5 posts and columns on biology

Got DNA? Biocomputing Start-Up DNAnexus Lands $15M From Google Ventures and TPG

in News on October 12, 2011 at 5:05 am PT

The computational biology start-up aims to create a huge database of DNA information for researchers and scientists.
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Almost Famous: Pat Hanrahan of Tableau

in News on February 26, 2010 at 6:16 pm PT

This week: We dropped by the Gates Computer Science building at Stanford University for an interview with Pat Hanrahan. He isn’t just a professor of computer science and electrical engineering–he’s also the chief technology officer at Tableau, a software start-up that specializes in data visualization for businesses. Why do we think he’s the epitome of geek-chic? Maybe because he’s also a two-time Oscar winner. Seriously.