April Showers

In, Ukueles and Fishing Poles? A Living Library Helps You Do Patti Brennan, director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), discusses how libraries empower their users by providing more than just books.

On MSK’s blog, read up on some of the findings presented at the 2017 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting (AACR17). There are currently four posts labeled #AACR17 there.

The Simons Foundation’s Science Sandbox has created a fun video about tardigrades and scientific thinking which you can check out here.

CRISPR, Eukaryotic Cells and Tennis Balls

Today I’m focusing on the decision passed down in the CRISPR patent cases.

Yes, that’s right, tennis balls have bounced in to help explain the complexities of the CRISPR patent cases.  Thursday in STAT, Sharon Begley, wrote a succinct piece giving 6 Takeaways from the US Patent and Trademark Office verdict on CRISPR.

Heidi Ledford, of Nature News reported Wednesday on the verdict and why officials at UC are upbeat following this week’s decision in favor of the Broad Institute.