Biology stirs software 'monoculture' debate

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Debate Stirs Over Tiny Loans for World's
Poorest

Debate Stirs Over Tiny Loans for World's
Poorest 04/29/2004 12:23 AM
There is a growing push for the nonprofit groups and banks who run microcredit programs to reach deeper into the ranks of the poor.

Question of intellectual property rights
stirs judicial, moral debate

Question of intellectual property rights
stirs judicial, moral debate 04/09/2005 12:35 PM
Catholic Online Apr 9 2005 2:58PM GMT

Cattle Video Stirs Kosher Meat Debate
(Los Angeles Times)

Cattle Video Stirs Kosher Meat Debate
(Los Angeles Times) 12/28/2004 05:51 AM
Los Angeles Times - The beef is produced according to ancient Jewish law: A trained rabbi makes a swift cut across each animal's neck with a long, sharp knife. The blood drains quickly from the meat. Orthodox rabbis supervise the process and certify the beef as kosher.

Study stirs debate over full-body scans'
cancer risk (USATODAY.com)

Study stirs debate over full-body scans'
cancer risk (USATODAY.com) 08/31/2004 06:04 AM
USATODAY.com - People who have full-body CT screenings to detect potential health problems are exposed to about as much radiation as some survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, a study in Tuesday's journal Radiology reports.

Social Security Proposal With Mexico
Stirs Angry Debate (We See Who's Looking
Out For Mexico, But Who's Looking Out
For Americans On These Sort Of Issues?)

Social Security Proposal With Mexico
Stirs Angry Debate (We See Who's Looking
Out For Mexico, But Who's Looking Out
For Americans On These Sort Of Issues?) 11/02/2003 07:35 AM
day-workers and undocumented immigrants from Mexico .. El Paso Times Online

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EU software patent debate continues

EU software patent debate continues 05/17/2004 08:49 AM
Directive faces further scrutiny

Democracy and the software patenting
debate

Democracy and the software patenting
debate 06/07/2004 12:16 PM
Opinion Have your say on 10 June

Warning: Microsoft 'Monoculture'

Warning: Microsoft 'Monoculture' 02/16/2004 07:54 AM
A security expert warns Microsoft's dominance of software is a set-up for global disaster -- and promptly loses his job. His comparison is to biology, where species with little genetic variation are vulnerable to catastrophic epidemics.

Posibilidades de negocio en el software
libre a debate

Posibilidades de negocio en el software
libre a debate 06/15/2004 11:52 AM

La Argentina debate un éxodo a software
libre

La Argentina debate un éxodo a software
libre 11/03/2003 10:06 AM

Experts Warn of Microsoft 'Monoculture'
(AP)

Experts Warn of Microsoft 'Monoculture'
(AP) 02/15/2004 01:08 PM
AP - Dan Geer lost his job, but gained his audience. The very idea that got the computer security expert fired has sparked serious debate in information technology. The idea, borrowed from biology, is that Microsoft Corp. has nurtured a software "monoculture" that threatens global computer security.

Experts warn of Microsoft 'monoculture'

Experts warn of Microsoft 'monoculture' 02/15/2004 02:38 PM
Boston Globe Feb 15 2004 6:47PM GMT

Experts Warn of Global Microsoft
'Monoculture'

Experts Warn of Global Microsoft
'Monoculture' 02/16/2004 12:08 PM
Red Nova Feb 16 2004 3:26PM GMT

Who says biology need be destiny?

Who says biology need be destiny? 04/13/2004 06:07 AM
Sana Security founder Steven Hofmeyr says parallels between computer security and human immunology threaten to take the industry down paths that may prove to be dead ends.

Organismal biology

Organismal biology 04/15/2005 06:29 PM
BIODIDAC A bank of digital resources for teaching biology:

• Cross section of a leech through the reproductive organs.
• Basic circulatory pattern of vertebrates illustrated in a shark.
• Detail of a grana stack of thylakoids in a chloroplast.
• Side view of the Mollusc veliger larval stage.
• Sporangia of bread mold showing asexual reproduction

And much, much, more, including B&W and color diagrams (with annotations), photographs, and some videos. Copying the material is permitted with conditions. Also available en français.

And if that is not enough taxonavigation for you, head over to Wikispecies.

PC virus: It's all biology

PC virus: It's all biology 05/25/2004 04:35 PM
News24.com May 25 2004 7:57PM GMT

Fertility: When Biology Is a 'Silent
Partner'

Fertility: When Biology Is a 'Silent
Partner' 06/14/2004 09:32 PM
A new study found that women were far more likely to have intercourse on days they were most likely to conceive, even if they were trying not to have babies.

The Molecular Biology Market Analysed

The Molecular Biology Market Analysed 05/31/2004 01:47 PM
[PRWEB May 26, 2004]

Biology Enters Fourth Dimension

Biology Enters Fourth Dimension 08/13/2004 05:31 AM
A new microscope sees deeper into life processes than any other and will allow biologists to study 3-D gene and protein expression over time. By Daithí Ó hAnluain.

Synthetic Biology May Spawn Biohackers

Synthetic Biology May Spawn Biohackers 07/08/2004 10:38 AM

Preparing the World for Synthetic
Biology

Preparing the World for Synthetic
Biology 12/30/2004 11:40 AM
Technology Review Dec 30 2004 3:44PM GMT

Wired on Open Source Biology

Wired on Open Source Biology 02/01/2005 08:39 PM
An interesting article from Wired on the folks at Biological Innovation for Open Society (BIOS), a group in Australia advocating an open-source approach to biology. I know the folks at BIOS and recommend you poke around their site if you're interested in open biology.

Here's the story; it's a good read.

One point, which is actually pretty major, of contention. We see Science Commons described as being in a supposed "battle" with the biotechnology companies of the world.

This is a perception that Science Commons will have to work against - the idea that, by advocating voluntary changes to inefficient systems, we are somehow "against" the companies pursuing scientific innovation. It's just not the case.

I have a feeling I'm going to be making this particular point a lot. We are not trying to convince people to "abandon" their patents. We are instead trying to create a network of rights that will support innovation in the sciences, much like Creative Commons has built a network of rights that support legal distribution and reuse of creative works.

What do I mean by this? Well, right now, if I'm working on a rare disease (diseases that are not profitable to pursue by for-profit pharmaceutical companies) I might face multiple barriers. First, I have to hire a lawyer to negotiate multiple licenses with multiple universities on various genetic research tools. Second, once I use those tools to discover a set of genes, I have to send my lawyer back out to negotiate with the owners of patents on the use of those genes. Given that I'm not likely to make money on a drug (it's a rare disease after all), why should I spend my research money on a lawyer instead of science? But that's exactly what is happening...despite the fact that, in many cases, the holders of those patents would be happy to let me operate in my area, as long as I didn't infringe on their areas of reasearch.

This is the kind of problem we're trying to solve at Science Commons. We want to work with all of the stakeholders, commercial and non-commercial, to encourage the publication of legally available scientific knowledge, whether that knowledge is represented in literature, patents, or data. It's not a "battle" for us. It's an exploration of how to build just such a Web of knowledge so that collaborative research and discovery in science can grow to Web scale.

Gordon Conference on Theoretical Biology
and Biomathematics

Gordon Conference on Theoretical Biology
and Biomathematics 12/17/2003 06:10 AM
NetLib Dec 17 2003 4:51AM ET

Borrowing From Biology to Make Nano
Railroads

Borrowing From Biology to Make Nano
Railroads 05/27/2004 06:11 PM
Space.com May 27 2004 9:20PM GMT

Computer Virus Researcher Studies
Biology

Computer Virus Researcher Studies
Biology 05/24/2004 04:05 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times May 24 2004 8:42PM GMT

Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML)

Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML) 09/23/2004 03:18 AM
SBMLToolbox 1.0.2 Released

Computer Virus Researcher Studies
Biology (AP)

Computer Virus Researcher Studies
Biology (AP) 05/25/2004 06:52 AM
AP - A man sneezes. Flu viruses are released. People close by catch it. They go to work, go shopping. More people are infected. Then more and — Whoosh! — it's an epidemic. Computer viruses can spread like that, too.

Teaching High School Biology from
TeachersDomain.org

Teaching High School Biology from
TeachersDomain.org 02/01/2005 08:51 PM
Teachers' Domain Professional Development introduces Teaching High School Biology at www.teachersdomain.org/courses, an online course designed to provide new strategies for teachers to excite students about science and facilitate students' learning using multimedia and other interactive technologies.

Inkjet Printers Offer Biology
Breakthrough (PC World)

Inkjet Printers Offer Biology
Breakthrough (PC World) 08/10/2004 05:50 PM
PC World - Clemson University researchers print living tissue using standard printers filled with 'bio-ink.'

First issue of open access biology
journal launched

First issue of open access biology
journal launched 10/29/2003 12:11 AM

The first issue of the Public Library of Science Biology journal was published today. The publication's strategy is aimed at maximizing access to peer-reviewed , scholarly material by not charging readers , while increasing its dissemination speed. PLOS also intervenes in the copyright debate, publishing under a Creative Commons license .

The launch has attracted a great deal of attention , discussion and criticism . More journal titles are due to appear soon.

via Open Access News

Bill would let biology students skip
dissection, go online

Bill would let biology students skip
dissection, go online 09/10/2004 07:12 AM
Wbz1030.com - Fri Sep 10, 06:32 am GMT

Study Examines Brand Strength of Leading
Molecular Biology Suppliers

Study Examines Brand Strength of Leading
Molecular Biology Suppliers 06/17/2004 03:53 AM
Over the years, life science suppliers have recognized that strong brands do contribute to market success. As a result, a number of suppliers have achieved high levels of brand equity in the molecular biology market, including Invitrogen (NASDAQ 100: IVGN), Qiagen (NASDAQ: QGENF), Amersham Biosciences (NYSE: GE) and Bio-Rad (AMEX: BIO). [PRWEB Jun 17, 2004]

4th Wseas International Conference On
Mathematics And Conputers In Biology And
Chemistry [mcbc'03]

4th Wseas International Conference On
Mathematics And Conputers In Biology And
Chemistry [mcbc'03] 11/05/2003 06:03 PM
NetLib Nov 5 2003 3:37PM ET

Ariadne Genomics and GeneGo Collaborate
in Delivering Advanced Systems Biology
Tools

Ariadne Genomics and GeneGo Collaborate
in Delivering Advanced Systems Biology
Tools 09/20/2004 03:20 AM
Ariadne Genomics Inc. and GeneGo, Inc., two leading systems biology companies, today announced integration and co-marketing of tools for functional analysis of high-throughput experimental data. Ariadne Genomics’ MedScan TextMiner automated text processing pipeline will be integrated and co-marketed with MetaCore, GeneGo’s flagship analytical platform that includes proprietary, manually curated databases of human biology and chemistry. [PRWEB Sep 20, 2004]

Competition stirs cable, DSL

Competition stirs cable, DSL 07/29/2004 11:39 AM
ZDNet Jul 29 2004 3:37PM GMT

Executive Biotech Q4 Careers and Jobs
for Biology Technology and Life science
Research and Sales across the US.

Executive Biotech Q4 Careers and Jobs
for Biology Technology and Life science
Research and Sales across the US. 09/26/2004 03:00 AM
Executive Biotech (www.ExecutiveBiotech.com) has been in business for three quarters and now is the proven leader when it comes to biotech branded staffing. Its easy to use biotech staffing and career site matches hiring companies with top educated and experienced career seekers. It is free to register or post jobs, no fee is charged to the candidate, and the hiring company is protected by satisfaction guarantees. [PRWEB Sep 26, 2004]

Governor's question stirs controversy

Governor's question stirs controversy 03/19/2003 10:44 PM
By Denise Ross, Journal Staff Writer. I don't know the origin of that phrase, but it's been in my lexicon since college, and it gets 940000 hits on Google. ...

Evolution Bounty Stirs GPL Concerns

Evolution Bounty Stirs GPL Concerns 08/07/2004 03:49 PM

Abbott Labs Stirs Up Criticism

Abbott Labs Stirs Up Criticism 05/24/2004 10:48 AM
With politicians and the public riled up about Medicare, Abbott hiked the cost of an HIV drug. Smart move?
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