scholarly journals Outlaw, hackers, victorian amateurs: diagnosing public participation in the life sciences today

2010 ◽  
Vol 09 (01) ◽  
pp. C03 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher M. Kelty
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Patient Advocacy ◽  
Biological Research ◽  
Clinical Genetics ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
At Home

This essay reflects on three figures that can be used to make sense of the changing nature of public participation in the life sciences today: outlaws, hackers and Victorian gentlemen. Occasioned by a symposium held at UCLA (Outlaw Biology: Public Participation in the Age of Big Bio), the essay introduces several different modes of participation (DIY Bio, Bio Art, At home clinical genetics, patient advocacy and others) and makes three points: 1) that public participation is first a problem of legitimacy, not legality or safety; 2) that public participation is itself enabled by and thrives on the infrastructure of mainstream biology; and 3) that we need a new set of concepts (other than inside/outside) for describing the nature of public participation in biological research and innovation today.

INDICATIONS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL RELEVANCE OF NOISE AND CHAOS

2004 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
pp. L207-L217 ◽  
Author(s):  
HANS A. BRAUN ◽  
KARL VOIGT ◽  
J. CHRISTIAN KRIEG ◽  
MARTIN T. HUBER
Keyword(s):  
Systems Biology ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Biological Research ◽  
Sensory Receptors ◽  
Noise Effects ◽  
Physiological Relevance ◽  
Physically Based ◽  
Modelling Studies ◽  
Peripheral Sensory

In recent years biophysical approaches have had particular impact on the progress in physiological and biological research. In systems biology such progress is often associated with the terms "noise" and "chaos". The introduction of these physically based concepts into life sciences has essentially been promoted by the work of Frank Moss and his group. This paper provides evidence of the physiological relevance of such biophysically based approaches with examples from quite different physiological and pathophysiological functions like temperature transduction in peripheral sensory receptors and the progression of mood disorders. We will use modelling studies, based on experimental and clinical data, to illustrate that both systems can attain specific dynamical states where chaos and/or noise plays an essential role and we will try to describe under which conditions functionally relevant noise effects or chaotic behaviour can be expected.

scholarly journals The biological sciences in India

2009 ◽  
Vol 184 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald D. Vale ◽  
Karen Dell
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Biological Research ◽  
Faculty Support ◽  
Scientific Excellence ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Us ◽  
Future Growth

India is gearing up to become an international player in the life sciences, powered by its recent economic growth and a desire to add biotechnology to its portfolio. In this article, we present the history, current state, and projected future growth of biological research in India. To fulfill its aspirations, India's greatest challenge will be in educating, recruiting, and supporting its next generation of scientists. Such challenges are faced by the US/Europe, but are particularly acute in developing countries that are racing to achieve scientific excellence, perhaps faster than their present educational and faculty support systems will allow.

scholarly journals Biological research in Papua New Guinea: a publication activity analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vojtech Novotny ◽  
Pagi S. Toko
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Activity Analysis ◽  
Publication Activity ◽  
Biological Research ◽  
Publication Patterns ◽  
The Web

The Nature Index and the Web of Science databases are used to analyse the publication patterns in life sciences in Papua New Guinea, aiming to identify the ways of improving research output of the country.

scholarly journals Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Plant Studies, Vol. 6, No. 1

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Joan Lee
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
Biological Research ◽  
State University ◽  
University Of Virginia ◽  
Application Form ◽  
National Education ◽  
University Of Florence ◽  
University Of New Hampshire

Journal of Plant Studies wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal are greatly appreciated.Journal of Plant Studies is recruiting reviewers for the journal. If you are interested in becoming a reviewer, we welcome you to join us. Please find the application form and details at http://www.ccsenet.org/reviewer and e-mail the completed application form to [email protected] for Volume 6, Number 1Adriana F. Sestras, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, RomaniaAna Simonovic, Institute for Biological Research "Sinisa Stankovic", SerbiaArthur T. O. Melo, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire, United StatesBing Wang, Iowa State University, United StatesChrystian Iezid Maia e Almeida Feres, Tocantins Federal University, BrazilHoma Mahmoodzadeh, Department of Biology, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, IranKinga Kostrakiewicz-Gieralt, Institute of Botany, Jagiellonian University, PolandKirandeep Kaur Mani, California seed and Plant Labs, Pleasant Grove, CA, United States of AmericaMalgorzata Pietrowska-Borek, Poznan University of Life Sciences, PolandMartina Pollastrini, University of Florence, ItalyMassimo Zacchini, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), ItalyMelekber Sulusoglu, Arslanbey Vocational School Kocaeli University, TurkeyMontaser Fawzy Abdel-Monaim, Plant Pathology Res. Instatute, Agric. Res. Center, EgyptPanagiotis Madesis, Institiute of Applied Biosciences (CE.R.T.H.)/INAB, GreecePeter R. Greene, BGKT Consulting Ltd. Huntington, New York 11743, United StatesRosana Noemi Malpassi, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, ArgentinaSaid Laarabi, University Mohammed V/Ministry of National Education, MoroccoSlawomir Borek, Adam Mickiewicz University, PolandSuheb Mohammed, University of Virginia, United StatesVikas Mishra, Paher University, IndiaXiaomin Wu, Loyola University Chicago, United StatesYa-Yi Huang, Institution of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

scholarly journals Does Public Participation Shift German National Park Priorities Away from Nature Conservation?

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Dupke ◽  
Carsten F. Dormann ◽  
Marco Heurich
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Park Management ◽  
Biological Research ◽  
General Strategy ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Management Options ◽  
National Park Management ◽  
Natural Systems

SummaryNational park management has the dual mission of protecting and conserving natural systems and providing services to visitors. These two goals are often contradictory, especially when levels of recreation and tourism increase. We studied whether and how the management of the 13 terrestrial national parks in Germany respond to increasing numbers of visitors. One to three managers from each national park completed an online questionnaire and were then interviewed by phone. We found no general strategy for managing high levels of recreational use. Adaptation to increasing visitor numbers seemed to be complex and arduous. Management options are particularly constrained by the mandatory public participation process, in which various stakeholders are involved in decision-making. Given the political pressure to make amends for restrictions imposed by designated protected areas, national park management is characterized by compromises, which results in a shift of priorities from conservation towards service provision. We argue that to maintain the balance between the dual objectives of conservation and recreation, park managers need the support of both social and biological research communities. Above all, the unique ecological merits of national parks could be more strongly highlighted to increase the general public’s acceptance of park restrictions.

Transferring Chemical Research to a Spin-off Initiative in Health Care: The Lipidomic Approach

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 403-409
Author(s):  
Carla Ferreri ◽  
Chryssostomos Chatgilialoglu ◽  
Rosaria Ferreri
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Biological Research ◽  
National Council ◽  
Membrane Phospholipids ◽  
Chemical Research ◽  
Free Radical Stress ◽  
Medical Diagnostic ◽  
Living Organisms

Lipidomics is an emerging discipline in life sciences related to the lipid metabolism of living organisms. In the last decade chemical and biological research has attributed very important roles to membrane phospholipids in relationship to free radical stress and metabolic situations. An entrepreneurial initiative for diagnostic tools and health care products in the field of lipidomics started two years ago in Italy as a spin-off company of the National Council of Research. This paper presents an overview of the lipidomic approach applied in the company with regard to the metabolic and functional status of cell membranes, including the development of medical diagnostic tools and an innovative consultancy for nutraceutical companies. The authors also comment on the entrepreneurial experience of the Italian researchers.

scholarly journals How Does One “Open” Science? Questions of Value in Biological Research

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 280-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine Levin ◽  
Sabina Leonelli
Keyword(s):  
Life Sciences ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Biological Research ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Research Practices ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Key Questions ◽  
Science Policies

Open Science policies encourage researchers to disclose a wide range of outputs from their work, thus codifying openness as a specific set of research practices and guidelines that can be interpreted and applied consistently across disciplines and geographical settings. In this paper, we argue that this “one-size-fits-all” view of openness sidesteps key questions about the forms, implications, and goals of openness for research practice. We propose instead to interpret openness as a dynamic and highly situated mode of valuing the research process and its outputs, which encompasses economic as well as scientific, cultural, political, ethical, and social considerations. This interpretation creates a critical space for moving beyond the economic definitions of value embedded in the contemporary biosciences landscape and Open Science policies, and examining the diversity of interests and commitments that affect research practices in the life sciences. To illustrate these claims, we use three case studies that highlight the challenges surrounding decisions about how––and how best––to make things open. These cases, drawn from ethnographic engagement with Open Science debates and semistructured interviews carried out with UK-based biologists and bioinformaticians between 2013 and 2014, show how the enactment of openness reveals judgments about what constitutes a legitimate intellectual contribution, for whom, and with what implications.

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