Discover8 is a new scientific communications database where registered users can suggest, comment and rate scientific communications. Its also possible to recommend any article with a valid web link (for instance your own articles 
).
A large number of topics related to life sciences are present.
Take a look at it at http://www.discover8.com/
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE
8th Course: Biophysics and the Challenges of Emerging Threats
“This course will provide an overview of biophysical and structural methods in biology. It will present technologies related to pathogen detection and treatment using these methods. Furthermore, it will teach basic principles and demonstrate concrete examples, encouraging technology growth and transfer to partner countries.“
Homepage: http://smrl.stanford.edu/erice2007/
A team of researchers has found a feaseble way of producing universal red blood cells. This is a very important step towards the goal of improving the blood supply while enhancing the safety of clinical transfusions.
In the new study, the researchers found two bacterial glycosidase gene families with enzymes that efficiently remove A and B antigens from red blood cells (RBCs).
The reference to the the work is the following:
“Bacterial glycosidases for the production of universal red blood cells.” Qiyong P Liu, Gerlind Sulzenbacher, Huaiping Yuan, Eric P Bennett, Greg Pietz, Kristen Saunders, Jean Spence, Edward Nudelman, Steven B Levery, Thayer White, John M Neveu, William S Lane, Yves Bourne, Martin L Olsson, Bernard Henrissat & Henrik Clausen. Nature Biotechnology Published online: 1 April 2007 doi:10.1038/nbt1298
abstract in: http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v25/n4/abs/nbt1298.html
see also related news in:
http://www.scientistsolutions.com/index.php?a=topic&t=4067
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/healthnews.php?newsid=66786
note: picture original location: http://science.uwe.ac.uk/research/uploads/CRIB_blood_cells.jpg
We all know that an important part of the scientific work is related to communicating your findings to your peers. So here are a couple of texts on the subject (from the “Improbable research” site). I hope you find them useful .
“How to write a scientific paper“, by E. Robert Schulman
” How To Make a Scientific Lecture Unbearable” , by Alexander Khon
European congress on the spectroscopy of biological molecules.
From Molecule to tissue
Bobigny (Paris region), France. 1-6 september 2007
Main topics of the ECSBM’2007
Application of optical spectroscopy (UV, CD, Raman, SERS, IR, fluorescence, microfluorimetry) and imaging to different biosystems
Multidimensional spectroscopies
Biological systems analysed by neutron scattering and synchrotron radiation
Magnetic resonance (NMR, MRI and EPR)
Biomolecular dynamics within different
Single molecule and/or single cell spectroscopies
Theoretical approaches applied to biomolecular systems
Spectroscopic applications in medical (diagnosis), pharmaceutical and food domains
Applications in nanotechnology, micro-arrays, biosensors
Congrees homepage: http://ecsbm.eu/congres/
I came across this post on Pharyngula and I was speechless… The picure below, taken from an article in Science magazine [Mazur A (2007) Disbelievers in evolution. Science 315(5809):187] says it all…
Is it possible that only 35% of people with an high school level education, and 40% with a College level education and conservative political ideas believe in evolution?? (I won’t even comment the left side of the graphic…)
Read the post American political conservatism impedes the understanding of science at Pharyngula .
Just click here to see the videos.
I got there by visiting http://biocurious.com/
DISCOVER has presented a list of some of the best/most important scientific writing of all time. I think that the title “25 Greatest Science Books of All Time” is a little bit too much, but still… anyway one can always vote to set the record straight.
To see the list click here.
Just one more thing… did anyone notice that there isn’t any book refered here about chemistry? Or did I miss it?
You can find another post about the list at Blogui-ci.
International Workshop on Infrared Spectroscopy Applied to Biological and Biomimmetic Systems:
From the Isolated Molecule to the Cell
Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 5-7, 2007
The main purpose of FTIR2007 is to facilitate discussion about all aspects of FTIR based methodologies and their applications in PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, BIOPHYSICS and MEDICINE. To fulfill this aim, topics such as Infrared Spectroscopy of Cells and Tissues, Low Temperature Infrared Spectroscopy, Infrared Spectroscopy of Lipids, Infrared Spectroscopy of Proteins, Infrared Spectroscopy in Molecular Diagnostics and Infrared Spectroscopy in Biomimmetic Systems will be discussed.
FTIR2007 is an excellent opportunity to promote the discussion about FTIR methodologies and their applications. To this aim, the participation of young scientists working in the above scientific subjects is strongly encouraged.
conference homepage:http://www.qui.uc.pt/~angoza/FTIR2007/
This post is more a bookmark for myself but I don’t mind sharing with all of you who visit this blog.
Nature magazine has compiled the list of (the most) popular science blogs at the present, based on the Technorati ranking. The list is here.
I imagine that with this “publicity” the traffic in these blogs wil increase exponentially, and next year they will be even more at the top. .
The list is also refered in: http://blogomica.blogspot.com/
jmgs
pgomes
filipefernandes