SDI: UK scientists should take care

Why should biomedical scientists care about biodiversity?

The ecological tradition is different: ecologists emphasise the diversity of their organisms, and many ecologists would argue that their organism is ‘unique’ because it exhibits adaptations to its environment. This uniqueness is encapsulated in the Linnaean binomial nomenclature: this label, by definition, establishes that a group of organisms is distinct enough from their relatives. Sticking t...

Who should take care of the personalization?

In this paper, a new approach is proposed for the personalization of the access to different information sources (servers, Web pages, services, etc.) distributed across the Internet. In contrast to the traditional approaches, with personalization software owned and controlled by the owner of the information source, we propose to use the software that is prepared and controlled directly by the e...

researchers in less developed region should be able to communicate and take advantages of other scientists

Canadian Stem Cell Scientists Take the Prize

This year, the recipients of the Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research are Ernest A. McCulloch and James E. Till. The landmark studies of McCulloch and Till in the 1960s defined the hallmark properties of stem cells: the ability to self-renew and differentiate.

Should Men Take Prenatal Vitamins?

Congenital abnormalities are the leading cause of infant mortalities in the United States (25%) and across the world [1]. Public health interventions have included reducing maternal disease, prenatal care of mothers, reduction of exposure to teratogens (agent that can disturb the development of an embryo or fetus), and nutritional interventions [2]. Potentially the most significant nutritional ...