Monthly Archives: January 2013

Goldilocks and the Three Mutators

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Danielle Whittaker

This blog post is by MSU graduate student Mike Wiser. Many things in life seem to follow the Goldilocks principle: both too much and too little of something can be worse than striking a balance somewhere in between. Goldilocks saw … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: In Search of The Perfect Password

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by NC A&T graduate student Joshua Adams. Passwords are a problem. They are easy to forget and if you write them down, they can be stolen. If you’re like me, you probably … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Cheaters never win

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Washington graduate student Adam Waite. Why do we cooperate? It’s easy enough to understand the benefits of cooperation. When we pay taxes, for example, we are contributing to … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: The not-so-inscrutable HIV

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by MSU postdoc Aditi Gupta. It all started in 1981. A few patients suffering from unusual opportunistic infections, that immune system normally easily takes care of, walked into doctors’ offices and nobody … Continue reading →

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BEACON Introductory Video

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Danielle Whittaker

We are very pleased to share our new video introducing BEACON, some of our members, and examples of the work we do. Enjoy!

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