Biology & Life Sciences

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CIO July 1, 2002 Ben Worthen	Cellular Processing The latest computer to come out of the University of Southern California isn't newsworthy for its small size or computational power. It's notable because it is made from DNA, the microscopic acids that reside in every cell and are responsible for all life.
Salon.com June 18, 2002 Scott Anderson	Playing God Bush's bioethics czar Leon Kass wants to criminalize lifesaving medical research as violating the natural order of things. Would he have opposed wiping out smallpox?
CIO June 15, 2002 Lafe Low	United We Crunch Statistics on the distributed computer power used during the anthrax research crunch.
D-Lib June 2002 Thomas Moritz	Building the Biodiversity Commons Provision of free, universal access to biodiversity information is a practical imperative for the international conservation community -- this goal should be accomplished by promotion of the Public Domain and by development of a sustainable Biodiversity Information Commons.
Bio-IT World June 12, 2002 Karen Hopkin	Computational Biologists Join the Fold CASP5 competitors compare the best algorithms for modeling the 3-D structure of proteins -- an exercise that could lead to new insights into the pathogenesis and treatment of disease.
Bio-IT World June 12, 2002 Beth Schachter	Informatics Moves to the Head of the Class The race is on to increase the quantity and quality of bio-IT training programs as government and academia bet the need will be great. Will the job market back up that bet?
Bio-IT World June 12, 2002 John Brokars	Fly Fishing on the Brain Applying modern transgenic and video technology to that fabled animal model, the fruit fly, EnVivo Pharmaceuticals is creating a buzz in its program against neurodegenerative diseases.
Bio-IT World June 12, 2002 John Dodge	All Systems Go at ISB The Seattle-based Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), takes a holistic view of genomic and proteomic research. The author spoke with its president, noted biologist Leroy Hood, recently to find out how far ISB has come in its two years of life.
Bio-IT World June 12, 2002 Mark D. Uehling	Putting Proteins in Their Place Will a 'periodic table' of proteins help classify the ungainly beasts?
Bio-IT World June 12, 2002 Malorye Branca	FDA Fosters Pharmacogenomics One reason pharmaceutical companies have been slow to embrace pharmacogenomics is the fear that it will be difficult to get such products through the FDA. Lawrence J. Lesko, director of the FDA's Office of clinical pharmacology and biopharmaceutics, talks about his hopes for the field.
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