Search Results for 'Biology'

Where identity and biology intersect

A pleasant and thoughtful fellow from New Zealand told me during a chat over a glass of wine this year of his growing interest in genealogy. It was fascinating to learn about those who had come before him, he said, and in the process, to [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Bruker and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Collaborate...

Bruker Corporation and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) today announced a collaboration to develop and distribute new structural biology methods and tools to integrate Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) with Nuclear M [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Scientists building 'computer operating system' for syntheti...

It's a truism that the pace of progress is easier to predict in information technology than in biology. Why? Living organisms are complex and not easily manipulated, for starters. But now an international group of computer scientists [...]

Posted On : Nov, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Biology Homework Help: Introduction to Biology

In this article, Biology Homework Help will be giving a general introduction to the study of Biology. Biology is the study of life and living organisms. It studies all those physiochemical mechanisms that together make the existence of li [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Faculty Positions in Biology

In a pioneering international initiative, Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medical College established the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) through a unique partnership with the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science a [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Reaction Biology today announced the publication in Nature B...

Reaction Biology Corporation (“RBC”) today announced the publication in Nature Biotechnology, of the largest kinase profiling data set in the public domain, disclosing previously unknown kinase inhibition relationships. The d [...]

Posted On : Nov, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Azrieli’s donation helps establish institute for systems bio...

Weizmann Canada will pay tribute Tuesday night in Montreal to local businessman and philanthropist David Azrieli for his recent donation to help establish a dedicated institute in the emerging field of systems biology. The Azrieli Inst [...]

Posted On : Oct, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Synthetic biology raises bioterror fears

The potential for synthetic biology to become a tool for bioterrorists has caused a rift within a coalition of research laboratories heavily funded by the National Science Foundation. A dispute over security procedures at the Synthetic [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

UCR biology professor inducted into American Academy of Arts...

David Reznick, a professor of biology at the University of California, Riverside, was among 179 of the nation's most influential artists, scientists, scholars, authors, and institutional leaders who were inducted into the American Aca [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Biology major may split

Ten years after two departments decided to offer a single Biology major, professors in those departments agree the major should be split in two. The University’s Committee on Majors is currently reviewing a proposal — submitte [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Biology Resources and New Review on Gregor Mendel at Science...

The BioScience Magazine Eurekamag.com publishes a wide range of user-contributed biology resources ranging from Biochemistry to Zoology. It also compiles reviews on selected topics within the basic and applied life and earth sciences. The [...]

Posted On : Oct, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

AI solves complex biology problem from scratch

An interdisciplinary, interuniversity group of scientists from Vanderbilt, Cornell, and CFD Research Corporation have created an artificial intelligence capable of solving complex scientific problems from scratch. The AI, called ABE (Auto [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Synthetic Biology Delivers Cool Tools but New Therapeutics A...

What does it take to transform a microbe normally found in the intestinal tract into a cancer-killing machine? These and other questions about the applicability of synthetic biology abound. For cancer research in particular, the field of [...]

Posted On : Oct, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Consciousness & Biology - A Response to Richard Dawkins

Deepak Chopra talks about the developments in biology and neurology since his interview by Richard Dawkins years ago. He talks about Rudy Tanzi's research in neurology, These topics and others are discussed in the book War of the Worl [...]