http://futureben.net "this exciting but somewhat risky project." -futureBen's committee Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:26:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am back in construct design mode, and a deeper lesson just dawned on me. I have been playing with a human protein in a human cell. It's the metal transporter DMT1 that I will be talking about in Kyoto next week. Not surprisingly, this protein is tightly regulated at ... http://futureben.net/2010/06/09/sharing-with-ecoli/ I am in a mood. It is unfair to completly blame my state upon the absence of my lover although that poor situation most certainly exacerbates this affliction. Everything around me is moving a little too fast and I feel uncomfortable in my skin. At once tired and restless I ... http://futureben.net/2009/06/19/should-have-stayed-home/ First off I hate cancer. I hate the disease almost as much as the vulturous profiteers who are assosciated with this ubiquitous disease. That being said I am at the NYAS meeting, "A systems approach to the study of cancer." Andrea Califano: Interactome Analysis Reveals Master Regulators of Human Malignancies. ARACNe reverse ... http://futureben.net/2009/06/02/a-systems-approach-to-cancer/ Welcome to the new home of Imagenode and NYCSparkworks! TwinS and Ray needed professional workspace and I needed art and storage. Admittedly I am the financial junior partner on this, but I won't need the same kind of floorspace those two use. Plus U will contribute to infrastructure as much ... http://futureben.net/2009/04/28/nodelab/ So interfaces with EEG have been around for a while. But since the technology to make and analyze EEGs are getting it was time somebody did something inane with it. From ReadWriteWeb Technically, what Wilson did was come up with an interface combining an Electroencephalogram, or brain wave monitor, with an on ... http://futureben.net/2009/04/21/eeg-to-twitter-so-what-else-is-new/ Its good to know that no matter where you go or what you do, you will never be as badass as a 4ft long polychaete worm coated with nematocyst stingers. Barry, you are the, "Shaft" of the animal kingdom. Thank you for putting things in perspective. From the Daily Mail Aquarium staff ... http://futureben.net/2009/04/20/barry-the-worm-coolest-segmented-worm-ever/ Damn I have to geek out here for a minute. I am listening to this dude give a tlk on the lambda repressor. It's been 20 minutes of rambling about how life is just mass action and kinetics. He has the smug confidence of a man who doesn't know how ... http://futureben.net/2009/04/06/from-the-dart-biotech-awards/ It's a rainy day. When it's like that outside I find little things to do around the lab. I have a series of surgeries next week so I better get all my scissors sharp and organized! http://futureben.net/2009/04/03/rainy-day-activities/ What does that look like? Huh? If you said, "a normal mouse brain," you would be right. You would also be an insensitive dick who doesn't know when it keep their damn mouths shut. Well. Off to scan a half dozen brains just like that one, because whether you have a ... http://futureben.net/2009/03/28/oh-data-where-art-thou/ I am on set at a music video. It's good to know my fire skills are still appreciated. Although I am just a consultant for the dancers. The choreographer has done most of the dance for FischerSpooner so I am in good company. I am in this weird zone between the ... http://futureben.net/2009/03/15/on-set-with-blank-dogs/