics, and transcriptomics are expected to boost the demand for I.T. applications as well as data storage and analysis capabilities. Proteomics and genomics operate with large arrays of structural information that need to be collected, sorted and processed to extract information. The technology enables ease in storing and handling this large amount of information consequently increasing its usage rate. Moreover, collaborative activities undertaken by the information technology companies with pharmaceutical companies and clinical research organizations in order to develop and … Continue reading →

The global Bioinformatics market is valued at XX million USD in 2016 and is expected to reach XX million USD by the end of 2022, growing at a CAGR of XX% between 2016 and 2022. This report studies the Bioinformatics market status and outlook of global and major regions, from angles of manufacturers, regions, product types and end industries; this report analyzes the top manufacturers in global and major regions, and splits the Bioinformatics market by product type and applications/end industries. Download Sample Pages @http://www.kminsights.com/request-sample-44324 The global bioinformatics market is an emerging field, used in various fields of biology. Bioinformatics is the combination of information technology, statistics, molecular biology and algorithms to analyze the data obtained from various experiments. The bioinformatics market analyzed in this report includes sectors, technology & services, applications as major segments. The services and technology segment is further classified in to knowledge management tools, platforms, and services. The report analyzes the major sector markets into medical bioinformatics, agriculture, animal, academics and others. The application segment includes the proteomics, genomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics, molecular phylogenetics and chemoinformatics. This report excludes in depth analysis of next generation sequencing and cloud based services of the bioinformatics service providers. The major … Continue reading →

The goal of global Bioinformatics market research report is to provide the users a complete picture of the Bioinformatics market during the forecast period from 2017-2022. The global Bioinformatics market report provides the key market insights and the growth-inducing factors. It also does the comprehensive study of Bioinformatics market based on market gains, market volume, key market sections of Bioinformatics which are differentiated based on product type, product application, major geographical regions contributing to the development of Bioinformatics market. Global Bioinformatics market enlists the vital market events like Bioinformatics product releases, technical developments and groundbreaking market schemes of Bioinformatics which will help the readers to identify opportunities and risk factors which affect the development. Worldwide Bioinformatics market report covers chief market segments based on product type, product application, potential users and key zones. Do Inquiry and Grab Sample Before Accessing Global Bioinformatics Report: Click Here Core Advantages of the Global Bioinformatics Market report: * Extensive analysis based on market segments will enhance the Bioinformatics market growth * Analysis of Bioinformatics market key player and their business tactics will help in making important business decisions * Bioinformatics Market Technological advancements will fuel the growth of global market * Region-wise analysis and … Continue reading →

WPI News High School Students Begin Bioinformatics Summer Research Experience WPI News How does a virus spread on a cruise ship? Why are bee populations collapsing? Can we build better apps to communicate health information on mobile phones? These are just some of the questions 17 local high school students will help address this ... Read more: High School Students Begin Bioinformatics Summer Research Experience - WPI News … Continue reading →

MOSCOW, June 28. /TASS/ An international research team from Novosibirsk State University (NSU), the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICG SB RAS), and the National University of Singapore have identified and analyzed the mechanism enabling plants to adapt to cold temperatures. This breakthrough was announced by NSUs Computational Transcriptomic and Evolutionary Bioinformatics Laboratory (LCTEB). It turns out that plants sacrifice their newborn cells of the root tip in order to survive cold temperature conditions and retain their own stem cells. The study was published recently in the journal, Cell. Plants possess stem cells just as animals do, which are the cells located at the tip of roots or sprouts from where any other plant tissues originate. Researchers from Singapore revealed that at a low temperature (+4 C) the DNA in a plants stem cells is damaged which can result in the death of the cells offspring. With that, the death of cells inside the root tip has been shown to help other tissues survive and toughen up the plant in such a way that it becomes more resistant to any other types of stress. "Only a few stem cell offspring die … Continue reading →

Leveraging metagenomics and big data, IBM and Cornell are collaborating to protect the global milk supply. Americans consume an estimated 600 pounds of milk and milk-based products annually, according to the USDA. In an effort to minimize the hazards in the milk supply and prevent food fraud, IBM Research and Cornell University are joining forces. Combining next-generation sequencing with bioinformatics, the research project will collect genetic data from the microbiome of raw milk samples in a real-world situation at the Cornell University dairy plant and farm in Ithaca, New York. Specifically, IBM and Cornell will sequence and analyze the DNA and RNA of food microbiomes, which will serve as a raw milk baseline, to develop tools that monitor raw milk and detect abnormalities that could indicate safety hazards and potential fraud. The data collected may also be used to expand existing bioinformatics analytical tools used by the Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain, a project that was launched by IBM Research and Mars, Inc. at the beginning of 2015. As natures most perfect food, milk is an excellent model for studying the genetics of food. As a leader in genomics research, the Department of Food Science expects this research … Continue reading →

June 27, 2017 BySTEVE FREKER MEDFORD The Medford Public Schools and a local organization that is one of the oldest historical associations in the region are among six locally-based recipients of $100,000 grants from the Cummings Foundation. School Superintendent Roy Belson accepted the school grants. Cummings awarded $100,000 to the Royall House Association, a historical group that maintains the 400-plus-year-old Isaac Royall House and Slave Quarters on George Street in South Medford. Other Medford grant recipients are the Medford-based Boston Shakespeare Project; Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine; Solutions for Living and Tufts College Bioinformatics. Medford Public Schools will use its $100,000 to provide instructional resources, activities, coordination, and training to support its mission of developing responsible global citizens. Royall House Association will supplement its mostly volunteer workforce with short-term paid expertise in preservation, youth education, collections management, and diversity. Tufts College Bioinformatics will use its money to support Tufts summer bioinformatics course and to bring science fair and classroom projects to low-income students from local urban communities. Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine @ Tufts University will devote its grant to support the creation of a multi-purpose teaching and simulation lab to enhance clinical skills teaching and hands-on learning. The Boston … Continue reading →

CLEMSON, South Carolina Yunhui Peng, a doctoral student in Clemson UniversityCollege of Sciences department of physics and astronomy, receiveda 2017 Chateaubriand Fellowship fromthe Embassy of France in the United States. Starting in fall 2017, Peng will travel to Paris Diderot University for a nine-month fellowship to advance his studies of disease-causing mutations. Peng, who originally is from Ankang, a city in the Shaanxi Province in China, is a fourth-year doctoral student in professor Emil Alexovs Computational Biophysics and Bioinformatics lab. Alexov and his lab members focus their research on the computational modeling of biological macromolecules, such as lipids, nucleic acids and proteins. They also maintain the software for a scientific application called DelPhi, which calculates the electrostatic potential of these macromolecules. The study of disease-causing mutations is a specific interest for those in the Alexov lab. Yunhui Peng is a fourth-year doctoral student in professor Emil Alexovs Computational Biophysics and Bioinformatics lab. Image Credit: Yunhui Peng The project in France actually has a very good connection with my current research analyzing disease-causing mutations of proteins, Peng said. We know that proteins are basic functional units of the human body, so mutations in their genetic precursors mean there will be changes … Continue reading →