23andMe is struggling and I can’t find my tiny violin anywhere. I’m sure some people have taken comfort in their DNA results but so many haven’t and I’ve always had concerns about the data.

Good news for Oceanic frogs—research suggests frogs in other contintents hold the key to fighting off deadly fungi that are killing them: […] There’s evidence that some frogs are naturally evolving resistance. Scientists are also trying to exploit the fungus’s sensitivity to temperature by building Bd-free (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) habitats or moving frogs to locales where the fungus can’t survive.

otterwiki is Python-based wiki software. As someone who loves Python and wikis, I had to post it here. Sadly the otter is just for the name and logo.

On 17th September, the UK government announced an initiative called Sankore, with up to £1.9 million in funding to strengthen science, technology and innovation in Ghana and Nigeria through its West Africa Research and Innovation Hub. The press release also has a link to an information page on how to apply.