Comments on: Sequencing of barley genome could have implications for home brewers http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/sequencing-of-barley-genome-co.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 13:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Joe Vanegas http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/sequencing-of-barley-genome-co.html#comment-1573468 Joe Vanegas Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191941#comment-1573468 Maggie comment is correct that maps are particularly useful. You make a good point that they don't have one for barley; they have raw sequence. Maggie comment is correct that maps are particularly useful. You make a good point that they don’t have one for barley; they have raw sequence.

]]> By: Joe Vanegas http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/sequencing-of-barley-genome-co.html#comment-1573467 Joe Vanegas Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191941#comment-1573467 Interesting sentiment, but completely inconsistent with reality today All the new hops varieties are proprietary.  You can't get plants of them unless you are a contracted producer. Interesting sentiment, but completely inconsistent with reality today All the new hops varieties are proprietary.  You can’t get plants of them unless you are a contracted producer.

]]> By: digi_owl http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/sequencing-of-barley-genome-co.html#comment-1573198 digi_owl Sat, 03 Nov 2012 13:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191941#comment-1573198 Free beer! Free beer!

]]> By: Jonathan Badger http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/sequencing-of-barley-genome-co.html#comment-1572906 Jonathan Badger Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191941#comment-1572906 <em>sequenced the genome of barley...</em> <em>Crop researchers can use genome maps...</em> <em>...learning about barley's genetic code</em> No offense Maggie, and you are far from being the only science writer who does this (the linked article itself makes the map/sequence error), but as a genomicist myself it is frustrating how a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genome_sequencing" rel="nofollow">genome sequence</a>, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_mapping" rel="nofollow">genome map</a>, and a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_code" rel="nofollow">genetic code</a> get conflated in scientific journalism. They are three completely different things. sequenced the genome of barley…
Crop researchers can use genome maps…
…learning about barley’s genetic code

No offense Maggie, and you are far from being the only science writer who does this (the linked article itself makes the map/sequence error), but as a genomicist myself it is frustrating how a genome sequence, a genome map, and a genetic code get conflated in scientific journalism. They are three completely different things.

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/sequencing-of-barley-genome-co.html#comment-1572846 oasisob1 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 23:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191941#comment-1572846 Copyrights, patents, it's all wrong. The hops must be free to all. Copyrights, patents, it’s all wrong. The hops must be free to all.

]]> By: phazeaction http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/sequencing-of-barley-genome-co.html#comment-1572842 phazeaction Fri, 02 Nov 2012 23:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191941#comment-1572842 Nerdulent.   Nerdulent.  

]]> By: Krystin Norman http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/sequencing-of-barley-genome-co.html#comment-1572785 Krystin Norman Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191941#comment-1572785 I think you meant to refer to patents on biologically engineered organisms, as copyright is not an issue (you might want to look up the differences between patents and copyrights). Patenting has already been done with yeast strains, and plenty of plants such as wheat. Sequencing the genome of an organism does not give you the right to have a patent on it, it just gives you information about the subtle differences between variants of that species, or sub-species. I think you meant to refer to patents on biologically engineered organisms, as copyright is not an issue (you might want to look up the differences between patents and copyrights). Patenting has already been done with yeast strains, and plenty of plants such as wheat. Sequencing the genome of an organism does not give you the right to have a patent on it, it just gives you information about the subtle differences between variants of that species, or sub-species.

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/sequencing-of-barley-genome-co.html#comment-1572775 oasisob1 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191941#comment-1572775 As long as we don't suddenly have copyright issues with brewing... As long as we don’t suddenly have copyright issues with brewing…

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