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Computing Reviews is pleased to announce the release of its new Hot Topic, “The Critical Need for Computational Intelligence in Human Genetics.” Hot Topics are a series of essays on emergent areas of computer science, and can only be read in the online version Computing Reviews. To read the latest Hot Topic, click here: http://www.reviews.com/hottopic/hottopic_essay_07.cfm

Written by Jason H. Moore of Dartmouth College, this Hot Topic outlines how data mining can help identify genetic risk factors for common human diseases. In diseases such as cancer, essential hypertension, and schizophrenia, many genes and many environmental factors interact in non linear ways. To understand the enormous complexity of these interactions and isolate those responsible for a particular disease, computational intelligence is needed. Moore outlines possible approaches and foresees software that will evolve to meet the challenges of human genetics.Hot Topics include links to related web pages, articles, and books, and are updated on a regular basis. Computing Reviews is a collaboration between Reviews.com and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and can be read daily at www.reviews.com.

We have placed new learning resources for teaching information literacy on ICS HEA Subject Centre Website: http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/rlos/information-literacy/

You are free to use or adapt these in your teaching. However, it would very useful to have feedback from you if you do so.If you think that your Department would benefit from the development of other free resource-sharing teaching materials then please do contact me with suggestions.With best wishesAnne Morris ILS Director of HEA ICS Subject Centre

The Swansea Science Café offers opportunities for anyone to find out more about new, exciting and topical areas of science. Designed to be informal and entertaining, the café typically runs on the last Wednesday of every month at the Dylan Thomas Centre. Entry is free and talks start at 7:30pm.

Plumes and hotspots: Are they just mind over mantle?

Prof Gillian Foulger, Earth Sciences, Durham University

Wednesday, 19^th March at 7:30pm Dylan Thomas Centre 

Gillian’s research interests include: The origin of “hot spots”, tectonics & dynamics of
Iceland, volcanic & geothermal seismicity, geothermal exploration (http://www.dur.ac.uk/g.r.foulger/ ).  More details about her talk to follow shortly.