Carnivalia ? 9/16 ? 9/22
2009-09-23 13:56:00 The past week's selection of science-related blog carnivals...
Carnivalia ? 9/09 ? 9/15
2009-09-16 14:09:00 The past week's crop of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals awaits your reading attention...
Carnivalia ? 9/02 ? 9/08
2009-09-09 15:04:00 The last week's selection of science-related blog carnival goodness...
Biology or Biochemistry
2009-08-28 16:48:00 I wonder why and how Cyanobacteria can produce Toxin, like neurotoxin
zhengjingming wrote a new blog post: Evolutionary biology
2009-07-24 13:33:00 zhengjingming wrote a new blog post: Evolutionary biology Perspectives on emotions from evolution theory were initiated in the late 19th century with Charles Darwin’s book The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals. Darwin’s original thesis was that emotions evolved via natural selection and therefore have cross-culturally universal counterparts. Furthermore, animals undergo emotions comparable to our own (see emotion in animals). Evidence of ...
Required Reading for Biology Majors
2009-02-19 11:57:00 A few days ago, Grrlscientist blogged on an interesting meme: Imagine: YOU are asked to assign a half-dozen-or-so books as required reading for ALL science majors at a college as part of their 4-year degree; NOT technical or text books, but other works, old or new, touching upon the nature of science, philosophy, thought, or methodology ...
By: Migrations
Relativity and Biology: CR4 Challenge (01/27/09)
2009-01-26 23:01:00 This week's Challenge Question: As you well know, according to the theory of relativity motion reduces the speed at which a clock marks the time. Does this theory affect the biological clock of humans? The Answer will be posted right here on CR4 on February 3rd.
The Year in Biology
2009-01-02 18:55:00 From Discover Magazine | RSS: Self-aware birds, food from cloned animals, flowering plants' speedy sperm, and more... Top 100 Stories of 2008 #21: Plants Inspire a Better Way to Store Solar Energy One of the biggest obstacles to widespread use of solar energy is the lack
Frank Henenlotter's Bad Biology On DVD 16th February 2009
2008-12-17 17:27:00 Acclaimed shlock-horror director Frank Henenlotter (the Basket Case trilogy, Frankenhooker, Brain Damage) makes a deliciously perverse and hugely welcome return to outrageously repulsive form with his first film in 16 years, Bad Biology, a bizarre and twisted story of a genitally-endowed young woman's search for sexual fulfilment.Opening with the voice-over line, "I was born with seven clits," the film introduces us to Jennifer (Charlee Danielson), an insatiable nymphomaniac whose multi-pronged sexual organ has given her a constant craving for penile stimulation. Unfortunately, the sexual satisfaction Jennifer seeks is proving very hard to find. Worse, each disappointing sexual encounter she experiences results in a two-hour pregnancy period that produces an always-unwanted mutant baby.Unknown to Jennifer, just across town lies the solution to her frustration in the form of a young man called Batz (Anthony Sneed), whose own sexual shortcomings have led him to inject g...
By: podflower.com
Frank Henenlotter's Bad Biology On DVD 16th February 2009
2008-12-17 17:27:00 Acclaimed shlock-horror director Frank Henenlotter (the Basket Case trilogy, Frankenhooker, Brain Damage) makes a deliciously perverse and hugely welcome return to outrageously repulsive form with his first film in 16 years, Bad Biology, a bizarre and twisted story of a genitally-endowed young woman's search for sexual fulfilment.Opening with the voice-over line, "I was born with seven clits," the film introduces us to Jennifer (Charlee Danielson), an insatiable nymphomaniac whose multi-pronged sexual organ has given her a constant craving for penile stimulation. Unfortunately, the sexual satisfaction Jennifer seeks is proving very hard to find. Worse, each disappointing sexual encounter she experiences results in a two-hour pregnancy period that produces an always-unwanted mutant baby.Unknown to Jennifer, just across town lies the solution to her frustration in the form of a young man called Batz (Anthony Sneed), whose own sexual shortcomings have led him to inject g...
By: podflower.com
More on the Biology of Crime
2008-11-25 12:07:00 Updated November 29:This subject is absolutely deadly for progressives because there is a fear that an examination into the biology of crime will tend to focus on race. As is, in the US, Blacks, Hispanics, Amerindians and Polynesians have crime rates, 8, 3, 2 and 2 times higher than Whites, respectively. Asians have crime rates 5 times lower than Whites.Leaving aside race for a moment, it is reasonable to pry into the extra-racial aspects of crime. For the moment, let us look at testosterone and MAO-A levels.MAO-A inhibits the production of catecholamines, in particular serotonin. Persons low in MAO-A tend to be low in serotonin.Persons low in serotonin have elevated rates of impulsive violent behavior, including homicidal and suicidal attempts and successes. These studies have been done on successful suicides and impulsively violent criminals behind bars. Serotonin is an inhibitory chemical. It follows that low levels of an inhibitory chemical would make a person less inhibited in...
By: Robert Lindsay
Biology enters ?The Matrix? through new computer language
2008-11-17 02:28:00 Dr. Jeremy Gunawardena (left) and Dr. Aneil MallavarapuBOSTON, Mass. ? Ever since the human genome was sequenced less than 10 years ago, researchers have been able to access a dizzying plethora of genomic information with a simple click of a mouse. This digitizing of genomic data?and its public access?is something that would have been unthinkable a generation earlier.But as molecules go, DNA is pretty straight forward. With its simple composition and linear structure, it easily lends itself to mathematical models. Not so with proteins. In fact, proteins are an order of magnitude more complex than DNA. It is proteins, not DNA, that carry out the cell's heavy lifting. However, with their intricately folded three-dimensional shapes determining a seemingly endless range of possible functions and their manifold interactions with other proteins and with DNA, the leg-work required to mathematically capture the protein universe seems absurd.And it is.That is why a team of Harvard Medical S...
Molecular Biology of the Cell (Free E-Book)
2008-09-21 17:49:00 by Bruce Alberts (Author), Alexander Johnson (Author), Julian Lewis (Author), Martin Raff (Author), Keith Roberts (Author), Peter Walter (Author)Product DescriptionFor nearly a quarter century Molecular Biology of the Cell has been the leading cell biology textbook. This tradition continues with the new Fifth Edition, which has been completely revised and updated to describe our current, rapidly advancing understanding of cell biology. To list but a few examples, a large amount of new material is presented on epigenetics; stem cells; RNAi; comparative genomics; the latest cancer therapies; apoptosis (now its own separate chapter); and cell cycle control and the mechanics of M phase (now integrated into one chapter). The hallmark features of Molecular Biology of the Cell have been retained, such as its consistent and comprehensive art program, clear concept headings, and succinct section summaries. Additionally, in response to extensive feedback from readers, the Fifth Edition now in...
Teaching Evolution and Biology, and Confronting Misconceptions
2008-09-20 19:51:00 Last month, the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology published an article that a lot of high school biology teachers might want to take a look at, to refresh themselves in their work - Teaching evolution (and all of biology) more effectively: Strategies for engagement, critical reasoning, and confronting misconceptions. It’s subscription only, but contact me ...
By: Migrations
Molecular Cell Biology (Free E-book)
2008-09-20 15:32:00 by James Darnell (Author), Paul Matsudaira (Author), Lawrence Zipursky (Author), Harvey Lodish (Author), Arnold Berk (Author), David Baltimore (Author)Hardcover: 1184 pagesPublisher: W. H. Freeman; 4th edition (October 1999)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 071673706XISBN-13: 978-0716737063See comments for download links.
Ray Kurzweil - The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
2008-08-30 07:20:00 From The Oprah & Friends Radio Show with Dr. Mehmet Oz, 18 August 2008 The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil For over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. In his classic The Age of Spiritual Machines, ...
By: Oprah Selects
PhD Studentship in Molecular Biology, Trinity College Dublin
2008-07-25 20:14:00 Ireland. 3 years PhD studentship is available within the Inflammation and Immunity Research group in Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. The studentship is by Science Foundation Ireland. The project will involve investigation of the immunological mechanism that helminths use to suppress allergic inflammation (Fallon and Mangan, Nature Rev Immunol 2007). The student will focus on characterizing ...
By: free scholarship
Pioneer in field of molecular biology dies at 84
(AP)
2008-06-20 04:13:00 AP - Gunther Stent, who helped pioneer the field of molecular biology as one of the first scientists to confirm the structure of DNA, has died. He was 84.
Carnivalia ? 5/28 - 6/3
2008-06-04 14:22:00 The past week's bevy of science-related blog carnivals awaits your reading attentions SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivalia — 5/28 - 6/3", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2-008/06/04/carnivalia_--_528_-_6-3/" });
The scientific tourist #23 ? fossilized roots
2008-06-03 14:13:00 For this week's images (I sort of skipped last week, so today you get two!), we're going back to the White Sands National Monument... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The scientific tourist #23 — fossilized roots", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2-008/06/03/the_scientific_touris-t_23_--_fossilized_roots/" });
Science and Religion: The Darwin Debate
2008-06-03 10:12:00 What the opponents of Charles Darwin?s theory of evolution by natural selection objected to was primarily the unpredictable and haphazard nature of his proposed system. They could not accept that the reason for the evolution of species was simple environmental changes. If history was predetermined, the anti-Darwinians believed, it could only unfold predictably and purposefully.[1] ...
The Biology of Bulimia
2008-06-02 22:09:00 The binge-and-purge addiction.By 2000, the biological substrate unifying alcoholism, addiction, depression, and certain eating disorders had become irrefutable. Population surveys had shown that nearly half of alcoholic patients had a long history of coexisting depression and/or anxiety disorders. Overall, about a third of patients with depression or panic disorder have had lifelong problems with drug abuse. These are estimates, best clinical guesses, but associating depression and addiction is no longer a speculative venture.As with more familiar forms of addiction, bulimia was coming to be seen as another serotonin/dopamine-mediated medical condition. As noted, serotonin is involved in both the binge and the purge. Once researchers began performing the necessary double blind, placebo-controlled studies, it became clear that serotonin-boosting drugs dramatically lessened bulimic behavior in general, and associated carbohydrate binging in particular, in a large number of diagnosed b...
By: Addiction Inbox
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Molecular Biology, Lovelace Respiratory Researc
2008-05-28 21:09:00 USA. This postdoctoral research position is available with Dr. Steven Belinsky, Director of Molecular Biology and Lung Cancer Program. Applicants should have a PhD in molecular biology with extensive experience in techniques such as siRNA, PCR, transfection, and chromatin immunoprecipitation. In addition, a background in cancer biology is strongly encouraged. Postdoctoral participants will receive a competitive salary, health insurance, and relocation allowance. Successful postdoctoral fellows can be promoted to Research Scientists that allows them to write grants and stay at the Institute to develop their careers as staff scientists. This postdoctoral fellowship is focused on aberrant gene promoter hypermethylation in cancer. Research is focused in two areas. The first area is studying the interaction between deficits in DNA repair mediated through nucleotide excision repair or nonhomologous recombination and the induction of gene promoter hypermethylation. (more…) Postdo...
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Carnivalia ? 5/21 - 5/27
2008-05-28 14:19:00 There's plenty of good reading in last week's (mostly) science-related blog carnivals... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivalia — 5/21 - 5/27", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2-008/05/28/carnivalia_--_521_-_5-27/" });
Prostate Cancer: Biology, Genetics, and the New Therapeutics (Contemporary
2008-05-24 18:40:00 DescriptionPublisher: Humana Press; 2nd ed. editionLanguage: EnglishISBN: 1588296962Paperback: 508 pagesData: July 27, 2007Format: PDFDescription: Prostate Cancer: Biology, Genetics, and the New Therapeutics, Second Edition, reviews new, valuable approaches to the treatment of prostate cancer in men. The latest edition contains new material on molecular imaging, new treatments for prostate cancer, molecular targets, cell signaling pathways, bioinformatics, and pathogenomics. The book details the latest innovations and advances in prostate cancer and may be used as a rapid reference text for readers. The volume profiles the latest advances in cancer research and treatment and includes profound studies in prostate stem cells, cancer-host interactions, hedgehog signaling in development and cancer, cholesterol and cell signaling, gene therapy for advanced prostate cancer, and noninvasive strategies such as molecular imaging to visualize gene expression. This new edition also investigate...
Molecular Imaging of the Lungs (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)
2008-05-23 18:43:00 Molecular Imaging of the Lungs (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)
Carnivalia ? 5/14 - 5/20
2008-05-21 14:30:00 The past week's bounty of science-related blog carnivals... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivalia — 5/14 - 5/20", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2-008/05/21/carnivalia_--_514_-_5-20/" });
Biology Lab Experiments
2008-05-19 12:06:00 We at biologylabexperiments.com strive to be the best of what we could ever shape out of our journalistic form in order to cater competently to all y1 Vote(s)
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Biology-Experiments
2008-05-19 12:02:00 Biology-experiments.com is an informative site that will provide you with comprehensive information, great ideas, useful tips and highly compelling a1 Vote(s)
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Carnivalia ? 5/7 - 5/13
2008-05-14 14:05:00 Last week's (mostly) science-related blog carnivals for your reading enjoyment... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivalia — 5/7 - 5/13", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2-008/05/14/carnivalia_--_57_-_51-3/" });
Casual Friday ? the eyes have it
2008-05-09 14:34:00 OK, I'll admit that this video has really been making the rounds this week. But I'll just pile on anyway, and present to you this very good video explaining the evolutionary process behind the eye... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Casual Friday — the eyes have it", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2-008/05/09/casual_friday_--_the_-eyes_have_it/" });
Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Plant Biology, Hamilton, N/A
2008-05-08 17:43:00 Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Plant Biology Description: We seek a permanent full-time lecturer or senior lecturer in Plant Biology. The successful applicant will be a developing leader in this field, with a substantial publication record and evidence of international connections. She or he will have experience in and enjoy teaching at all levels. Experience in research student supervision is
Research Jobs in Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre
2008-05-07 19:17:00 UK. The Departement of Computational and Systems Biology invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher to work in a research project entitled “Structural Bioinformatics and Theoretical Biology - Spatial Calcium Waves and Signal Processing“. Starting sallary for this position will be £25,576 - £28,418, with a 37 hours working time per week. The successful candidate will join a team working in the area of bio mathematical modelling and non-linear signal processing. He/She will be responsible for the development of mathematical models of biological pattern formation, especially in relation to calcium signalling in plants, the analysis of experimental data and software development. The John Innes Centre (JIC) is looking to appoint an exceptional candidate who has, or expects to soon receive a PhD in theoretical physics, applied mathematics, computational biology, or a related subject. JIC will be providing the job-holder with opportunities to develop their technical...
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Oprah Winfrey and the creationism controversy
2008-05-07 18:00:00 Oprah Winfrey and spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle were confronted during their New Earth webcast with a question about the use of the word 'evolution' in his teachings.
By: Evolution Minute
Carnivalia 4/30 - 5/6
2008-05-07 15:02:00 The past week's crop of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivalia 4/30 - 5/6", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2-008/05/07/carnivalia_430_-_56/"- });
Casual Friday ? Transitional Fossils videos
2008-05-02 14:21:00 For today's video viewing, I thought I'd pass along a couple of really good videos that I found on Afarensis (but which were previously highlighted by The Panda's Thumb). Confused by what it means for something to be a "transitional fossil?" Watch these two (total run time of about 18 minutes), and you should have a good handle on things... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Casual Friday — Transitional Fossils videos", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2-008/05/02/casual_friday_--_tran-sitional_fossils_videos/" });
Carnivalia 4/23 - 4/29
2008-04-30 14:37:00 The past week's selection of science-related blog carnivals... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivalia 4/23 - 4/29", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2-008/04/30/carnivalia_423_-_429/-" });
The scientific tourist #18 ? platypode at play
2008-04-29 14:13:00 Today's picture comes from the Grand Gallery of Evolution at the National Museum of Natural Science in Paris, and shows three platypode (yes, that's the plural of platypus, since the word has Greek roots), presumably at play... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The scientific tourist #18 — platypode at play", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2-008/04/29/the_scientific_touris-t_18_--_platypode_at_play/" });
PhD Studentships in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biology
2008-04-29 14:00:00 UK. University of Bath. A combination of university, industrial and government funding enables the newly established CSCT to offer five fully-funded PhD Studentships in Sustainable Chemical Technologies. This will be a Interdisciplinary PhD Studentships in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biology Applications are invited from candidates who have, or expect to attain, an equivalent of UK 1st or upper 2nd Class Honours degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, biology, biochemistry or biochemical engineering. All five projects will involve supervisors from at least two disciplines and will also have an industrial co-supervisor. (more…) PhD Studentships in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biology Share This Tags: biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, phd studentships, uk, university of bath
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PhD Scholarships in Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Max Planck Institute
2008-04-29 06:54:00 Germany. Several Phd scholarships are offered by the The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Quantum Dynamics in Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The scholarships are available for students pursuing PhD at IMPRS. Admission will be granted on a competitive basis. Interested candidates are expected to hold Master of Science degree (or equivalent). Applicants who do not have a Master thesis may be accepted if they can prove their ability to carry out independent research projects. International applicants whose native language is not English or German are advised to provide a proof of English proficiency. At equal level of qualification, candidates with disabilities are given preference. Women are encouraged to apply. (more…) PhD Scholarships in Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Max Planck Institute Share This Tags: biology, chemistry, germany, max planck institute,- phd scholarships, physics, quantum dynamics
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Carnivalia 4/16 - 4/22
2008-04-23 14:04:00 The past week's crop of (mostly) science-related reading goodness... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivalia 4/16 - 4/22", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2-008/04/23/carnivalia_416_-_422/-" });
Baseball, Music, and Biology
2008-04-20 15:50:00 We live right next to the school’s baseball field, and every week, several times per week,the place is packed with parents and friends coming to watch the kids play ball. We have a parent-teacher academic booster’s meeting once per month, and we are lucky to get a handful of parents in attendance. Don’t get me ...
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology
2008-04-19 21:39:00 UK. University of Leeds. Four years fixed term Postdoctoral research fellowships are available within the School of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. The positions are available within an EPSRC funded project granted to Professor Adam Nelson, Dr Stuart Warriner and Dr Paul Ko Ferrigno (School of Chemistry and Astbury Centre and Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine and Astbury Centre respectively). The project will involve (a) the development and implementation of methodology for the synthesis of skeletally-diverse natural product-like macrocycles; and (b) the screening of the compound library prepared using a range of established cell-based assays. (more…) Postdoctoral Fellowships in Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Share This Tags: chemical biology, chemistry, EPSRC, postdoctoral fellowships,- synthetic chemistry, uk, university of leeds
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Carnivalia 4/9 - 4/15
2008-04-16 13:43:00 Another plethora of reading pleasure in the past week's "sciencey" blog carnivals... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivalia 4/9 - 4/15", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2-008/04/16/carnivalia_49_-_415/"- });
Job Vacancies at PT.PZ CUSSONS INDONESIA
2008-04-14 17:00:00 PZ Cussons is a well-known multinational company with a long history of producing soap and cosmetics is looking for additional qualified individuals to join our company for the following position: Category Manager for Non Baby Product (Code : CM ? TDG) Qualification: Education : Educated to degree level majoring in the Natural Sciences. Must have achieved an academic degree ...
Biology Course, Study Abroad in Borneo, Malaysia
2008-04-13 18:13:00 Center for Tropical Forest Science and the Arnold Arboretum (CTFS-AA) will offer biology course to be held in Sarawak and Sabah (East Malaysia) from 1 July to 5 August 2008.
A chip that can detect diseases
2008-04-11 19:14:00 The future is here, you don’t need to imagine it. A chip to diagnose your diseases is here!!! Imagine being able to diagnose if a patient has a certain virus or disease while he’s sitting in the doctor’s waiting room? It could happen sooner than you might think as a result of one of our new ...
Is Pope Benedict a Creationist?
2008-04-09 18:00:00 Pope Benedict has sent confusing signals about creationism and Catholicism
By: Evolution Minute
Carnivalia 4/2 - 8
2008-04-09 14:43:00 As always, plenty of good reading material for you in the past week's blog carnivals... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnivalia 4/2 - 8", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2-008/04/09/carnivalia_42_-_8/" });
Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition (Oxford Biology)
2008-04-09 00:00:00 Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition (Oxford Biology) (http://www.amazon.com/Behaviou-r-Evolution-Cognition-Oxford-Bi-ology/dp/0199295859/ref=pd_zg_r-ss_nr_b_14439_6?ie=UTF8 tag=indonvetercom-20)by Adam Miklosi (Author)Publication Date: February 9, 2008 Buy new: (http://www.amazon.com/Behaviou-r-Evolution-Cognition-Oxford-Bi-ology/dp/0199295859/ref=pd_zg_r-ss_nr_b_14439_6?ie=UTF8 tag=indonvetercom-20)$110.00$97-.0812... |
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