- 1). "Ethical Issues in Human Gene Therapy" By : Aaron Hall
LeRoy Walters provided a valuable perspective on some of the lessons learned by scientists and ethicists over the 18 years since the first human gene therapy protocol was approved. He also offered his predictions for future gene-therapy interventions and discussed some associated ethical dilemmas that society may be facing.
Walters began his talk with two case studies.
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- 2). "Genetics in the 21st Century" By : Aaron Hall
According to Eric Lander, "People today are now living through the most stunning information revolution, unlike anything before in the history of science." He compared its importance to the chemist Mendeleev's critical observation around 1869 that all the elements of matter could be organized in a very simple table. With this discovery, Mendeleev laid the foundations for the chemical industry and for much of chemistry in the 20th century.
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- 3). "Human Gene Therapy: Present and Future" By : Aaron Hall
In his presentation at the 1998 Cambridge meeting, James Wilson characterized gene therapy as a novel approach in its very early stages. Its purpose, he said, is to change the expression of some genes in an attempt to treat, cure, or ultimately prevent disease. Current gene therapy is primarily experiment based, with a few early human clinical trials under way.
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- 4). "Protecting Genetic Privacy: Why It is So Hard to Do" By : Aaron Hall
Mark Rothstein began his presentation by assuring the audience, "Although it will be more complicated than most people imagine, protecting genetic privacy and confidentiality is a worthy goal." Steps taken toward this goal so far, however, he characterized as misguided and simplistic. Before explaining this position further, he gave the audience useful background information on relevant issues.
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- 5). "Reference" Genome to Contain Basic Set of Genes By : Aaron Hall
Except for identical twins, each human has his or her own unique genome--the complete set of DNA, or genetic material, found in the 46 chromosomes of each cell. Scientists estimate that individuals differ in about 0.1% of their 3 billion DNA base pairs. Although people who make up a particular population group share common ancestors and are more likely to share some genetic sequences, scientists believe that individuals within a group are genetically more variable than the groups are.
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- 6). "WE DON'T know what we are talking about" - Nobel Laureate David Gross By : Mike Strauss
Last December ('05), physicists held the 23rd Solvay Conference in Brussels, Belgium. Amongst the many topics covered in the conference was the subject matter of string theory. This theory combines the apparently irreconcilable domains of quantum physics and relativity. David Gross a Nobel Laureate made some startling statements about the state of physics including: "We don't know what we are talking about" whilst referring to string theory as well as “The state of physics today is like it was when we were mystified by radioactivity.
article related to: relativity, einstein, special relativity, albert einstein, science, physics, math, mathematics, ptolemy, copernicus, galileo, newton, general relativity, space, time, cosmos, astronomy, cosmology
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- 7). 1999 Hollaender Winners Announced* By : Aaron Hall
DOE has announced the award of nine 1999 Alexander Hollaender Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowships for up to 2 years of research at DOE laboratories having substantial programs supportive of the Office of Biological and Environmental Research's mission. The mission is to understand health and environmental effects associated with energy technologies and to develop and sustain research programs in life, biomedical, and environmental sciences.
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- 10). 8th Grade Science Fair Project Ideas By : Dean Shal
There are many different 8th grade science fair project ideas that you could use for your next assignment, these are used depending on the type of project that you wish to create and they are basically categorized in the sciences of physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, social sciences and environmental sciences. Each of your projects should have a guideline of how to use it and how to prove its efficiency.
article related to: science fair, project, kids, children, child, 8th grade, classe
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- 11). A Bird's-Eye View of Wolves By : Terence Miller
Wolves are a widely studied species in Yellowstone. Since wolves were reintroduced to the park after an absence of almost 80 years, scientists spend a lot of time studying the animals' unique behavior.
"Our knowledge of wolves is vast due to decades of research around the world," said Tom Oliff, chief of natural resources. "The ability to oversee wolves in the wild has been challenging and the knowledge gained through direct observations of behavior is invaluable to understanding the species.
article related to: a bird's-eye view of wolves
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- 17). A Leopard Changed Its Spots By : Maria Boomhower The Master Communicator
Have you heard the saying, "A Leopard Can't Change Its Spots"?
What if I told you they were wrong? What if I told you that you can change and that your history is not the main factor in what you want to do, or become even at a biological level.
Advancements in biology and in how we think and function are catching up with people like Napoleon Hill or Maxwell Maltz of whom, told us that the way we think and feel, and that which we focus on will shape our world and the outcome of our lives.
article related to: communication training, self improvement, stem cells, organs, success, entrepreneurs, changing, communication mastery, confidence, changing your nature
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- 18). A Look at Future Cases: Courting Disaster? By : Aaron Hall
Seminar participants agreed that, once lawyers understand the use that can be made of genetic information, the impact on the courts will be enormous. A cornucopia of cases anticipated by the group includes the following:
* Adoptions: Rights of adoptive parents to know the child's genetic makeup; the natural parents' (and on occasion grandparents') privacy rights; rights of the child.
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- 21). A Review of Autism Research By : Morgan Hamilton
The surprisingly high rate of the condition known as autism is reported by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be one in 166 children. Most people find it even a bit scary, especially ones who have never been exposed to statistics or to anyone affected by this condition. The lack of publicity on the problem causes troubles to autism research, as those research funds are being diverted to other causes with much bigger publicity as cancer and heart disease.
article related to: autism research
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- 22). A Voice in the Wilderness By : Roger Rogers - Jesian
I am nobody, and nobody cares for 'a nobody'.
Conflicts, terrorism and wars cannot cease to exist. Terrorism is reaching such a climax that could be impossible to control.
I quote, "Peace to Come - All religions are fanatical. They all create conflict and war. Peace will rule the world when one day science will destroy all religious fanatic beliefs! That kind of technology is within our reach.
article related to: peace, terrorism, holy war, god, religions, technology, gravity theory, roger rogers - jesian.
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- 24). ACEDB Version 4.0 Debuts at Annual Meeting By : Aaron Hall
Since its 1991 introduction for the Caenorhabditis elegans community, ACEDB has served as a data-management model for other research projects and has been adopted by a number of diverse organizations and individuals to maintain and distribute data on more than 40 genomes, including human, bovine, Drosophila, yeast, mycobacteria, Arabidopsis, grains, trees, and fungi.
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- 25). After the Genome Project: Understanding the Data By : Aaron Hall
Survey Identifies Growing Need for Synchrotron Analyses
Structural Biology and Synchrotron Radiation: Evaluation of Resources and Needs (1997) is a report on the current status of biological uses and demands of synchrotron radiation in the United States. For this report, staff at the synchrotron radiation facilities and their user communities were surveyed, and a group of experienced structural biologists analyzed the data.
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