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- According to the Nobel Foundation statutes, the Nobel Laureates are "to give a public lecture on a subject connected with the work for which the prize has been awarded." Watch live webcasts of the Nobel Lectures from Oslo and Stockholm, or the video on demand versions, available soon after the events. --Hartigan 20:00, 15 December 2006
- I know this has nothing to do with Biology(sorry) but I feel it would be of enormous interest for many of you!It's really a great story! --Hartigan 12:00, 3 December 2006
- An alternative source of Anthrax?--Hartigan 12:00, 24 November 2006
- When Norway’s museums authority called for ideas for an exhibition that engaged with contemporary societal debates, Geir Söli, head of exhibitions at Oslo’s Natural History Museum, had just the theme. He had been listening to a priest arguing on the radio that homosexuality is a sin and contrary to nature..--Hartigan 22:00, 28 October 2006
- The trial in Libya of six medics accused of infecting children with HIV ends next week. With the defendants facing possible execution, Declan Butler asked AIDS experts to assess the case against them..--Hartigan 22:00, 28 October 2006
- The battle of the sexes continues to rage — right down to the level of our genes. A gene has now been discovered that, when mutated, turns girls into boys. The finding advances, but also complicates, our understanding of how sex is determined by our genes.--Hartigan 14:30, 19 October 2006
- This review briefly summarizes the biology of HSV-1, examines various strategies that have been used to genetically modify the virus, and discusses preclinical as well as clinical results of the HSV-1-derived vectors in cancer treatment.--Hartigan 19:30, 14 October 2006
- Six medical workers in Libya face execution. It is not too late for scientists to speak up on their behalf.<br\>Natures newsblog<br\>
- AAAS Human Rights Action Network--Hartigan 00:30, 10 October 2006
- Competition on to sequence 100 human genomes in 10 days: how tough can it be?Pretty tough, huh?But what if you get $10 million as a prize!!!!!!Check also this link Archon Genomics X prize--Hartigan 00:00, 10 October 2006
- NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients on maximal suppression of HIV-1 continue to have viral reservoirs with high potential for replication in gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT).--Hartigan 11:00, 7 October 2006 (EDT)
- The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2006 to Roger D. Kornberg, Stanford University, CA, USA, "for his studies of the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription".--Hartigan 16:00, 5 October 2006 (EDT)
- The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2006 jointly to Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello for their discovery of "RNA interference – gene silencing by double-stranded RNA". --Hartigan 16:00, 5 October 2006 (EDT)
- Researchers have come another step closer to understanding what made the influenza strain of 1918 virus so devastating. In this week's issue of Nature, a team of scientists describes for the first time what happens at the genomic level in animals infected with the killer virus. The infection rapidly turned on a wide range of genes involved in immune system activation and cell death, they conclude, bolstering the hypothesis that the greatest harm may not have been done by the virus itself, but by an over-reactive immune system. --Hartigan 13:00, 2 October 2006 (EDT)
- Geobacter is capable of producing 3nm to 5nm nanowires. What material the nanowires are made of is not yet known, but the genetic code responsible for their creation is. Also, from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: some bacteria are able to produce electrically conductive nanowires as small as 10 nanometers in diameter and hundreds of microns in length. --Ilya 18:12, 11 September 2006 (EDT)
- The Inner Life of the Cell is a 3D animation created by XVIVO for students in Harvard's Molecular and Cellular Biology program. Other animations are on XVIVO's website (from the "Animation" tab at the bottom). Article at studiodaily.com with a higher resolution video. --Ilya 02:45, 2 September 2006 (EDT)
- It was reported that elevation of the intracellular concentration of free Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) by a calcium ionophore increased the release of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Freely diffusible hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is implied to alter Ca2+ homeostasis, which further enhances abnormal cellular activity, causing changes in signal transduction, and cellular dysfunction. Whether H2O2 could affect [Ca2+]i in HSV-1-infected cells had not been investigated..--Hartigan 10:30, 01 September 2006 (EDT)
- Enormous effort has been devoted to the development of a vaccine against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). But it is proving to be an unprecedented challenge to create an effective vaccine mainly due to the high genetic variability of the virus and the necessity of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) for containing the infection.--Hartigan 10:30, 01 September 2006 (EDT)
- Montreal Researchers Make A Major Strategic Breakthrough In Controling The AIDS Virus. --Hartigan 23:00, 29 August 2006 (EDT)
- A mix of bacteria-killing viruses can be safely sprayed on cold cuts, hot dogs and sausages to combat common microbes that kill hundreds of people a year, federal health officials said in granting the first-ever approval of viruses as a food additive. --Ilya 22:02, 18 August 2006 (EDT)
- Nanobacteria are said to be cell walled microorganisms with a diameter well below the generally accepted lower limit (about 200 nanometres) for bacteria. --Ilya 01:22, 13 May 2006 (EDT)
- Nanobacteria – propagating calcifying nanoparticles a 2006 paper in Letters in Applied Microbiology. --Ilya 16:04, 5 June 2006 (EDT)
- Using magnetic bacteria to produce electricity --Ilya 19:39, 12 May 2006 (EDT)
- DNA origami? --Jennyn 10:52, 27 April 2006 (EDT)
- The cutest microorganisms ever! --Jennyn 13:34, 20 April 2006 (EDT)
- Granulobacter bethesdensis, named after the disease (chronic granulomatous disease) and location (Bethesda, Maryland) in which it was found. Nature News, April 14, 2006 --Jennyn 10:25, 18 April 2006 (EDT)
- Ilya 15:50, 29 March 2006 (EST) via Jasonk
- The first synthetic biology game? --Ilya 16:47, 16 March 2006 (EST)
- This is going to be the best, most addicting game ever! --Jennyn 16:58, 16 March 2006 (EST)
- Cosmic nebulae usually look like blobs in space, but astronomers using the Spitzer Space Telescope reported on Wednesday they have found a nebula twisted like the double helix of DNA. --Ilya 16:29, 16 March 2006 (EST)
- Craig Venter's Synthetic Genomics plans to "program cells" to produce hydrogen
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