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Gates' Foundation To Fund Synthetic Biology
News The emerging field of synthetic biology -- creating organisms in the lab that act like those found in nature -- received a big boost Monday in the form of a $42.5m grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
[December 14, 2004, 8:05]
Sun Briefing In Computational Biology
White Papers This paper reviews the field of Computational Biology (CB), identifies the IT challenges and opportunities, and demonstrates that Sun Microsystems provides both a deep and broad product offering to address these challenges short-term, and an...
[May 5, 2004, 0:00]
IBM Linux On POWER Solution Aids Princeton Molecular Biology Lab
White Papers The Department of Molecular Biology is a Princeton University center of research in the life sciences. The Challenge for department was to improve responsiveness to researchers by implementing a powerful, scalable server that could support a...
[October 25, 2004, 0:00]
The Future Of Computing: Logic Or Biology
White Papers In the late 60s, Bob Floyd and Tony Hoare discovered the concept of program correctness. Some people initially working on program correctness thought that, in the future, everyone would prove that their programs were correct.
[September 6, 2006, 0:00]
Serial Cloner
Downloads Serial Cloner is a molecular biology software. Serial Cloner has been developed to provide light molecular biology software to both Macintosh and Windows users. It provides tools with an intuitive interface that assists you in DNA cloning, sequence...
[March 20, 2008, 6:01]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Among my many foibles -- none of the above, except the onions -- I spend far too long online reading about evolutionary biology and arguing with creationists. Still, you learn a lot of biology, geology, physics and theology, and one must stand firm...
[January 28, 2005, 17:30]
Genome Pioneer Wins Inventor Prize
News Leroy Hood, a pioneer of the project that mapped out the complete set of human genes, was awarded the $500,000 (about £320,000) Lemelson-MIT Prize on Thursday for inventing "four instruments that have unlocked much of the mystery of human biology".
[April 25, 2003, 7:54]
Science Fiction To Become Science Fact?
News Joy caused a stir when he questioned the ethical aspects of pursuing research in emerging fields, like genetic engineering, where biology intersects with technology. For example, in biology, where a lot of new powerful techniques are being created...
[April 1, 2005, 12:55]
Platform Accerelates And Streamlines Genomic And Biomolecular Research At European BioInformatics Institute (EBI)
White Papers EBI serves researchers in molecular biology, genetics, medicine and agriculture from academia, agricultural, biotechnology, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. To give international researchers fast and easy access to its genomic databases, the...
[November 19, 2004, 23:00]
Pendragon Forms Case Study: Greenhouse Plant Management
White Papers The biology department maintains a nationally known orchid collection. The database was located in the curator's office, while observation was done in the greenhouse. When the curator made changes, they had to note them on paper and then update the...
[April 18, 2004, 0:00]
Functional Classification Of Proteins By Pattern Discovery And Top-Down Clustering Of Primary Sequences
White Papers Given a functionally heterogeneous group of proteins, such as a large superfamily, or an entire database, two important problems in biology are the automated inference of subsets of functionally related proteins and the identification of...
[March 30, 2005, 0:00]
Qualcomm Case Study: Continental Lab Products
White Papers Continental Lab Products is a leading manufacturer and marketer of products for molecular biology, including electrophoresis, blotting, liquid handling and nucleic acid purifying equipment. To sell directly to customers, Continental Lab Products...
[July 21, 2005, 0:00]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Troubleshoots Its Massive LAN
White Papers Berkeley Lab conducts unclassified research across a wide range of scientific disciplines with key efforts in fundamental studies of the universe; quantitative biology; nanoscience; new energy systems and environmental solutions; and the use of...
[November 6, 2006, 23:00]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Not a circus act, more marine biology: researchers have long been tracking the doings of our marine brethren by strapping satellite transponders to their backs and squirting position, depth and time data back to base when they loiter at the surface.
[June 7, 2002, 18:15]
International Network Services Case Study: Genomics Institute Of The Novartis Research Foundation
White Papers The Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF) conducts independent genetic research and develops advanced technologies ranging from cellular genomics and proteomics to combinatorial chemistry and structural biology.
[December 12, 2005, 23:00]
Towards A Theory Of Embodied Literary Experience
White Papers The argument presented draws on research literatures from neuroscience and evolutionary biology, which suggest that the human mind is somewhat ambiguously and widely distributed across a network of components, artifacts, processes, and relationships.
[September 1, 2004, 0:00]
Grid Computing In Buffalo, New York
White Papers A proof-of-concept heterogeneous grid has been developed using a critical scientific application in the field of structural biology. A computational and data grid developed at the Center for Computational Research in Buffalo, New York, will provide...
[November 16, 2004, 23:00]
How Will You Deliver Strategic Human Resources Beyond Domain Competence?
White Papers HR directors, when hiring, primarily look for specific domain competences (e.g.software engineering, molecular biology, etc.they often have no access to tools for ascertaining managerial aptitude in greater depth.
[April 29, 2005, 0:00]
Enhancing Research At Academic And Government Institutions With Data Management And Integration
White Papers Meanwhile, the convergence of biology and chemistry promises new insights and efficiencies - and requires new approaches to data to enable practical analysis and exploration. Rapid proliferation of biomedical data affects virtually all segments of...
[August 23, 2005, 0:00]
Pendragon Forms Case Study: Fisheries And Oceans Canada
White Papers Jean-Paul Dallaire, a scientist in the Invertebrates and Experimental Biology Division, developed Pendragon Forms applications for crab data collection. Fisheries and Oceans Canada conducts annual Snow Crab surveys along the St.
[April 18, 2004, 0:00]
