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Biology Mitosis NOT CORRECTED Karyokinesis (Mitosis) is a process in which the nucleus of the cell splits, which leads to a splitting of the cell membrane, forming two new cells. By: Zachary Maiden … Continue reading →

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 3-Dec-2014 Contact: Robert Redmond rredmond@cshl.edu 516-422-4101 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @CSHLnews The heart is the first organ to form in a developing embryo, and all subsequent life processes depend on its proper function. But a range of genetic and environmental factors can lead to its failure. Inherited mutations give rise to congenital heart disease, the most common birth defect, and abnormalities of the adult heart are a leading cause of illness and death in industrialized countries. Written and edited by experts in the field, The Biology of Heart Disease, published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, describes how recent advances in genetics, stem cell biology, and developmental biology are transforming the way we understand and treat heart disease. Contributors review the various cell lineages and molecular networks involved in heart development; the genetic basis of inherited cardiac conditions such as congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathies, and aortic aneurysm; and how various cutting-edge technologies and models are being employed to study heart biology, uncover disease-related processes, and identify therapeutic targets. Topics include tissue engineering, genome editing, stem cells, cardiomyocyte reprogramming, chemically modified RNA, and next-generation DNA sequencing. The authors also consider the process of drug discovery and development, and … Continue reading →

Bruce Lipton, Biology of Beliefs - ShiftingTV Bruce Lipton, Author of "Biology of Belief" discusses the magnitude with which our conscious and subconscious mind differ and the importance of understanding where our beliefs stem from so... By: Stephanie Hope Dodd … Continue reading →

Larry Kopald - Bringing the Power of Biology into the Climate Conversation Advertising professional and environmentalist Larry Kopald views the nature of the paradigm shift that global warming forces us to face. He will review the issues that give us the best leverage... By: Biodiversity Climate … Continue reading →

Star Heart: Episode 1: The Final Episode (Biology Project) I love it when I can make a video for a school project... The Assignment: The Human Body Corporation is going through budget cuts, and all of the human organs are at risk of being fired. Make... By: sl8sdomain … Continue reading →

A religious school biology teacher admitted Monday that he enticed one of his 14-year-old students into having sex with him several times, exchanged naked photos with the girl and sent her a video of him masturbating. Eric Beasley, 25, of Plantation, expects to serve 20 years in federal prison under a plea agreement with federal and state prosecutors, his lawyers said. He was arrested April 1 after Lighthouse Point police caught him having sex with the girl in his car, parked behind a strip mall with its windows partly blocked by a shirt and sun visors. The two told police they were consenting adults who met online, but soon admitted she was a ninth-grader at Zion Lutheran Christian School in Deerfield Beach and he was her teacher. Beasley, who had been teaching at the school for two years, admitted he had been having sex with the girl since around Valentine's Day. He said they also engaged in "inappropriate behavior at school during school hours" three times. FBI agents and Broward Sheriff's deputies, who joined the investigation, said they found evidence on the pair's cell phones that they had exchanged naked photographs and that Beasley texted the girl photographs of his … Continue reading →

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 1-Dec-2014 Contact: Bill Hathaway william.hathaway@yale.edu 203-432-1322 Yale University @yale Give therapists and psychiatrists information about the biology of a mental disorder, and they have less -- not more -- empathy for the patient, a new Yale study shows. The findings released Dec. 1 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, challenge the notion that biological explanations for mental illness boost compassion for the tens of millions of Americans who suffer from mental-health problems. Conventional wisdom suggests that biological explanations for psychiatric symptoms should reduce the blame patients receive for their behavior by making genes and brain cells the culprits. This, in turn, should increase feelings of compassion. In a series of studies, U.S. clinicians read descriptions of patients whose symptoms were explained using information that focused on either genetics and neurobiology or on childhood experiences and stressful life circumstances. Among other questions, the clinicians were asked how much compassion they felt for the individual, an essential element of therapy. The clinicians consistently expressed less empathy and compassion for the patient when his or her symptoms were explained using biological factors, the researchers found. "Biological explanations are like a double-edged sword," said Matthew Lebowitz, a Yale … Continue reading →

Aquilla Chase Loves Majoring in Biology at Clarkson University Aquilla Chase is making the most of majoring in biology at Clarkson University by performing research and traveling abroad with Doctors Without Borders. She ... By: Clarkson University … Continue reading →

James E. Bradner, MD: Cancer Research and Chemical Biology James Bradner, MD, Medical Oncologist, describes what it takes to assemble the building blocks in research that lead to cures for cancer. This brief talk to donors at our Joint Visiting Committee... By: The Jimmy Fund … Continue reading →