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Building a secure and low-code bioinformatics workbench on AWS HealthOmics

AWS Public Sector Blog

The completion of the Human Genome Project by an international group of researchers in 2003 marked a pivotal milestone in biology, ushering in the post-genomic era. However, for bioinformatics workflows involving multiple tools, the process of pulling each image can be time-consuming and challenging to manage. hc877fd6_1 quay.io/biocontainers/ensembl-vep:106.1--pl5321h4a94de4_0

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Arkansas led the nation in measuring obesity in kids. Did it help?

GCN

In 2003, Arkansas became the first state to send home "fat letters" or BMI reports about all students as part of a broader anti-obesity initiative. At least 23 states followed Arkansas’ lead. Some have since scaled back their efforts.

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The most momentous transportation story of 2025 has already occurred: imposition of NYC's congestion zone

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The scheme is modelled partly on that of London, where since 2003 a daily charge (currently 15, or $19) has reduced the number of cars, improved air quality and funded transit upgrades. New Yorks version costs $9 for most drivers (with different rates for lorries and low-income New Yorkers).

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Write Your Next Grant Proposals with OneNote

Peak Proposals

Managing each of these stages requires a system of some kind and one or more tools to save content and permit collaborative development of the proposal. tool that you can use to manage and write a grant proposal is Microsoft OneNote. tool that you can use to manage and write a grant proposal is Microsoft OneNote.

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Write Your Next Grant Proposal with OneNote

Peak Proposals

Managing each of these stages requires a system of some kind and one or more tools to save content and permit collaborative development of the proposal. tool that you can use to manage and write a grant proposal is Microsoft OneNote. tool that you can use to manage and write a grant proposal is Microsoft OneNote.

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Camden Yards baseball stadium is 30 years old

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Camden Yards in 2003. The Ringer has an excellent article, " The Baseball Stadium That “Forever Changed” Professional Sports ," assessing the contribution of Camden Yards--a throwback designed baseball stadium which opened in 1992--to baseball, other professional sports, and cities. Getty Images photo.

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Maui Wildfire Disaster Recovery

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Since its release in 2009, Sean's book The Red Guide to Recovery - Resource Handbook for Disaster Survivors has been adopted by emergency management agencies, fire departments, Native tribes, relief organizations, and fortune 500 companies across the U.S.