Science Library Blog

August 05, 2008

New Biology Publications by BU Researchers

Title: Estimations of body surface area in newborns
Author Full Names: Ahn, Youngmee; Garruto, Ralph M.
Source: ACTA PAEDIATRICA 97 (3): 366-370 MAR 2008

Title: The contribution of mitochondrial dysfunction to a gene-environment model of Guamanian ALS and PDAuthors: Lynch, Daniel; Wanglund, Christian; Spathis, Rita; Chan, Chim W.; Reiff, Dana M.; Lum, J. Koji; Garruto, Ralph M.
Source: MITOCHONDRION 8 (2): 109-116 MAR 2008

Title: Ten-year biochemical disease control for patients with prostate cancer treated with cryosurgery as primary therapy
Authors: Cohen, Jeffrey K.; Miller, Ralph J., Jr.; Ahmed, Sharmila; Lotz, Meredith J.; Baust, John
Source: UROLOGY 71 (3): 515-518 MAR 2008

Title: Proteomic, microarray, and signature-tagged mutagenesis analyses of anaerobic Pseudomonas aeruginosa at pH 6.5, likely representing chronic, late-stage cystic fibrosis airway conditions
Authors: Platt, Mark D.; Schurr, Michael J.; Sauer, Karin; Vazquez, Gustavo; Kukavica-Ibrulj, Irena; Potvin, Eric; Levesque, Roger C.; Fedynak, Amber; Brinkman, Fiona S. L.; Schurr, Jill; Hwang, Sung-Hei; Lau, Gee W.; Limbach, Patrick A.; Rowe, John J.; Lieberman, Michael A.; Barraud, Nicolas; Webb, Jeremy; Kjelleberg, Stafan; Hunt, Donald F.; J. Hassett, Daniel
Source: JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY 190 (8): 2739-2758 APR 2008

Title: The other side of the opioid story: Modulation of cell growth and survival signaling
Author Full Names: Chen, Yulong L.; Law, Ping Yee; Loh, Horace H.
Source: CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 15 (8): 772-778 APR 2008

Title: Active hexose correlated compound activates immune function to decrease bacterial load in a murine model of intramuscular infection
Authors: Aviles, Hernan; O'Donnell, Phyllis; Orshal, Julia; Fujii, Hajime; Sun, Buxiang; Sonnenfeld, Gerald
Source: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY 195 (4): 537-545 APR 2008

Posted by erushton at 01:35 PM

June 13, 2008

New Biology Publications by BU Researchers

Title: Antibodies in cold stressed mice recognize a surface protein in Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites
Authors: Thompson, Eric G.; Aviles, Hernan O.; Monroy, Fernando P.
Source: JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 94 (1): 114-118 FEB 2008

Title: For the good of the group? Exploring group-level evolutionary adaptations using multilevel selection theory
Authors: Gorman, Rick O'; Wilson, David S.; Sheldon, Kennon M.
Source: GROUP DYNAMICS-THEORY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 12 (1): 17-26 MAR 2008

Title: NGF/PI3K signaling-mediated epigenetic regulation of delta opioid receptor gene expressionAuthors: Chen, Wong L.; Law, Ping-Yee; Loh, Horace H.
Source: BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 368 (3): 755-760 APR 11 2008

Posted by erushton at 03:43 PM

June 05, 2008

New Biology Publications by BU Researchers

Title: Weight variation by sex and nature of risk factors in high-risk infants: An evolutionary perspective
Author Full Names: Ahn, Youngmee; Garruto, Ralph M.
Source: COLLEGIUM ANTROPOLOGICUM 31 (4): 937-941 DEC 2007

Title Nitrogen addition reduces soil respiration in a mature tropical forest in southern China
Author: Mo, Jiangming; Zhang, Wei; Zhu, Weixing; Gundersen, Per; Fang, Yunting; Li, Dejun; Wang, Hui
Source: GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 14 (2): 403-412 FEB 2008

Title An evolved cognitive bias for social norms
Authors: O'Gorman, Rick; Wilson, David Sloan; Miller, Ralph R.
Source: EVOLUTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR 29 (2): 71-78 MAR 2008

Title Hierarchical Bayesian scaling of soil properties across urban, agricultural, and desert ecosystems
Authors: Kaye, J. P.; Majumdar, A.; Gries, C.; Buyantuyev, A.; Grimm, N. B.; Hope, D.; Jenerette, G. D.; Zhu, W. X.; Baker, L.
Source: ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 18 (1): 132-145 JAN 2008

Title The contribution of mitochondrial dysfunction to a gene-environment model of Guamanian ALS and PD
Authors: Chan, C. W.; Lynch, D.; Wanglund, C.; Reiff, D. M.; Spa-This, R.; Lum, J. K.; Garruto, R. M.
Source: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY 20 (2): 216-216 MAR-APR 2008

Posted by erushton at 03:23 PM

New Biology Publications by BU Researchers

Title An evolved cognitive bias for social norms
Authors: O'Gorman, Rick; Wilson, David Sloan; Miller, Ralph R.
Source: EVOLUTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR 29 (2): 71-78 MAR 2008

Posted by erushton at 03:23 PM

April 11, 2008

New Biology Publications by BU Researchers

Title: Cryosurgical technique: Assessment of the fundamental variables using human prostate cancer model systems
Authors: Klossner, DP; Robilotto, AT; Clarke, DM; VanBuskirk, RG; Baust, JM; Gage, AA; Baust, JG
Source: CRYOBIOLOGY Volume: 55 Issue: 3 Pages: 189-199 Published: DEC 2007

Title: Preliminary report: Evaluation of storage conditions and cryococktails during peripheral blood mononuclear cell cryopreservation
Authors: Cosentino, LM; Corwin, W; Baust, JM; Diaz-Mayoral, N; Cooley, H; Shao, W; Van Buskirk, R; Baust, JG
Source: CELL PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY 5 (4): 189-204 WIN 2007

Title: Ingestion and inactivation of bacteriophages by Tetrahymena
Authors: Hennemuth, W; Rhoads, LS; Eichelberger, H; Watanabe, M; Van Bell, KM; Ke, L; Kim, H; Nguyen, G; Jonas, JD; Veith, D; Van Bell, CT
Source: JOURNAL OF EUKARYOTIC MICROBIOLOGY 55 (1): 44-50 JAN-FEB 2008

Title: Further validation of a cigarette purchase task for assessing the relative reinforcing efficacy of nicotine in college smokers
Authors: MacKillop, J; Murphy, JG; Ray, LA; Eisenberg, DTA; Lisman, SA; Lum, JK; Wilson, DS
Source: EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 16 (1): 57-65 FEB 2008

Posted by erushton at 03:45 PM

April 09, 2008

National Geographic Videos on YouTube

National Geographic has almost 500 short video clips on Youtube that could be used for instructional material.
http://www.youtube.com/user/NationalGeographic

Posted by ajbrown at 09:44 AM

February 28, 2008

New Biology Publication by BU Researchers

Title: Rethinking the theoretical foundation of sociobiology
Authors: Wilson, DS; Wilson, EO
Source: QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY 82 (4): 327-348 DEC 2007

Title: Social semantics: toward a genuine pluralism in the study of social behaviour
Authors: Wilson, DS
Source: JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 21 (1): 368-373 JAN 2008

Posted by erushton at 04:12 PM

February 01, 2008

New Biology Publication by BU Researchers

Title: Genetic diversity and gene flow of humans, Plasmodium falciparum, and Anopheles farauti s.s. of Vanuatu: Inferred malaria dispersal and implications for malaria control
Author(s): Lum JK (Lum, J. K.), Kaneko A (Kaneko, A.), Taleo G (Taleo, G.), Amos M (Amos, M.), Reiff DM (Reiff, D. M.)
Source: ACTA TROPICA 103 (2): 102-107 AUG 2007

Title: Enhanced microtubule binding and tubulin assembly properties of conformationally constrained paclitaxel derivatives
Author(s): Shanker N (Shanker, Natasha), Kingston DGI (Kingston, David G. I.), Ganesh T (Ganesh, Thota), Yang C (Yang, Chao), Alcaraz AA (Alcaraz, Ana A.), Geballe MT (Geballe, Matthew T.), Banerjee A (Banerjee, Abhijit), Mcgee D (McGee, Dennis), Snyder JP (Snyder, James P.), Bane S (Bane, Susan)
Source: BIOCHEMISTRY 46 (41): 11514-11527 OCT 16 2007

Posted by erushton at 03:52 PM

January 21, 2008

BioMedExperts - New Online Research Community

BioMedExperts is a new online community that connects biomedical researchers to each other through the display and analysis of the networks of co-authors with whom each investigator works to publish scientific papers. The comprehensive system of pre-populated expert profiles, coupled with the ability to analyze all associated professional connections within the co-author network, allows scientists and researchers across organizations the ability to share data and collaborate in ways never before considered. [BioMedExperts.com]

Posted by jdixon at 12:21 PM

November 30, 2007

New Biology Publication by BU Researchers

Title Novel alphaproteobacterial root nodule symbiont associated with Lupinus texensis
Author(s): Andam CP (Andam, Cheryl P.), Parker MA (Parker, Matthew A.)
Source: APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 73 (17): 5687-5691 SEP 2007

Title Calcium oxalate crystals in the marine red alga Spyridia filamentosa (Ceramiales; Rhodophyta)
Author(s): Pueschel CM (Pueschel, Curt M.), West JA (West, John A.)
Source: PHYCOLOGIA 46 (5): 565-571 SEP 2007

Posted by erushton at 01:22 PM

November 21, 2007

New Biology Publication by BU Researchers

Title:Hepatocyte growth factor enhances IL-1 beta stimulated IL-8 secretion by Caco-2 epithelial cells
Author(s): Grygas J (Grygas, Jillian), Steiger N (Steiger, Nicole), LeSeur CL (LeSeur, Carrie L.), Unger BL (Unger, Benjamin L.), McGee DW (McGee, Dennis W.)
Source: IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-ANIMAL 43 (3-4): 147-152 APR 2007

Title:Population structure and gene flow of Anopheles farauti s.s. (Diptera : Culicidae) among ten sites on five islands of Vanuatu: Implications for malaria control
Author(s): Reiff DM (Reiff, D. M.), Kaneko A (Kaneko, A.), Taleo G (Taleo, G.), Amos M (Amos, M.), Lum JK (Lum, J. K.)
Source: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 44 (4): 601-607 JUL 2007

Posted by erushton at 03:24 PM

September 29, 2007

New Biology Publication by BU Researchers

Title: Response of soil respiration to simulated N deposition in a disturbed and a rehabilitated tropical forest in southern China
Author(s): Mo JM (Mo, Jiangming), Zhang W (Zhang, Wei), Zhu WX (Zhu, Weixing), Fang YT (Fang, Yunting), Li DJ (Li, Dejun), Zhao P (Zhao, Ping)
Source: PLANT AND SOIL 296 (1-2): 125-135 JUL 2007

Title: Cardiomyocyte responses to thermal excursions: Implications for electrophysiological cardiac mapping
Author(s): Snyder KK (Snyder, Kristi K.), Baust JM (Baust, John M.), Van Buskirk RG (Van Buskirk, R. G.), Baust JG (Baust, J. G.)
Source: CELL PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY 5 (2): 116-128 SUM 2007

Title: Monophyly of nodA and nifH genes across Texan and costa rican populations of Cupriavidus nodule symbiontsv
Author(s): Andam CP (Andam, Cheryl P.), Mondo SJ (Mondo, Stephen J.), Parker MA (Parker, Matthew A.)
Source: APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 73 (14): 4686-4690 JUL 2007

Posted by erushton at 06:41 PM

September 27, 2007

New Biology Publication by BU Researchers

Title: Effects of ambient calcium concentration on the deposition of calcium oxalate crystals in Antithamnion (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta)
Author(s): Pueschel CM (Pueschel, Curt M.), West JA (West, John A.)
Source: PHYCOLOGIA 46 (4): 371-379 JUL 2007

Title: Cryosurgery for tumors
Author(s): Gage AA (Gage, Andrew A.), Baust JG (Baust, John G.)
Source: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS 205 (2): 342-356 AUG 2007

Title: Associations between sperm competition and natural variation in male reproductive genes on the third chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster
Author(s): Fiumera AC (Fiumera, Anthony C.), Dumont BL (Dumont, Bethany L.), Clark AG (Clark, Andrew G.)
Source: GENETICS 176 (2): 1245-1260 JUN 2007

Posted by erushton at 02:51 PM

September 12, 2007

New Biology Publications by BU Researchers

Title: Targeted induction of apoptosis via TRAIL and cryoablation: a novel strategy for the treatment of prostate cancer
Author(s): Clarke DM (Clarke, D. M.), Robilotto AT (Robilotto, A. T.), VanBuskirk RG (VanBuskirk, R. G.), Baust JG (Baust, J. G.), Gage AA (Gage, A. A.), Baust JM (Baust, J. M.)
Source: PROSTATE CANCER AND PROSTATIC DISEASES 10 (2): 175-184 MAY 2007

Title: Effect of the alpha 3 beta 1 integrin on the IL-1 stimulated activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in CACO-2 cells
Author(s): Stulic M (Stulic, Mate), Lubin FD (Lubin, Farah D.), O'Donnell PM (O'Donnell, Phyllis M.), Tammariello SP (Tammariello, Steven P.), McGee DW (McGee, Dennis W.)
Source: CYTOKINE 37 (2): 163-170 FEB 2007

Posted by erushton at 03:52 PM

August 27, 2007

New Biology Publications by BU Researchers

Title: Diversity and relationships of bradyrhizobia from legumes native to eastern North America
Author(s): Parker MA (Parker, Matthew A.), Kennedy DA (Kennedy, David A.)
Source: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY 52 (12): 1148-1157 DEC 2006

Title: Giant cladoxylopsid trees resolve the enigma of the Earth's earliest forest stumps at Gilboa
Author(s): Stein WE (Stein, William E.), Mannolini F (Mannolini, Frank), Hernick LV (Hernick, Linda VanAller), Landing E (Landing, Ed), Berry CM (Berry, Christopher M.)
Source: NATURE 446 (7138): 904-907 APR 19 2007

Title: Nodule symbiosis of invasive Mimosa pigra in Australia and in ancestral habitats: a comparative analysis
Author(s): Parker MA (Parker, Matthew A.), Wurtz AK (Wurtz, Anna K.), Paynter Q (Paynter, Quentin)
Source: BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS 9 (2): 127-138 MAR 2007

Posted by erushton at 05:52 PM

August 14, 2007

Database of Genotype and Phenotype (dbGaP)

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) recently launched dbGaP, a new database designed to archive and distribute data from genome wide association (GWA) studies. According to the database description, "GWA studies explore the association between specific genes (genotype information) and observable traits, such as blood pressure and weight, or the presence or absence of a disease or condition (phenotype information). Connecting phenotype and genotype data provides information about the genes that may be involved in a disease process or condition, which can be critical for better understanding the disease and for developing new diagnostic methods and treatments."

Click here to access the database.

Posted by erushton at 04:13 PM

July 27, 2007

Update on Patent Lens

Back in 2005, we posted a blog entry about Cambia Patent Lens a free full-text patent search database. Since then, the database has grown from 1.5 million documents to more than 7 million. The database is updated weekly.

Posted by amcmanus at 07:14 AM

July 23, 2007

New Biology Publications by BU Researchers

Title: Characterization of colony morphology variants isolated from Streptococcus pneumoniae biofilms
Author(s): Allegrucci M (Allegrucci, Magee), Sauer K (Sauer, Karin)
Source: JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY 189 (5): 2030-2038 MAR 2007

Title: A comparative analysis of arterial oxygen saturation among Tibetans and han born and raised at high altitude
Author(s): Weitz CA (Weitz, Charles A.), Garruto RM (Garruto, Ralph M.)
Source: HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 8 (1): 13-26 SPR 2007

Title: Sphagnum oregonense sp nov from western North America
Author(s): Andrus RE (Andrus, Richard E.)
Source: BRYOLOGIST 110 (1): 123-125 SPR 2007
Document Type: Article

Posted by erushton at 02:11 PM

June 29, 2007

New Biology Publications by BU Researchers

Title: Protein storage vacuole acidification as a control of storage protein mobilization in soybeans
Author(s): He FL (He, Fanglian), Huang FL (Huang, Feilei), Wilson KA (Wilson, Karl A.), Tan-Wilson A (Tan-Wilson, Anna)
Source: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 58 (5): 1059-1070 2007

Title: Two sites in the MAPT region confer genetic risk for Guam ALS/PDC and dementia
Author(s): Sundar PD (Sundar, Purnima Desai), Yu CE (Yu, Chang-En), Sieh W (Sieh, Weiva), Steinbart E (Steinbart, Ellen), Garruto RM (Garruto, Ralph M.), Oyanagi K (Oyanagi, Kiyomitsu), Craig UK (Craig, Ulla-Katrina), Bird TD (Bird, Thomas D.), Wijsman EM (Wijsman, Ellen M.), Galasko DR (Galasko, Douglas R.), Schellenberg GD (Schellenberg, Gerard D.)
Source: HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS 16 (3): 295-306 FEB 1 2007

Title: Mosquito diversity, abundance and the potential for West Nile virus transmission on American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) territories
Author(s): Patrican LA (Patrican, Lisa A.), Hackett LE (Hackett, Laura E.), Clark AB (Clark, Anne B.), Glaser AL (Glaser, Amy L.), McGowan KJ (McGowan, Kevin J.), Robinson DA (Robinson, Douglas A.), Heiss RS (Heiss, Rebecca S.), Dawson J (Dawson, Jennifer)
Source: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE 75 (5): 270-270 940 Suppl. S, NOV 2006

Posted by erushton at 09:41 AM

June 18, 2007

New Biology Publications by BU Researchers

Title: Cryotherapy - Foreword
Author(s): Gage AA (Gage, A. A.), Baust JG (Baust, J. G.)
Source: TECHNOLOGY IN CANCER RESEARCH & TREATMENT 6 (2): 57-57 APR 2007

Title: Cryoablation of renal cancer: Variables involved in freezing-induced cell death
Author(s): Clarke DM (Clarke, Dominic M.), Robilotto AT (Robilotto, Anthony T.), Rhee E (Rhee, Elisa), VanBuskirk RG (VanBuskirk, Robert G.), Baust JG (Baust, John G.), Gage AA (Gage, Andrew A.), Baust JM (Baust, John M.)
Source: TECHNOLOGY IN CANCER RESEARCH & TREATMENT 6 (2): 69-79 APR 2007

Title: Development of a tissue engineered human prostate tumor equivalent for use in the evaluation of cryoablative techniques
Author(s): Robilotto AT (Robilotto, Anthony T.), Clarke D (Clarke, Dominic), Baust JM (Baust, John M.), Van Buskirk RG (Van Buskirk, Robert G.), Gage AA (Gage, Andrew A.), Baust JG (Baust, John G.)
Source: TECHNOLOGY IN CANCER RESEARCH & TREATMENT 6 (2): 81-89 APR 2007

Title: Issues critical to the successful application of cryosurgical ablation of the prostate
Author(s): Baust JG (Baust, J. G.), Gage AA (Gage, A. A.), Klossner D (Klossner, D.), Clarke D (Clarke, D.), Miller R (Miller, R.), Cohen J (Cohen, J.), Katz A (Katz, A.), Polascik T (Polascik, T.), Clarke H (Clarke, H.), Baust JM (Baust, J. M.)
Source: TECHNOLOGY IN CANCER RESEARCH & TREATMENT 6 (2): 97-109 APR 2007

Title: The primary body of Rellimia thomsonii: Integrated perspective based on organically connected specimens
Author(s): Dannenhoffer JM (Dannenhoffer, Joanne M.), Stein W (Stein, William), Bonamot PM (Bonamot, Patricia M.)
Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES 168 (4): 491-506 MAY 2007

Posted by erushton at 02:08 PM

May 21, 2007

New Biology Publications by BU Researchers

Title: Scintillation proximity assay for DNA binding by human p53
Author(s): Gal S (Gal, Susannah), Cook JR (Cook, Jeffery R.), Howells L (Howells, Leighton)
Source: BIOTECHNIQUES 41 (3): 303-+ SEP 2006

Title: Genetics, behavior and ecology of a paper wasp invasion: Polistes dominulus in North America
Author(s): Liebert AE (Liebert, Aviva E.), Gamboa GJ (Gamboa, George J.), Stamp NE (Stamp, Nancy E.), Curtis TR (Curtis, Tracy R.), Monnet KM (Monnet, Kimberley M.), Turillazzi S (Turillazzi, Stefano), Starks PT (Starks, Philip T.)
Source: ANNALES ZOOLOGICI FENNICI 43 (5-6): 595-624 DEC 29 2006

Title: Title: Update on Sphagnum perichaetiale in New Zealand
Author(s): Karlin EF (Karlin, Eric F.), Andrus RE (Andrus, Richard E.)
Source: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY 44 (4): 421-424 DEC 2006

Posted by erushton at 04:48 PM

May 07, 2007

J. Craig Venter Institute's Global Ocean Sampling Expedition in PLoS Biology

From the Public Library of Science:
"Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute recently published several studies from the Sorcerer II Global Ocean Sampling Expedition in PLoS Biology. This research details the discovery of millions of new genes after a voyage of thousands of miles. The PLoS pages devoted to this expedition also include a web seminar, interactive poster, editorial, and several links." Click here to access this item.

Posted by erushton at 12:53 PM

May 03, 2007

Plant Physiology Announces Open Access Initiative

The editor of Plant Physiology recently announced that all papers in Plant Physiology corresponded by American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) will be published with full Open Access. This includes full access to the publish-ahead-of-print version (Plant Physiology Preview) as well as to the final, fully edited version, full access to supplemental data, and full access to all the advanced linking and tracking tools. According to the editorial, since more than 50% of the papers currently published in Plant Physiology are corresponded by ASPB members, more than half of the papers in the January 2007 issue will be fully Open Access. Read more here….

Posted by erushton at 03:09 PM

March 28, 2007

American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Supports Open Access

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) recently announced its “Position on Public Access to Scientific Literature”. The statement calls for free public access to federally funded research within six months of publication. Read more here...

The American Society for Cell Biology publishes the high-impact monthly journal Molecular Biology of the Cell. This journal is available for free after a two-month embargo.

Posted by erushton at 04:36 PM

February 07, 2007

Trial of "Aluka"

"Aluka is an international, collaborative, not-for-profit effort that is building a networked digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa. The name, 'Aluka,' is derived from a Zulu word meaning 'to weave', reflecting Aluka’s mission to connect resources and scholars from around the world." Trial access provided by JSTOR.

Highlighted collections include African Plants, African Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes, and Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa.

Trial dates: February through the end of June, 2007.

To try the database, please visit http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/webdocs/testdb.html

Posted by ajbrown at 02:29 PM

January 31, 2007

Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

The largest collection of Darwin's writings is now available on the website The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. The site contains Darwin's complete publications, many handwritten manuscripts and the largest Darwin bibliography and manuscript catalogue ever published. There are over 160 ancillary texts, from reference works to reviews, obituaries, recollections and more. Free mp3 downloads are available. Read more from the press release here...

Posted by erushton at 10:58 AM

January 10, 2007

New Biology Publications by BU Researchers

Title: Social foraging in Bufo americanus tadpoles
Author(s): Sontag C (Sontag, Charles), Wilson DS (Wilson, David Sloan), Wilcox RS (Wilcox, R. Stimson)
Source: ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 72: 1451-1456 Part 6, DEC 2006

Posted by erushton at 05:25 PM

December 21, 2006

New Biology Publications by BU Researchers

Title: Lichen-dominated soil crusts as arthropod habitat in warm deserts
Author(s): Lalley JS (Lalley, J. S.), Viles HA (Viles, H. A.), Henschel JR (Henschel, J. R.), Lalley V (Lalley, V.)
Source: JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 67 (4): 579-593 DEC 2006

Posted by erushton at 09:43 AM

December 01, 2006

New Biology Publications by BU Researchers

Title: Introducing flow cytometry into undergraduate cell biology curriculum
Author(s): Mcgee DW, Gregg S, Rafferty B, Mcgee NF, Tammariello SP
Source: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 176: S1-S2 Suppl. S, APR 1 2006

Title: The suppression of the IL-1 induced signaling pathway by activation of the alpha 3 beta 1 integrin in human colonic Caco-2 cells is not due to an effect on early events in IL-1 signaling
Author(s): Rafferty B, Li GC, Mcgee DW
Source: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 176: S227-S228 Suppl. S, APR 1 2006

Title: Impulsivity and risk taking as dopamine gene endophenotypes
Author(s): Eisenberg DTA, MacKillop J, Modi M, Lisman S, Lum JK, Wilson DS
Source: ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH 30 (6): 7A-7A Suppl. S, JUN 2006

Title: Flashback to the 1960s: Utility of archived sera to explore the origin and evolution of Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance in the Pacific
Author(s): Chan CW, Lynch D, Spathis R, Hombhanje FW, Kaneko A, Garruto RM, Lum JK
Source: ACTA TROPICA 99 (1): 15-22 AUG 2006

Posted by erushton at 09:59 AM

October 24, 2006

EcoSal Trial

The Library currently has a trial the following database:
Ecosal - a continually updated Web resource based on the classic ASM Press publication Escherichia coli and Salmonella: Cellular and Molecular Biology. Please contact Erin Rushton (erushton@binghamton.edu) for a user name and password. Trial ends November 3.

Posted by erushton at 11:20 AM

October 16, 2006

New Publications by BU Biology Researchers

Title:Soil characteristics and the accumulation of inorganic nitrogen in an arid urban ecosystem
Author(s): Zhu WX, Hope D, Gries C, Grimm NB
Source: ECOSYSTEMS 9 (5): 711-724 AUG 2006

Title: Evolution of land plant architecture: beyond the telome theory
Author(s): Stein WE, Boyer JS
Source: PALEOBIOLOGY 32 (3): 450-482 SUM 2006

Posted by erushton at 02:19 PM

September 06, 2006

New Publications by BU Biology Researchers

Title: Enhancement of in vitro growth of pathogenic bacteria by norepinephrine: Importance of inoculum density and role of transferrin
Author(s): O'Donnell PM, Aviles H, Lyte M, Sonnenfeld G
Source: APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 72 (7): 5097-5099 JUL 2006

Title: Involvement of the cysteine protease calpain family in cell death after cryopreservation
Author(s): Robilotto AT, Baust JM, Van Buskirk R, Baust JG
Source: CELL PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY 4 (1): 17-30 SPR 2006

Posted by erushton at 11:31 AM

July 12, 2006

New Biology Publication by BU Researcher

An invasive macrophyte alters sediment chemistry due to suppression of a native isoetid
Urban RA, Titus JE, Zhu WX
OECOLOGIA 148 (3): 455-463 JUN 2006

Posted by erushton at 11:59 AM

June 05, 2006

New Biology Publications by BU Researchers

Exotic purple loosestrife invasion of native cattail freshwater wetlands: Effects on organic matter distribution and soil nitrogen cycling
Fickbohm SS, Zhu WX
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY 32 (1): 123-131 MAY 2006

Biology of a terrestrial green alga, Chlorococcum sp (Chlorococcales, Chlorophyta), collected from the Miruksazi stupa in Korea
Klochkova TA, Kang SH, Cho GY, Pueschel CM, West JA, Kim GH
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 38 (5): 887-897 MAY 2006

Posted by erushton at 09:29 AM

May 15, 2006

New Publications by Biology Researchers

Effects of human presence on two social wasp species
Curtis TR, Stamp NE
ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY 31 (1): 13-19 FEB 2006

Posted by erushton at 11:37 AM

May 02, 2006

Biochemical Journal free content available

A highlight of Biochemical Journal's centenary, as noted by Peter Suber, is the completion of the Wellcome Trust funded retrodigitization project .
The complete backfiles are freely available through both PubMed Central and the journal's website.

Biochemical Journal
Fulltext v217+ (1984+)
6-month moving wall - current 6 months requires subscription

Biochemical Journal: Molecular Aspects
Fulltext v131-215 (1973-1983) (odd numbered volumes only)

Biochemical Journal: Cellular Aspects
Fulltext v132-216 (1973-1983) (even numbered volumes only)

Biochemical Journal
Fulltext v1-130 (1906-1972)

as noted by Peter Suber on Open Access News and posted to STS-L by George Porter.

Posted by ebrown at 09:31 AM

Biointerphases: a new Open Access journal

Biointerphases has published its first issue, March 2006. Biointerphases is published by AVS , formerly the American Vacuum Society, and hosted by the American Institute of Physics .

Topics in the new journal include:
Interface spectroscopy
In vivo mechanisms
In vitro mechanisms
Interface modeling
Adhesion phenomena
Protein-surface interactions
Biomembranes on a chip
Cell-surface interactions
Biosensors and biodiagnostics
Bio-surface modification
The nano-bio interface
Biotribology and Biorheology
Molecular recognition
Cell patterning for function
Polyelectrolyte surfaces
Ambient diagnostic methods

posted to STS-L by George Porter

Posted by ebrown at 09:23 AM

March 21, 2006

Open Access journals available online from Hindawi Press

Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications
Fulltext v1+ (2003+)

Differential Equations and Nonlinear Mechanics
Fulltext (2006+)

EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
Fulltext (2004+)

International Journal of Biomedical Imaging
Fulltext (2006+)

International Journal of Photoenergy
Fulltext v1-7 (1999-2005), (2006+)

International Journal of Rotating Machinery
Fulltext v1-10 (1994-2004), (2005+)

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Fulltext v1-2 (2001-2002), (2003+)

Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Fulltext v1-8 (1995-2002), (2003+)

Posted by ebrown at 03:40 PM

March 14, 2006

Journal of Cell Biology Online Trial

The Journal of Cell Biology, a leading life sciences journal, is currently offering a trial to JCB Online until December 31st. Click here to access the trial. JCB Online provides peer-reviewed supplemental material (including videos) not included in the print edition.

The library has a print subscription to this journal.
Please contact Erin Rushton (erushton@binghamton.edu) for additional information or feedback.

Posted by erushton at 05:38 PM

March 03, 2006

New Publications by BU Researchers

Coexistence of Burkholderia, Cupriavidus, and Rhizobium sp nodule bacteria on two Mimosa spp. in Costa Rica
Barrett, CF; Parker, MA
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 72 (2): 1198-1206 FEB 2006

Posted by erushton at 05:04 PM

March 02, 2006

American Society for Microbiology Journals

We are pleased to announce that we now have electronic access to all eleven journals published by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Click here for a list of titles available. You can receive "electronic Table of Contents" (eTOCs) when new issues of ASM journals are published online. Click here to sign up for this free service from ASM.

Posted by erushton at 05:51 PM

February 25, 2006

New Open Access Journals from BioMed Central

BioMed Central, the independent publishing house that provides free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research, has recently launched the following new Open Access journals:

Biology Direct
From BioMed Central: Biology Direct will publish original research articles, hypotheses, and reviews from the full spectrum of biology; the first subject areas to be launched will be Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology and further subject areas will be launched from time to time until the full spectrum of biology is covered. Subjects covered will include any aspect of molecular, cellular, organismal or population biology, as well as methods, theoretical and computational biology, comparative biology, and evolution.

Implementation Science
From Biomed: Implementation Science is an Open Access, peer-reviewed online journal that aims to publish research relevant to the scientific study of methods to promote the uptake of research findings into routine healthcare in both clinical and policy contexts.

Posted by erushton at 02:00 PM

January 24, 2006

New Publications by BU Researchers

Testing major evolutionary hypotheses about religion with a random sample
Wilson, DS
HUMAN NATURE-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE, 16 (4): 382-409 2005

Posted by erushton at 12:46 PM

January 06, 2006

New Publications by BU Researchers

Characterization of temporal protein production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms
Southey-Pillig CJ, Davies DG, Sauer K
JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, 187 (23): 8114-8126 DEC 2005

Evolution for everyone: How to increase acceptance of, interest in, and knowledge about evolution
Wilson DS
PLOS BIOLOGY 3 (12): 2058-2065 DEC 2005

Posted by erushton at 10:14 AM

December 13, 2005

Search pages available for science/engineering book series

We have created a search page for book series in science and engineering. This search page enables you to to input the volume number from a citation for a book series and retrieve the record for the individual volume in our library catalog, infoLINK.

These search pages are linked from the following subject resources pages: biology, chemistry, computer science, electrical & computer engineering, engineering, environmental studies, geology, mathematical sciences, physics & astronomy, and psychology.

To see an example, go to http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/subjects/biology/bioseries.html and input a volume number for Methods in Enzymology e.g. 191.

Posted by amcmanus at 09:56 AM

October 26, 2005

BIOSIS Now Available on EBSCO

Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS) is now available on the EBSCO platform. Biological Abstracts is a complete collection of bibliographic references covering life science and biomedical research literature published from more than 4,000 journals internationally. This database provides users with easy access to the latest information in virtually every life science discipline and contains nearly 7.7 million archival records from as far back as 1969, with more than 370,000 citations added each year. Please contact Erin Rushton (erushton@binghamton.edu) for additional information or feedback.

Posted by erushton at 08:04 PM

October 19, 2005

Systematics and the Origin of Species: On Ernst Mayr's 100th Anniversary

The National Academy of Sciences is celebrating Ernst Mayr's 100th anniversary by putting his book Systematics and the Origin of Species online for free. Read more here....

Posted by erushton at 09:49 PM

October 13, 2005

Entomology Journals Ranked by Impact

in-cites, the editorial component of ISI Essential Science Indicators recently released a report showing the top Entomology journals. The report was based on the "impact factor" of the journals. Read more here...

Posted by erushton at 02:34 PM

August 29, 2005

RSS feeds available for arXiv

RSS feeds are now available for individual archives and categories in arXiv. arXiv is an e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, and quantitative biology.

Posted by Jay Bhatt on ELDNET-L.

Posted by amcmanus at 09:42 AM

August 23, 2005

New Open Access journals from Libertas Academica Ltd

Libertas Academica is a new publisher that specializes in promoting and expanding Open Access scientific, technical and medical literature. Libertas Academica has recently launched the peer-reviewed journal Cancer Informatics. As well, Libertas Academica is planning to launch the peer-reviewed journal Evolutionary Bioinformatics Online. The Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Dr Mark Pagel, is inviting prospective authors to submit manuscripts for consideration.

Posted by erushton at 10:55 AM

August 03, 2005

Launch of PLoS Genetics

PLoS Genetics, the new open-access journal from the Public Library of Science (PLoS) was officially launched on July 25, 2005. PLoS Genetics covers genetics and genomics research. Read more here...

Posted by erushton at 10:14 PM

July 05, 2005

Evolution Resources From the National Academies

The National Academies has designed a web site to provide easy access to books, position statements, and additional resources on evolution education and research. More here....

Posted by erushton at 05:12 PM

June 27, 2005

Inaugural Issue of PLoS Computational Biology

This week, the Public Library of Science (PLoS) launched their third Open Access journal, PLoS Computational Biology.

As described in the press release, PLoS Computational Biology is "a new open-access, peer-reviewed journal reporting major biological advances achieved through computation. Unique in its scope, the journal publishes research from one of the most rapidly growing and exciting areas of scientific inquiry. As a collaboration between a scholarly society and an open access publisher, the journal also provides further momentum to the shift towards unrestricted access and use of all scientific and medical literature." More here...

Posted by erushton at 10:10 AM

June 20, 2005

Coming Soon: PLoS Genetics

On July 25, the Public Library of Science will launch their new open access journal PLoS Genetics. PLoS Genetics will focus on genetics and genomics research. Several "sneak preview articles" are available online.

Posted by erushton at 04:53 PM

April 22, 2005

New Open Access Journal on Sustainability

From website: Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy is a new peer-reviewed, open access journal that provides a platform for the dissemination of new practices and for dialogue emerging out of the field of sustainability.

Read E.O. Wilson's editorial here

Posted by erushton at 11:33 AM

April 18, 2005

Molecular Systems Biology

Nature Publishing Group(NPG) and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) have recently announced the launch of the online-only journal, Molecular Systems Biology. Access to the primary research is free of charge. Publication is supported in part by an author charge.

The journal covers all aspects of systems biology and hopes to attract quality research in the evolving areas of genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, bioinformatics, microbial systems, and the integration of cell signaling and regulatory networks.

March 23, 2005

Medicinal Plants

The Library of Congress occasionally creates "Tracer Bullets" - research guides that help you locate information on science and technology subjects. The most recent Tracer Bullet is about Medicinal Plants.

Posted by erushton at 12:30 PM

March 07, 2005

Francis Crick Papers

The papers of DNA researcher Francis Crick have been added to the National Library of Medicine's Profiles in Science archive.

Posted by amcmanus at 08:31 AM

February 03, 2005

Evolution Takes a Back Seat in U.S. Classes (NY Times)

"In districts around the country, even when evolution is in the curriculum it may not be in the classroom, according to researchers who follow the issue.

Teaching guides and textbooks may meet the approval of biologists, but superintendents or principals discourage teachers from discussing it. Or teachers themselves avoid the topic, fearing protests from fundamentalists in their communities."

Complete article in NY Times (Free Registration)
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/01/science/01evo.html?ex=1265000400&en=ed3bc1136dc96806&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt

Posted by erushton at 12:38 PM

January 20, 2005

New Open Access Journal

Molecular Pain is a new Open Access, peer-reviewed, online journal that will provide a forum for molecular pain scientists to communicate their research findings in a targeted manner to others in this important and growing field.

Posted by admin at 12:03 PM