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Why Current Publication Practices May Distort Science
John Ioannidis and colleagues argue that the current system of publication in biomedical research provides a distorted view of the reality of scientific data.
Faecal and Urinary Incontinence after Multimodality Treatment of Rectal Cancer
Marilyne Lange and Cornelis van de Velde discuss the differential diagnosis and management of incontinence after rectal cancer treatment.
SLC2A9 Is a High-Capacity Urate Transporter in Humans
Mark Caulfield and colleagues show that the SLC2A9 gene, which encodes a facilitative glucose transporter, is also a high-capacity urate transporter.

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UCSB center helps land $24M national center to study environmental impacts of nanotechnology
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400
(University of California - Santa Barbara) The Center for Nanotechnology in Society at the University of California at Santa Barbara helped to win the new University of California Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, a five-year, $24 million center co-funded by the National Science Foundation and the US Environmental Protection Agency to study the environmental impacts of nanotechnology.
Fat-regenerating 'stem cells' found in mice
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400
(Cell Press) Researchers have identified stem cells with the capacity to build fat. Although they have yet to show that the cells can renew themselves, transplants of the progenitor cells isolated from the fat tissue of normal mice can restore normal fat tissue in animals that are otherwise lacking it.The findings may yield insight into the causes of obesity, a condition characterized by an increase in both the size and number of fat cells.
Landmark study unlocks stem cell, DNA secrets to speed therapies
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400
(Florida State University) In a groundbreaking study led by an eminent molecular biologist at Florida State University, researchers have discovered that as embryonic stem cells turn into different cell types, there are dramatic corresponding changes to the order in which DNA is replicated and reorganized.

 

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A Brief History of Marine Biology and Oceanography - Historical overview of marine sciences from the bronze age to the 20th century, with images and a timeline.

Biochemistry History - Short biographies of Biochemists Marshall Nirenberg, who cracked the genetic code, and Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins, discoverer of vitamins
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Bioexplorer: History of Biology - A collection of links covering history of biology.
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Biographies of Biologists - Alphabetical list of biologists' and paleontologists' biographies maintained by the University of California Museum of Paleontology.

Biotech Chronicles - Variety of resources for teaching the history of biotechnology, including timelines, biographies, and stories.

Enter Evolution: Theory and History - Evolutionary topics and scientists in their historical context - from Museum of Paleontology, UC-Berkeley.

Evolution of Evolution - Essay on the interaction of human history, including women's history, and the development of evolution theory.

Evolution: Selected Papers and Commentary - Full-text versions of key papers in evolutionary biology from the nineteenth century onwards, with particular emphasis on the work of William Bateson and Darwin's close research associate, George Romanes.
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Fabre, Jean-Henri Casimir ( 1823 - 1915 ) - The life and work of this entomologist. E-Texts and Gallery.
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404 Galton, Francis: Pioneer of Heredity - A critical account of the nineteenth century scientist's work on genetics, evolution and biological statistics. Book written by Michael Bulmer, in PDF format.

Hans Spemann Bio And Photo - Contains information about Hans Spemann 1935 Nobel Laureate in Medicine

Historica Botanica - Miscellany, reference information and research concerning the history of botany.

History of Biomedicine - Extensive historical perspective of the medical and biomedical fields, including useful biomedical research links. From the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.

International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB) - The Society sponsors an annual meeting, a listserv, and semiannual newsletters, and offers educational resources and a beginner's guide for research in the history of biology.

Jan Swammerdam - Describes the life and work of this 17th century Dutch microscopist.

Jean Linden - The 19th century Belgian who explored and horticulturist who specialized in orchids.
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Joseph Dalton Hooker - A leading nineteenth century botanist, and close friend of Charles Darwin.
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Journal of the History of Biology - Devoted to the history of the biological sciences, with additional interest and concern in philosophical and social issues confronting biology. Table of contents, author instructions, and subscription information.
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Lefalophodon - An informal and incomplete guide to the history of evolutionary biology from about 1800 to about 1950. Its main emphases are on the late 19th century and on paleontology.

Life Sciences in the Twentieth Century - History of Science Society newsletter article, by Garland Allen, 1997.

Robert Hooke - Site devoted to the life and work of Robert Hooke, one of the leading scientists of 17th century England, and first Curator of Experiments at the Royal Society.
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The Alfred Russel Wallace Page - Contains information about the English naturalist, including commentaries, full-text of some of his writings, and bibliographies.

The History of Evolution - Not just the historical aspects of evolution, but also the evolution of all species.

The Huxley File - The works of Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895): physiologist, anatomist, anthropologist, agnostic, educator, and Darwin's bulldog.
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The World of Richard Dawkins - Biographical and research resource about the evolutionary biologist, including a schedule of events, list of publications, and other resources in evolution.
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