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Genome Center Readies for its New York Debut

New research center, to open in Tribeca in May, will be 'Manhattan Project' for genomic sequencing. But can it do better than others?

The interface of the Roadify app shows the wide variety of transit options available for users. Image courtesy of roadify.com
John Farley  |  July 25, 2012 4:00 AM | 3 Comments
MetroFocus looked at some of the most handy apps to hit the tri-state in the past few years, covering the MTA, mass transit, traffic conditions and more.VIDEO
The New York Genome Center is moving into a permanent facility on Sixth Avenue, in Lower Manhattan. Photo courtesy of the New York Genome Center.
Georgia Kral  |  July 24, 2012 10:00 AM | Comments
The largest DNA sequencing and analytics facility in North America will reside in Manhattan.
Photo courtesy of Gotham Gazette.
Cristian Salazar for Gotham Gazette  |  July 24, 2012 9:58 AM | Comments
The board has grown increasingly influential under the Bloomberg administration.
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NJ Today  |  July 23, 2012 1:24 PM | Comments
Diversant, based in New Jersey, has leveraged its status as a certified minority owned-business to offer clients more workforce diversity.VIDEO
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Menglin Huang  |  July 23, 2012 4:00 AM | 2 Comments
Solar and wind power in private buildings have a give-and-take relationship with the electric grid.
A coalition of leaders supporting tech in Queens gathered Wednesday near City Hall. L-R: Art Chang, Christine Quinn, Adam Milligan, Jukay Hsu, Elizabeth Hendrey, Ydanis Rodriguez. Photo by William Alatriste, New York City Council
Georgia Kral  |  July 19, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments
Tech education for New Yorkers will extend past Brooklyn and Manhattan, starting this fall.
Free WiFi Payphone Kiosk, Columbus Circle
Esha Ray  |  July 17, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments
The city's new WiFi Hotspot Project provides free WiFi access through the city's public payphone kiosks.VIDEO
The Harlem Hospital Center in Manhattan received 20 points out of 100 in Consumer Report's hospital ratings. Flickr/David.R.Carroll
John Farley  |  July 11, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments
In their findings for New York state, two recent reports gave quite different safety ratings for individual hospitals.
This copepod created in a New Jersey Department of Agriculutre lab, was later released in Cape May County. Photo courtesy of the NJ Department of Agriculture.
Georgia Kral  |  July 11, 2012 4:00 AM | 1 Comment
The copepod, a tiny shrimp-like creature, is a weapon being wielded against a summertime annoyance.
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Menglin Huang  |  July 11, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments
First get your camera ready for views like these.Then look through the lens of urban history and science at two museum events that mark Manhattanhenge.
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