Berkeley Lab 2002-2003 Highlights: Biosciences and Health
http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Research-Review/Highlights/2002/stories/biosciences/index.html
This Web site highlights new developments in biosciences and health research at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. As part of a special issue of the Berkeley Lab Research Review, this site offers short articles featuring Berkeley researchers and covers such diverse topics as the genome of the Japanese pufferfish and the structure of water channels in cell membranes. The articles are written for a general audience, and each featured research project concerns some aspect of human health. [RS]
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SARS in the Context of Emerging Infectious Threats [pdf]
http://www.nyas.columbia.edu/sars/index.html
This Web site contains proceedings from the recent New York Academy of Science conference: "SARS in the Context of Emerging Infectious Threats." Virologists, epidemiologists, or anyone else interested in SARS should appreciate this timely and informative resource. Free registration allows users to access a number of informative materials. Sections include Coronavirus Biology and Pathogenesis, Approaches to Vaccines and Drug Development, and more. Conference highlights and a complete conference transcript are also available. A few features, such as Latest Headlines and the reference section, may be accessed without registration. [RS]
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Crocodiles and Turtles of Borneo
http://www.arbec.com.my/crocodilesturtles/
Whether you're a herpetologist or just have a fascination for reptiles, you will want to check out this Web site from the Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation at the University of Malaysia, Sarawak. The site presents all documented crocodiles and turtles found on Borneo, representing six families altogether. An easy-to-use drop-down menu for each family lists individual species. Each species page provides a great photo as well as the "current valid scientific name, the English name, maximum size recorded, synonymy, besides notes on identification, natural history and distribution." Users may also browse all photos together in the image gallery. A short bibliography is included. [RS]
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Protist Information Server [QuickTime]
http://protist.i.hosei.ac.jp/Protist_menuE.html
The Protist Information Server is available through the Soken Taxa Web Server and Japan Science and Technology Corporation. Intended as a resource for research and education, the Protist Information Server contains over 31,000 images of protists representing 487 genera and 1617 species. Users will also find over 500 QuickTime movies, tons of related Web links, a recently added list of biodiversity Web sites in Japan, plus lots of other resources. Specific protist images are quickly found and organized by taxa or by subject, such as behavior, cell division, surface structure, and so on. Also available in Japanese. [RS]
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Alaska Fisheries Science Center: Fish Bycatch Discard and Escapee Mortality [pdf]
http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/Quarterly/jfm03/feature.htm
The Alaska Fisheries Science Center's (AFSC) latest Quarterly Research Report features research on fish bycatch discard and escapee mortality conducted by the AFSC. Readers will find a summary article for the report on the main Web page. The entire 9-page report details "systematic bycatch research conducted over the past 10 years in the laboratory of the AFSC's Fisheries Behavioral Ecology Group," and may be downloaded as a PDF document. The Web site also contains links to detailed reports from a number of AFSC research divisions. [RS]
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Sfold: Software for Statistical Folding and Rational Design of Nucleic Acids
http://sfold.wadsworth.org/index.pl
Available free of charge to any researcher for non-commercial applications, Sfold "predicts probable RNA secondary structures, assesses target accessibility, and provides tools for the rational design of RNA-targeting nucleic acids." Sfold is offered through the Wadsworth center of the New York State Department of Health. Sfold application modules allow users to target accessibility prediction and rational design of siRNA, antisense oligonucelotides and nucleic acid probes, trans-cleaving ribozymes, and to generate general features and output for statistical RNA folding. [RS]
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The 21st International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology
http://www.yeastgenome.org/yeast03/
This Web site presents abstracts submitted for the plenary and poster sessions of the International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology in Göteborg, Sweden (July 7-12th, 2003). These abstracts are available though the Saccharomyces Genome Database (SGD) at the Department of Genetics at the School of Medicine, Stanford University. Users may easily browse or search the material, or follow links to find out more about SGD and the upcoming conference. [RS]
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CalFlora: New Additions
http://www.calflora.org/new_additions.html
CalFlora is a searchable Web-based catalog of plant distribution information for California, and is "designed to provide ready access to educational information, as well as scientific data needed to identify critical issues in conservation of plant diversity" and other important applications. CalFlora has been online for some years, but the database now includes over 300 recently added species reports. CalFlora is a joint project of several research bodies, including the UC Berkeley Digital Library Project and UC Davis Information Center for the Environment. [RS]
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