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November 20, 2009

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Launches DataOne

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) <http://www.ornl.gov> and partners have launched DataONE (http://dataone.org) <http://dataone.org> , a global data access and preservation network projected to make vast amounts of information related to environmental research readily available. The network, which has received a $20 million grant through the National Science Foundation DataNet programme, will also receive $700,000 over five years.

With this effort, universities and government agencies are coming together to address the growing need for organising and providing large amounts of highly diverse and interrelated but often incompatible scientific data. The resulting computing and processing cyber infrastructure will be made permanently available for use by the broader international science communities. Studies will range from research that sheds light on fundamental environmental processes to identifying environmental problems and potential solutions.

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November 19, 2009

New BioScience Books

nature
A passion for nature : Thomas Jefferson and natural history / by Keith Thomson
dawkins
The greatest show on Earth : the evidence for evolution / Richard Dawkins
genetic
Human genetic diversity : functional consequences for health and disease / Julian C. Knight
fish
Inland fishes of the greater Southwest : chronicle of a vanishing biota / W.L. Minckley and Paul C. Marsh ; foreword by James E. Deacon
trogons
Trogons : a natural history of the trogonidae / Joseph M. Forshaw ; illustrated by Albert Earl Gilbert.
climate
Climate change and the media / edited by Tammy Boyce & Justin Lewis
gene
Bayesian analysis of gene expression data / edited by Bani Mallick, David Gold, and Veerabhadran Baladandayuthapani
biophysics
Computer simulation and data analysis in molecular biology and biophysics : an introduction using R / Victor Bloomfield
biodiversity
Biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and human wellbeing : an ecological and economic perspective / edited by Shahid Naeem … [et al.]
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November 11, 2009

New BioScience Books

earth
Mathematical modelling for earth sciences / Xin-She Yang
amph
Reproduction of amphibians / editor, Maria Ogielska.
icons
Icons of life : a cultural history of human embryos / Lynn M. Morgan
species
Defining species : a sourcebook from antiquity to today / John S. Wilkins
chimp
Not a chimp : the hunt to find the genes that make us human / Jeremy Taylor
aquatic
Analytical measurements in aquatic environments / edited by Jacek Namiesnik, Piotr Szefer
fishes
Development of non-teleost fishes / editors, Yvette W. Kunz, Carl A. Luer, B.G. Kapoor
grasping
Sensorimotor control of grasping : physiology and pathophysiology / edited by Dennis A. Nowak and Joachim Hermsdörfer
neuro
Essentials of neurophysiology : basic concepts and clinical applications for scientists and engineers
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November 4, 2009

New BioScience Books

genetics
Genetics and randomness / Anatoly Ruvinsky
design
Not by design : retiring Darwin’s watchmaker / John O. Reiss
ecology
Laws, theories, and patterns in ecology / Walter K. Dodds
food
Food spoilage microorganisms / edited by Clive de W. Blackburn
wilderness
Wilderness in national parks : playground or preserve / John C. Miles
paradox
Paradoxical life : meaning, matter, and the power of human choice / Andreas Wagner
neuro
The genetics of cognitive neuroscience / edited by Terry E. Goldberg and Daniel R. Weinberger
earth
Earth : an introduction to physical geology / Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa
exotic
Before disenchantment : images of exotic animals and plants in the early modern world / Peter Mason
trilobite
Trilobites of the Middle Ordovician Elnes Formation of the Oslo region, Norway / by Thomas Hansen
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The limits to governance : the challenge of policy-making for the new life sciences / [edited by] Catherine Lyall, Theo Papaioannou, James Smith
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Identification and characterization of neural progenitor cells in the adult mammalian brain / Sara Gil-Perotín, Arturo Álvarez-Buylla, and José Manuel Garcia-Verdugo
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October 29, 2009

New BioScience Books

centromere
Centromere : structure and evolution / Ðurdica Ugarkovic, editor
physiology
Case files. Physiology / Eugene C. Toy … [et al.]
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The big picture: medical microbiology / by Neal R. Chamberlain
bayesian
Bayesian inference : with ecological applications / William A. Link, Richard J. Barker
vitamin
Vitamin discoveries and disasters : history, science, and controversies / Frances Rachel Frankenburg
limbs
On the nature of limbs : a discourse / Richard Owen ; with a preface by Brian K. Hall ; with introductory essays by Ron Amundson … [et. al]
brain
The new executive brain : frontal lobes in a complex world / Elkhonon Goldberg
math
Mathematical methods in biology / J. David Logan, William R. Wolesensky
origins
The origins of sociable life : evolution after science studies / Myra J. Hird
animal
Analyzing animal societies: quantitative methods for vertebrate social analysis / Hal Whitehead
systematics
Systematics as cyberscience: computers, change, and continuity in science / Christine Hine
bird
Bird conservation and agriculture / Jeremy D. Wilson, Andrew D. Evans, Philip V. Grice ; with line illustrations by Colin Wilkinson
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October 20, 2009

New BioScience Books

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Case files. Microbiology / Eugene C. Toy
biodiversity
What is biodiversity?/ James Maclaurin and Kim Sterelny
brain
Brain gender / Melissa Hines
protogea
Protogaea / Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ; translated & edited by Claudine Cohen & Andre Wakefield
valuing
Valuing ecosystem services: the case of multi-functional wetlands / R. Kerry Turner, Stavros Georgiou and Brendan Fisher
darwin
Darwin’s armada : four voyages and the battle for the theory of evolution / Iain McCalman
experimental
Experimental endocrinology and reproductive biology / editors, Chandana Haldar
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Man the hunted: primates, predators, and human evolution / Donna Hart, Robert W. Sussman
capybara
Capybaras : a natural history of the world’s largest rodent / Rexford D. Lord
mismatch
Mismatch: why our world no longer fits our bodies / Peter Gluckman and Mark Hanson
bone
Big Bone Lick: the cradle of American paleontology / Stanley Hedeen ; foreword by John Mack Faragher
biopolitics
Tactical biopolitics: art, activism, and technoscience / edited by Beatriz da Costa and Kavita Philip ; with a foreword by Joseph Dumit
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October 13, 2009

New BioScience Books

popgen
Population genetics / Matthew B. Hamilton
critical
Critical transitions in nature and society / Marten Scheffer
nutrition
Nutrition : a lifespan approach / Simon Langley-Evans
ecology
Ecology of cities and towns : a comparative approach / edited by Mark J. McDonnell, Amy K. Hahs, Jürgen H. Breuste
pride
Part of the pride : my life among the big cats of Africa / Kevin Richardson ; with Tony Park
brain
The human brain : an introduction to its functional anatomy / John Nolte ; three-dimensional brain reconstruction by John Sundsten
eat
Eat this, not that! : the best (& worst) foods in America / by David Zinczenko, with Matt Goulding
learning
Learning and memory : from brain to behavior / Mark A. Gluck, Eduardo Mercado, Catherine E. Myers
alex
Alex & me : how a scientist and a parrot discovered a hidden world of animal intelligence–and formed a deep bond in the process / Irene M. Pepperberg
goodall
Hope for animals and their world : how endangered species are being rescued from the brink / Jane Goodall, with Thane Maynard and Gail Hudson
bionetworks
Biomolecular networks : methods and applications in systems biology / Luonan Chen, Rui-Sheng Wang, Xiang-Sun Zhang
wicked
Wicked plants : the weed that killed Lincoln’s mother & other botanical atrocities / Amy Stewart ; etchings by Briony Morrow-Cribbs ; illustrations by Jonathon Rosen
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September 23, 2009

New BioScience Books


The produce contamination problem : causes and solutions / edited by Gerald M. Sapers, Ethan B. Solomon, Karl R. Matthews

Explorations in learning and the brain : on the potential of cognitive neuroscience for educational science / Ton de Jong

Seedlings of Barro Colorado Island and the neotropics / Nancy C. Garwood ; illustrated by Margaret Tebbs ; foreword by Robin Foster

The new foundations of evolution : on the tree of life / Jan Sapp

The rise of amphibians : 365 million years of evolution / Robert Carroll

The biology of blennies / editors, Robert A. Patzner

Principles of ecosystem stewardship : resilience-based natural resource management in a changing world / F. Stuart Chapin III, Gary P. Kofinas, Carl Folke, editors ; illustrated by Melissa C. Chapin

Rosalie Edge, hawk of mercy : the activist who saved nature from the conservationists / Dyana Z. Furmansky with a foreword by Bill McKibben & an afterword by Roland C. Clement

Remarkable biologists / Ioan James
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September 22, 2009

Julia Child and Primordial Soup

A colleague (thanks Emily) just sent me this video of the master of French Cooking demonstrating, well the chemical soup that started life?  It is classic Julia Child.  Who’d a thunk, getting a chef to do science.

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September 16, 2009

WorldWideScience

 

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WorldWideScience.org

is a global science gateway—accelerating scientific discovery and progress through a multilateral partnership to enable federated searching of national and international scientific databases and portals.

http://www.worldwidescience.org/ offers researchers the ability to search over 50 national databases simultaneously, providing anyone interested in science with free access to quality, authoritative information on cutting edge scientific research.

Launching on the 14 September, the UK will make its first major independent contribution of research data to the project with the upload of the Environment Research Funders’ Forum (ERFF) Research Database. The database holds information on some 20,000 publicly funded environmental research projects and programmes that have been funded by ERFF’s member organisations since 2005.

Developed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) in the US, and chaired by Richard Boulderstone, Director of E-Strategy and Information Systems at the British Library, the project currently makes available over 357 million pages of scientific information covering energy, medicine, agriculture and the environment, but continues to seek new partners to expand the resource and help stimulate revolutionary advances in science.

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