Search Results for 'Biology'

The biology of a record-breaker

cFor the past four years, John Brenkus, 39, has been the host of a TV show in America called Sport Science. Being American, it's primarily concerned with the biggest and the best, and has an endless obsession with statistical data. W [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Biology student gets $2500 scholarship

Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) sophomore Kristin Johnson has been awarded a $2,500 scholarship by the Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA), a nonprofit group that gives the annual award to a graduate or undergraduate student [...]

Posted On : Jan, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Biology's Best Kept Secret

One of biology’s most beautiful hypotheses is 62 years old. Since first proposed in 1949, Donald Hebb’s concept of neuronal cell assemblies has been substantiated by a fair amount of laboratory evidence. In the 1980’s, [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

The Biology of Loss

The recent tragedy in Arizona has brought up many thorny issues, many of which are, and will continue to be, topics of heated debate. But the subject of coping with personal tragedy and grief is a complex and personal one, with long reac [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Does cell biology need physicists?

Introduction: Cells are the fundamental units of life. At a basic level, a cell’s primary functions are to grow, replicate, and divide. Survival, at least for a sufficient length of time, is also extremely important in order to ach [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

The Central Dogma of molecular biology

This video captures the beauty of "The Central Dogma" of molecular biology, which is that "DNA makes RNA makes protein". (For you twitter fiends, this translates as "DNA>RNA>protein".) This ni [...]

Posted On : Jan, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Stem Cell Biology Scientist : Stanford, CA

The Stanford Institute for Neuro-Innovation and Translational Neurosciences (SINTN) and Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford University is seeking applicants for a Senior Research Scientist with expertise in stem cell biology, preferab [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Brain biology may dictate social networks

The interdisciplinary study, led by Distinguished Professor of Psychology Lisa Feldman Barrett, advances Northeastern’s research mission to solve societal issues with a focus on global challenges in health, security, and sustainabi [...]

Posted On : Jan, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Shortlist of best summer Biology, Law, Geology books

Secretariat of the 14th Book of the Season Award has released the shortlist of best Biology, Law, Geology books. A total of 187 works were considered by the panel of judges which is 20 titles more than the award's former edition. IBN [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

The Chemistry, Biology & Engineering That Make Spider Webs A...

Spiders are legendary as the materials-science experts of the animal kingdom: Individuals can produce as many as seven different kinds of silk. To begin a web, a spider anchors a strand of dragline silk three times stronger than the Kevl [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

DSC Students Lauded for Work in Biology ...

ST. GEORGE, UTAH - Two Dixie State College of Utah biology majors were honored for their work this past Friday evening at the annual Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters Awards ceremony held at the Maeser Building on the Brigham [...]

Posted On : Dec, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Top 7 papers in cell biology

1. Immune response feeds parasite Color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph showing Salmonella typhimurium (red) invading cultured human cells. Image: Wikimedia commons, NIAID, NIH Salmonella is able to outcompete resident gut microbes [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Expand Cell Biology Research with BD Biosciences at ASCB 201...

25-μg and 25-Test Size Reagents To further enable multicolor flow cytometry, BD is introducing small sizes for many of its flow cytometry reagents. These small sizes allow you to cost effectively design and optimize multicolor panel [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Tech innovations fuel biology breakthroughs

New technologies that help drive the blistering pace of discovery in biology were highlighted by a panel of experts Wednesday in a "top ten" list of game-changing innovations. Number one in the ranking compiled by The Scientist [...]