http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelbioscience News, events, and resources from the Drexel University Libraries relating to biology, nutrition, food science and environmental science Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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, ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelbioscience/?p=584 A passion for nature : Thomas Jefferson and natural history / by Keith Thomson The greatest show on Earth : the evidence for evolution / Richard Dawkins Human genetic diversity : functional consequences for health and disease / Julian C. Knight Inland fishes of the greater Southwest : chronicle of a vanishing biota ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelbioscience/?p=573 Mathematical modelling for earth sciences / Xin-She Yang Reproduction of amphibians / editor, Maria Ogielska. Icons of life : a cultural history of human embryos / Lynn M. Morgan Defining species : a sourcebook from antiquity to today / John S. Wilkins Not a chimp : the hunt to find the genes that make ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelbioscience/?p=561 Genetics and randomness / Anatoly Ruvinsky Not by design : retiring Darwin's watchmaker / John O. Reiss Laws, theories, and patterns in ecology / Walter K. Dodds Food spoilage microorganisms / edited by Clive de W. Blackburn Wilderness in national parks : playground or preserve / John C. Miles Paradoxical life : meaning, matter, and ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelbioscience/?p=545 Centromere : structure and evolution / Ðurdica Ugarkovic, editor Case files. Physiology / Eugene C. Toy ... [et al.] The big picture: medical microbiology / by Neal R. Chamberlain Bayesian inference : with ecological applications / William A. Link, Richard J. Barker Vitamin discoveries and disasters : history, science, and controversies / Frances Rachel ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelbioscience/?p=529 Case files. Microbiology / Eugene C. Toy What is biodiversity?/ James Maclaurin and Kim Sterelny Brain gender / Melissa Hines Protogaea / Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ; translated & edited by Claudine Cohen & Andre Wakefield Valuing ecosystem services: the case of multi-functional wetlands / R. Kerry Turner, Stavros Georgiou and Brendan Fisher Darwin's armada : ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelbioscience/?p=515 Population genetics / Matthew B. Hamilton Critical transitions in nature and society / Marten Scheffer Nutrition : a lifespan approach / Simon Langley-Evans Ecology of cities and towns : a comparative approach / edited by Mark J. McDonnell, Amy K. Hahs, Jürgen H. Breuste Part of the pride : my life among the big ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelbioscience/?p=499 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 ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelbioscience/?p=481 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. Related posts:Invasive Species PBS Video PBS has launched a new web portal of ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelbioscience/?p=479   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 ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelbioscience/?p=477