RT @sarahmhird: Good advice for both genome biologists & parents: "We should be careful and always specific in using the ‘F-word’." Dool…
RT @sarahmhird: Good advice for both genome biologists & parents: "We should be careful and always specific in using the ‘F-word’." Dool…
RT @sarahmhird: Good advice for both genome biologists & parents: "We should be careful and always specific in using the ‘F-word’." Dool…
Good advice for both genome biologists & parents: "We should be careful and always specific in using the ‘F-word’." Doolittle. 2018. We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’. https://t.co/PA7PbU5QIU
RT @cosminribo: When getting asked whether non-coding #RNA has "a function", I like to refer to these very clear explanations from WF Dooli…
@ucielp
One of my grant reviewers stated that LncRNAs functionality is controversial and thus my proposal is of less scientific value. I would send that person to read this article...
RT @todd_macfarlan: Good read👇🏼 https://t.co/KEA5A9ISIN
This is a great essay abt attributing "function" to non-coding RNA transcripts. @jbhclock @HughesWUSTL https://t.co/a61V97HPBo
RT @David_J_Adams: That’s right! We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ | Genome Biology | Full Text https://t.co/JXMwlx8…
RT @David_J_Adams: That’s right! We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ | Genome Biology | Full Text https://t.co/JXMwlx8…
RT @martinalexsmith: "molecular biologists and genomicists tend to be satisfied with ‘what it does’ ... whereas evolutionary biologists ...…
RT @martinalexsmith: "molecular biologists and genomicists tend to be satisfied with ‘what it does’ ... whereas evolutionary biologists ...…
"molecular biologists and genomicists tend to be satisfied with ‘what it does’ ... whereas evolutionary biologists ... also require ‘why it’s there’ or selected effect rationales. ... a good argument could be made for eliminating ‘function’ altogether"
RT @LizCal: A great discussion of "junk" versus "function" for all those bits of RNA that wander around in a cell ..... We simply cannot g…
A great discussion of "junk" versus "function" for all those bits of RNA that wander around in a cell ..... We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/8EPAi14mve
RT @todd_macfarlan: Good read👇🏼 https://t.co/KEA5A9ISIN
We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/oJTS11H5DR
RT @rdocking: Good commentary piece on the tricky notion of ‘function’ for non-coding RNAs from W. Ford Doolittle - is it ‘what it does’ or…
Good commentary piece on the tricky notion of ‘function’ for non-coding RNAs from W. Ford Doolittle - is it ‘what it does’ or ‘why it’s there’? - https://t.co/d5aiP7VSiU
RT @___JonB___: Very important questions. But why limit to non-coding transcripts? Doesn't the same questions also apply to coding transcri…
RT @xgraubove: Doolittle, on defining function in genomics: "[some] tend to be satisfied with ‘what it does’, whereas Maynard Smith also re…
RT @xgraubove: Doolittle, on defining function in genomics: "[some] tend to be satisfied with ‘what it does’, whereas Maynard Smith also re…
RT @xgraubove: Doolittle, on defining function in genomics: "[some] tend to be satisfied with ‘what it does’, whereas Maynard Smith also re…
RT @___JonB___: Very important questions. But why limit to non-coding transcripts? Doesn't the same questions also apply to coding transcri…
RT @___JonB___: Very important questions. But why limit to non-coding transcripts? Doesn't the same questions also apply to coding transcri…
RT @___JonB___: Very important questions. But why limit to non-coding transcripts? Doesn't the same questions also apply to coding transcri…
RT @xgraubove: Doolittle, on defining function in genomics: "[some] tend to be satisfied with ‘what it does’, whereas Maynard Smith also re…
Doolittle, on defining function in genomics: "[some] tend to be satisfied with ‘what it does’, whereas Maynard Smith also require ‘why it’s there’ […] It is clearly wrong to use conclusions based on one to refute hypotheses based on the other [ENCODE]" htt
RT @becky_furlong: This is an interesting read. I admit I am more towards the skeptic when it comes to ncRNA, but the idea of really unders…
RT @___JonB___: Very important questions. But why limit to non-coding transcripts? Doesn't the same questions also apply to coding transcri…
After the famous journal club... @charles_baillie @MarineZoology @MarSciCaf @TheMarianiLab
Very important questions. But why limit to non-coding transcripts? Doesn't the same questions also apply to coding transcripts, or even proteins? https://t.co/faNAQCDJUR
RT @fpazos_bioinf: "We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ " https://t.co/x3hoCPsGmT
"We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ " https://t.co/x3hoCPsGmT
"If we say that the function of the heart is to pump blood round the body, we do not mean merely that the heart does, as a matter of fact, pump blood. We mean that the heart evolved because it pumped blood"
RT @Julie_B92: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ "When we talk of a trait’s ‘function’ do we mean ‘what it does’ or ‘…
RT @DunningHotopp: Good article to think about. I really appreciate, "But it is clearly wrong to use conclusions based on one to ‘refute’…
RT @artofbiology: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/Wrv29mda7m
RT @David_J_Adams: That’s right! We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ | Genome Biology | Full Text https://t.co/JXMwlx8…
We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/8VFB7L6HNJ
RT @BioMickWatson: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/kBde8aHv8i
RT @naomiattar: A plea to journal editors — *please* commission Ford Doolittle more often 🙏🏻 He writes so beautifully and thinks so clearl…
RT @BioMickWatson: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/kBde8aHv8i
A plea to journal editors — *please* commission Ford Doolittle more often 🙏🏻 He writes so beautifully and thinks so clearly. It is mystifying that he’s not in higher demand! https://t.co/jwL2KFMgzS
RT @JonathanGoeke: helpful reminder that a signal in genomics data is only the first step towards identifying and understanding functional…
Good article to think about. I really appreciate, "But it is clearly wrong to use conclusions based on one to ‘refute’ hypotheses based on the other. " https://t.co/F39jsyQR1q
RT @BioMickWatson: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/kBde8aHv8i
We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/Wrv29mda7m
RT @JonathanGoeke: helpful reminder that a signal in genomics data is only the first step towards identifying and understanding functional…
RT @Pulgar_Panda: Cuando hablamos de función en biología generalmente aludimos a las preguntas: ¿Qué hace el rasgo tal y por qué está ahí?…
Cuando hablamos de función en biología generalmente aludimos a las preguntas: ¿Qué hace el rasgo tal y por qué está ahí? Sin embargo, en biología molecular respondemos solo la primera pregunta. En este artículo se usan de ejemplo los ncRNAs. @GenomeBiology
RT @JonathanGoeke: helpful reminder that a signal in genomics data is only the first step towards identifying and understanding functional…
RT @JonathanGoeke: helpful reminder that a signal in genomics data is only the first step towards identifying and understanding functional…
RT @BioMickWatson: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/kBde8aHv8i
RT @BrunoContrerasM: Very relevant discussion https://t.co/qXZ1v5hiNY
RT @BejaLab: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ by Ford Doolittle https://t.co/vr9goanDtc
RT @JonathanGoeke: helpful reminder that a signal in genomics data is only the first step towards identifying and understanding functional…
helpful reminder that a signal in genomics data is only the first step towards identifying and understanding functional elements in the genome https://t.co/lZV5q1vMCn
RT @keyboardpipette: Very interesting read on what do we mean by function in relation to #rna. Food for thought. https://t.co/jZHphmdSFW
RT @BioMickWatson: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/kBde8aHv8i
This is an interesting read. I admit I am more towards the skeptic when it comes to ncRNA, but the idea of really understanding what we mean by "function" in a given context is much more broadly applicable https://t.co/T9MX067li0
interesting
RT @BejaLab: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ by Ford Doolittle https://t.co/vr9goanDtc
RT @BioMickWatson: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/kBde8aHv8i
I agree: the most dreaded F-word is function.. I still remember my school days of @HumanGenomePro where I was introduced to concept of junk DNA and my ironically, my first predoc project was on deciphering the function of non-coding DNA & RNA in orches
RT @David_J_Adams: That’s right! We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ | Genome Biology | Full Text https://t.co/JXMwlx8…
RT @BejaLab: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ by Ford Doolittle https://t.co/vr9goanDtc
Thoughtful review on the meaning of 'function' in biology: What a piece of DNA does, versus whether / why it is under (positive) selection. Must-read for all making statements about gene function, genomic information and junk DNA
RT @BabrahamInst: What do we really mean when we talk about #function in #biology? Particularly around #genes and #RNA. @GenomeBiology expl…
RT @David_J_Adams: That’s right! We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ | Genome Biology | Full Text https://t.co/JXMwlx8…
interesting opinion/summary on the functional role of noncoding RNAs; different opinions on when to use the „F-word“... some believe they’re functionally v. important, some think they’re mostly junk.
RT @David_J_Adams: That’s right! We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ | Genome Biology | Full Text https://t.co/JXMwlx8…
RT @BabrahamInst: What do we really mean when we talk about #function in #biology? Particularly around #genes and #RNA. @GenomeBiology expl…
What do we really mean when we talk about #function in #biology? Particularly around #genes and #RNA. @GenomeBiology explores the debate between 'what something does' and 'why it is there' https://t.co/WUWO2WJgcJ #genomics #molecularbiology
RT @David_J_Adams: That’s right! We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ | Genome Biology | Full Text https://t.co/JXMwlx8…
RT @BioMickWatson: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/kBde8aHv8i
RT @BejaLab: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ by Ford Doolittle https://t.co/vr9goanDtc
RT @BioMickWatson: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/kBde8aHv8i
RT @bjesseshapiro: Ford Doolittle says don’t use the F-word! https://t.co/hsVW6OAmSv
RT @BioMickWatson: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/kBde8aHv8i
RT @EpgntxEinstein: The great ENCODE/proportion of human genome that is ‘functional’ debate rumbles on… We simply cannot go on being so va…
RT @EpgntxEinstein: The great ENCODE/proportion of human genome that is ‘functional’ debate rumbles on… We simply cannot go on being so va…
We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ - "When we talk of a trait’s ‘function’ do we mean ‘what it does’ or ‘why it is there’?"
RT @EpgntxEinstein: The great ENCODE/proportion of human genome that is ‘functional’ debate rumbles on… We simply cannot go on being so va…
We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ by Ford Doolittle https://t.co/vr9goanDtc
RT @BioMickWatson: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/kBde8aHv8i
RT @BioMickWatson: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/kBde8aHv8i
RT @EpgntxEinstein: The great ENCODE/proportion of human genome that is ‘functional’ debate rumbles on… We simply cannot go on being so va…
RT @EpgntxEinstein: The great ENCODE/proportion of human genome that is ‘functional’ debate rumbles on… We simply cannot go on being so va…
We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’: https://t.co/aWi7fhUjnN
RT @BioMickWatson: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/kBde8aHv8i
RT @BioMickWatson: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/kBde8aHv8i
RT @BioMickWatson: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/kBde8aHv8i
RT @EpgntxEinstein: The great ENCODE/proportion of human genome that is ‘functional’ debate rumbles on… We simply cannot go on being so va…
RT @BioMickWatson: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/kBde8aHv8i
I'm firmly in the skeptic camp on this one.
RT @BioMickWatson: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/kBde8aHv8i
RT @BioMickWatson: We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’ https://t.co/kBde8aHv8i