Systems biology has been changing the way biological and biotechnological research is performed. Now, systems biological approaches can be taken to develop bioprocesses for the production of valuable drugs, commodity and fine chemicals, fuels, and polymers and other materials; this is termed systems biotechnology. Here I present the general strategies for systems biotechnology and several examp...

We have previously demonstrated that the increased expression of angiogenin (ANG) in pancreatic cancer is related to cancer aggressiveness; however, the relationship between ANG expression and its clinical relevance in colorectal cancer has not been demonstrated. We therefore investigated the correlation between serum ANG (sANG) concentration and colorectal cancer progression or the changes in ...

The 1990 Rudbar earthquake (Mw 7.3) broke along three right-stepping segments of the left-lateral fault, in western Alborz mountains (Iran), producing ?80 km surface rupture. Previously reported horizontal (?60 cm) field offsets were surprisingly low, and vertical (?95 unexpected, given relatively large moment release, shallow source depth, fault geometry, rake. We characterize displacement fro...

Ia mengenali karya seni sejak dini, lantaran sang ayah kerap mempertunjukkan lukis, baik yang asli maupun tertera dalam buku atau majalah. Dalam masa sama, pamannya musisi pun memperkenalkannya pada musik. Pengalaman estetik itu mengendap ruang memori Syakieb Sungkar. Stimulus kemudian dikembangkannya dengan mengoleksi banyak rupa dan piringan hitam. Perlahan ia menjadi apresiator sejati. Hal d...

Singing out of tune characterizes congenital amusia. Here, we examine whether an aid to memory improves singing by studying vocal imitation in 11 amusic adults and 11 matched controls. Participants sang a highly familiar melody on the original lyrics and on the syllable /la/ in three conditions. First, they sang the melody from memory. Second, they sang it after hearing a model, and third, they...

Karya musik Pacepuk Sang Hyang merupakan sebuah karya yang lahir dari respon terhadap pertemuan spirit gending serta karakter Dedari, Jaran, dan Bojog. Ketertarikan pencipta untuk menggunakan tiga jenis tersebut sebagai sumber penciptaan terletak pada 1) keunikan konsep arah nada pembentuk pola melodinya, 2) ngubeng juga menjadi daya tarik melodi Hyang, 3) Cenderung laras digunakan gending-gend...