Category Archives: Biology

The Central Dogma of Biology The Central Dogma of Biology HD. By: axenus u … Continue reading →

Biology Final 2014: Species Diversity in the Different Areas of the Forest Raghava begins to measure out the "Forest Fringe area. By: Corey Jaffa … Continue reading →

Programming Biology: Eric Klavins at TEDxUofW Eric Klavins is an associate professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle and is the Director for the University of Washington Center for Synthetic Biology.... By: TEDx Talks … Continue reading →

GSIS Biology project- Yu Yu, Jamie, Ethan, Albert Biology Project. By: Yu Yu Chan … Continue reading →

Natural Science Biology Lecture CH 5 Part 3 How Genes Work By: Amy B Hollingsworth … Continue reading →

Nanoparticles for Imagins and Sensing in Biology Speaker: Raphael Levy (Liverpool Universoty) "Summer School on Nanomedicine and Innovation", The Marian Gertner Institute for Medical Nanosystems, Tel Aviv University, June 15-19, 2014. By: TAUVOD … Continue reading →

Nanotechnology Tools in Biology and Medicine Applications Speaker: Fernando Patolsky "Summer School on Nanomedicine and Innovation", The Marian Gertner Institute for Medical Nanosystems, Tel Aviv University, June 15... By: TAUVOD … Continue reading →

Synthetic Biology, Short Past and Long Future This event will feature Randy Rettberg, the President and Founder of the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition; Dr. Richard Kelwick, Researcher at Centre for Synthetic... By: Avi Roy … Continue reading →

Bacteria secrete a broad range of specific proteins that can affect the behavior or survival of cells in their environment. Among the specialized transport systems responsible for the export of such factors are so-called Type VI secretion systems. In collaboration with Axel Mogk of the Center for Molecular Biology Heidelberg (ZMBH), biochemist Petra Wendler at the LMU's Gene Center has now determined the three-dimensional structure of one of these export complexes. "Bacterial species employ these systems primarily to secrete specific toxic proteins directed against competitors or host cells. The protein complexes involved in secretion essentially function as nanosyringes," says Wendler. Type VI secretion systems were discovered only a few years ago, but they are synthesized by many bacterial species, including important pathogens, such as Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes cholera, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa which can induce severe lung damage during chronic infections. While antibiotic resistance continues to rise, there is a pressing need for alternative ways to combat bacterial pathogens. In this context, Type VI secretion systems offer an interesting target, as blocking their function would effectively disarm pathogenic bacteria in a highly specific manner. The contractile sheath "However, in order to identify weak points in this bacterial secretion … Continue reading →

By Kathleen J. Sullivan Among the projects approved by the trustees is a renovation for Roble Gym, which houses dance classes, workshops, rehearsals and performances. The Stanford University Board of Trustees recently approved several capital projects, including concept and site approval for the new Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Biology Research Building, and construction approval for the renovation of Roble Gymnasium. Steven A. Denning, chair of the Board of Trustees, said those were two of eight capital projects trustees approved at their June 11-12 meeting. The Bass Biology Research Building, which will be located across Campus Drive West from the James H. Clark Center, will support the work of faculty members, doctoral candidates and postdoctoral scholars engaged in biochemistry and computational research projects. The building will accommodate about half of the Biology Department's faculty, students and staff. The $107 million building is a key component along with the new Science Teaching and Learning Center of Stanford's long-range vision to create a biology/chemistry district. Stanford will relocate several faculty research programs into the Bass Biology Research Building, primarily from Herrin Laboratories. The new building will have four stories above ground and one below, which will become the home of the … Continue reading →