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A really amazing read for anyone with an interest in medicine, biology and/or genetics. longreads: A father recounts his family’s quest to diagnose a rare disease in their son: We discovered that my son inherited two different (thus-far-unique) mutations in the same gene—the NGLY1 gene—which encodes the enzyme N-glycanase 1. Consequently, he cannot make this enzyme. My son is the only human being known to lack this enzyme. Below, I’m documenting our journey to the unlikeliest of diagnoses. This is a story about the kind of hope that only science can provide. (An open access article in The Journal of Medical Genetics contains the detailed results from ground-breaking experiment that diagnosed him.) “Hunting Down My Son’s Killer.” — Matt Might, Gizmodo

A really amazing read for anyone with an interest in medicine, biology and/or genetics.

longreads:

A father recounts his family’s quest to diagnose a rare disease in their son:

We discovered that my son inherited two different (thus-far-unique) mutations in the same gene—the NGLY1 gene—which encodes the enzyme N-glycanase 1. Consequently, he cannot make this enzyme.

My son is the only human being known to lack this enzyme. Below, I’m documenting our journey to the unlikeliest of diagnoses. This is a story about the kind of hope that only science can provide. (An open access article in The Journal of Medical Genetics contains the detailed results from ground-breaking experiment that diagnosed him.)

“Hunting Down My Son’s Killer.” — Matt Might, Gizmodo

imwithkanye: First Look: The End Of The World Co-written and co-directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the film co-stars Paul Rudd, James Franco, Emma Watson, Aziz Ansari, Jason Segel, Rihanna, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Danny McBride and Jay Baruchel all playing themselves (or thinly veiled versions of themselves) who have to forgo their celebrity status when imminent doom looms large over the earth.

imwithkanye:

First Look: The End Of The World

Co-written and co-directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the film co-stars Paul Rudd, James Franco, Emma Watson, Aziz Ansari, Jason Segel, Rihanna, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Danny McBride and Jay Baruchel all playing themselves (or thinly veiled versions of themselves) who have to forgo their celebrity status when imminent doom looms large over the earth.

[YTP] Gotye Knows Somebody That He Used

Gotye… YouTube Poop-styles

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Apple Water. “Literally twice as many hydrogen atoms as there are oxygen atoms”.

Apple Water.

“Literally twice as many hydrogen atoms as there are oxygen atoms”.

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» kottke.org: The Wirecutter goes long on standing desks

Great article explaining why standing is much better than sitting at work (although I am somewhat skeptical of the actual science), and how a standing table would be useful.

I’ve been meaning to design a raising and lowering desk - watch this space.

jkottke:

The fantastically obsessive Mark Lukach just spent an outlandish amount of time researching stand-up desks and shared his findings at The Wirecutter. Even if you have no interest in standing on the job, The Wirecutter is worth a visit for their concise and excellent guides on what to buy from…

» Global Copycats: The Sincerest Form of Flattery | Inc.com

A fascinating article about German incubator companies that create copycat internet startups. Although the concept sounds bad, it is interesting - you can’t patent an idea like Amazon, or Zappos. The competition is, arguably, good for the customers and for creating a need for further innovation, and this is where the copycat companies potentially have the edge - with more funding and better management.

I can see some parallels in design here too, but right now I’m too hungry to explicitly state them.