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A Perspective from Biology Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) John Kuriyan, a member of Martin Karplus' team which earned the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, describes the research that led t... By: University of California Television (UCTV) … Continue reading →

Biology and Conservation - Science in the 21st Century Visit: http://seminars.uctv.tv/) Biology and Conservation:Vic Vacquier, SIO; Lisa Levin, SIO; Jim McCarthy, Harvard; Stuart Sandin, SIO; Doug Bartlett, SIO [Show ID: 28701] By: UCTVSeminars … Continue reading →

The Impact of Evolutionary Biology on Society Red Bank Humanists presents our September 2014 forum featuring Kean University Professor Dr. Brian Regal. By: Red Bank Humanists … Continue reading →

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - The phrase synthetic biology may sound like science fiction, but a small group of biology students at the University of Virginia say this field will play an important role in our lives over the next few years. Scientists in the field are finding ways to produce cheap anti-malarial drugs, use bacteria to clean up chemical waste and reduce resistance to antibiotic drugs. In the future, people could be eating vanilla and cheese produced from yeast or using laundry detergent and makeup derived from algae. Its something were going to see a lot more of, said Tom Moss, a second-year biology major. (And) theres a lot of misconceptions about it. Moss is in a small group of students and faculty members who organized a recent public meeting on synthetic biology at UVas OpenGrounds building. Their goal is to help the public understand the importance of this field. Synthetic biology is related to - but not synonymous with - genetic modification. While genetic modification may involve replacing or changing individual genes within an organism, synthetic biology involves far more extensive changes such as completely re-engineering the genomes of microorganisms to create designer proteins or engineer viruses to attack … Continue reading →

University of Cambridge neuroscience PhD student, Kate McAllister has won The New Researcher Prize from The Society of Biology. McAllister, along with Dr Nicola Hemmings from the University of Sheffield were named as the winners of the Society of Biology's Science Communication Awards 2014 which reward outreach work carried out by scientists to inform, enthuse and engage the public. The competition was open to bioscience researchers from UK universities and institutes in two categories; New Researcher Prize (750) and Established Researcher Prize (1500). McAllister designed, coordinated and taught a weekend neurology course for a lay audience aged 21-90. She has visited schools to debate brain-enhancing drugs and has consulted with BFI on communicating neuroscience through cinema. She appears regularly on the 'Naked Scientists' podcast and has collaborated with them in creating the Smarter UK schools project. Dr Steve Cross, head of public engagement at UCL and chair of the judging panel said: "It has been a real pleasure to read the nominations for the Society of Biology's Science Communication Awards this year. So many biologists are doing great work to get their research and knowledge out there, all over the world." McAllister said: "The science communication projects I have been … Continue reading →