Tag Archives: diseases
GigaByte call for data papers describing datasets on vectors of human diseases
Scott Edmunds - November 17, 2021
GigaScience Press partnering with GBIF are supported by TDR (hosted at the wHO), to release a special issue for publication of new datasets presenting biodiversity data for research on vectors of human diseases.
Secure Genetic Data Moves into the Fast Lane of Discovery
Scott Edmunds - November 6, 2014
Overview of GWATCH (Genome-Wide Association Tracks Chromosome Highway), a new tool just published in GigaScience
Guest Blog: The 2014 Ebola Epidemic: Approaches and resources to slow the spread of infection
Scott Edmunds - October 27, 2014
The Ebola pandemic presents one of the most terrifying world health crises in modern times, with devastating consequences in Western Africa [as this goes to press there are now over 10,000 infections and almost 5,000 deaths]. There is a vast amount of data on this crisis available in rapidly published articles and on the internet […]
Tweenome on Film: Excellent Video on Crowdsourcing Killer Outbreaks
Scott Edmunds - February 21, 2013
The BBSRC has just released an excellent video and article on crowdsourcing killer disease outbreaks very relevant to our recent commentary and blog postings on the OpenAshDB