Chengjun Zhang Science Blog
Recently, I saw an open source project named OpenWorm, which aims to build the first comprehensive computational model of the Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), a microscopic roundworm, which has around a thousand cells . On the first glimpse, I was misunderstanding it, I was though some scientists are trying to create a live roundworm, not … Read more
How to be a good scientist, it is a question always asked in my mind, I think most of the PHD students or postdocs are also have this in mind. In my opinion, the first important thing to be a good scientist is always ask good questions. What kind of questions can be considered as … Read more
Genetically modified (GM) foods are foods produced from organisms that have had specific changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food). Now days, there around 23 GM plant (http://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/gm-foods.php) are produced in the lab or have been planted in the field, there are more than one hundreds varieties have passed the … Read more
Few weeks ago, our LONG LAB gets a retreat at LONG LAKE Delton, MI. During the retreat, we presented our recent few months’ work; enjoyed our delicious food come from global, enjoyed the sunshine in the peaceful lake, and also the boating and swimming. However, the thing still keep in my mind is not the … Read more
In the world, there is one group of scientific researchers, which named Molecular evolutionist, these people have a fascinate magic that can ascertain the divergence age between two species based on the DNA sequences. Using the divergence time between Human and Chimpanzee as an example, Chen and Li1 estimate the divergence time is 4.6 to … Read more