Keep genome data freely accessible
...among the genome sequences freely available on the internet are those for more than 100 pathogens, including the organisms that cause anthrax, botulism, smallpox, Ebola haemorrhagic fever, and plague. It is possible that a government, a terrorist organisation, or even an individual could use data from these r...Final Alert: 16th EORTC NCI AACR Symposium
... with free computing, fax, international phone and internet facilities Two news briefings [12.30 hrs CET: Wednesday 29 September & Thursday 30 September] Topics at the news briefing or to be press-released include: Results from Phase I study of first second-generation antisense cancer drug used in patient......fax, photocopying and free international phone and internet connections will be available. NB: the official language of the symposium is English and all press materials will be in English. To register: contact Margaret Willson for a registration form or download one from the conference website. ...Researchers discuss revised Food Guide Pyramid and what it will mean for the food industry
...livered through multiple channels including print, internet and the media. (1) "Optimizing and maintaining health involves selecting foods from all food groups to obtain the range of nutrients needed," said Dr. Hentges. "The proposed revised food guide system seeks to accomplish this by enabling people to ...American Chemical Society media registration
... equipped with computers, telephones, modem lines, internet capabilities as well as copy and fax services. Credentials can be picked up from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, August 21 and daily during the meeting from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. except Thursday, August 26 when the press room will operate only from 8 a.m. unt...European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology conference - June 2004
...e local and international telephone facilities and internet connections will be available. English, French and German-speaking press office staff will be on hand to assist you. But please note: the official conference language is English. There are no simultaneous translations. To register: download the regis...The 4th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC4)
...e local and international telephone facilities and internet connections will be available. NB: the official conference language is English. To register now: fill in the registration form on the EBCC-4 web site http://www.fecs.be/conferences/ebcc4/guidelines.shtml OR: register on site as from Tuesday 16 March...Symposium on scientific misconduct
...work in regular reports which are available on the internet at http://www.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/dfg_ombud/ ....Open access initiative from the Company of Biologists
...ch removes the subscription barrier and allows all internet users completely free access to the material. Authors choosing to take advantage of the open access alternative will be charged a publication fee, which, as an introductory offer, will be heavily subsidised by the Company of Biologists. The Company o...ECCO 12 - the European Cancer Conference
...ped media centre with computers and free phone and internet facilities Daily news briefings News briefing programme (subject to confirmation): Sunday 21 September 17.00hrs: Join EU and FECS' representatives for a Round Table discussion on R and D challenges in cancer and the growing problem of unequal ...UC Riverside geneticist awarded $2.4 million grant by the National Science Foundation
...nt, and the establishment of various computing and internet resources specific to the project. This will include supervision of Jie Zheng, a Ph.D. student in computer science at UC Riverside, and interactions with the project's database expert Steve Wanamaker, post-docs Jan Svensson and Edmundo Rodriguez, an...Protein: Getting to the meat of this essential element
...r all known information in anextensive, searchable internet site called Binding Interface Database. "No one understands the rules of protein interaction," said Dr. Jerry Tsai, TexasAgricultural Experiment Station bioinformatics researcher. "So we are bringing all that is knowntogether in one place." ...ECCO 12 - the European Cancer Conference - First alert
...e local and international telephone facilities and internet connections will be available. NB: the official conference language is English. To register now: complete the attached form or register on the web site www.fecs.be/conferences/ecco12/media.shtml OR: register on site as from Sunday 21 September 2003....Twice as many predicted genes in 'finished' rice chromosome
...equence of rice. The data freely available on the internet to all scientists worldwide are expected to help plant scientists develop improved rice strains that are hardier and more productive. The draft sequence also provides an important tool for scientists who focus their research on other cereal crops (i...European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology annual meeting
...re with free computing, fax, international phone & internet facilities & IT support English, Spanish, French & German speaking press office staff [NB: official conference language English] Reproductive medicine is one of the most exciting scientific and clinical areas. Every month brings announcements of res...Invitation to cover Europe's leading conference on fertility and reproductive medicine
...e local and international telephone facilities and internet connections and private interview rooms for one to one interviews English, Spanish, French and German speaking press officers to assist the media English language media briefings on Monday 30 June, Tuesday 1 July, Wednesday 2 July Spanish l...iScope, you scope, we all scope a mouse brain
...e-filled microscopes will soon be plugged into the internet to help researchers study the mouse brain, free of the logistical problems associated with borrowing from a traditional lending library. The iScope project is described today at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Me...The mouse genome and the measure of man
..."virtual genome analysis center" convened over the internet and by regular conference calls to interpret and analyze the mouse-human comparison. "It's been very exciting to see how much we can learn from comparing the mouse genome to the human genome and yet we see how much more there is to study," says Kers...... with free computing, fax, international phone and internet facilities Two news briefings [12.30hrs CET Wednesday 20 November & Thursday 21 November] Topics (provisional) include: Coxibs to prevent oral cancer? New findings prompt first Phase III prevention trial in head and neck cancer Novel findings......ivalent to the wall socket, the phone line, or the internet drop. MARS will provide the first state-of-the-art power and communications 'highway' into the deep sea." By supplying both data links and electrical power, this network will allow real-time, continuous, long-term monitoring of conditions beneath t...