Hologenomics II: Type IV Secretion Systems and horizontal gene transfer

This topic is such fun, I could log in each day and all the ideas I’ve had for thirty years would start lining up on the framework of hologenomics.
In the last few years our lab has been getting more deeply into Type IV Secretion Systems. We set out some years back to ‘re-invent’ [...]

Posted on September 9th, 2007 by Richard Jefferson
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The Hologenome & Hologenomics: a different lens on evolution

This one is a treat. An opportunity to blog about my ideas on science! It seems that most of my efforts these days are focused on BiOS, patent transparency and innovation strategies. Science is still an important part of my life, but my dismay at the way it has been [...]

Posted on September 6th, 2007 by Richard Jefferson
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Initiative for Open Innovation

Well, its been a busy few months since my last post. I’ve been constantly traveling to meetings and working with prospective partners to try to generalize our work.
It now seems that the fundamental power of a harmonized patent informatics platform and a facility for supporting open innovation work has become widely appreciated. [...]

Posted on September 5th, 2007 by Richard Jefferson
Filed under: General, Patents, Science, Social Enterprise | No Comments »