Biology

ExPASy - Biochemical Pathways ExPASy - Biochemical Pathways- Digitized version of wall charts courtesy Boehringer Mannheim et al, divided into Metabolic Pathways and Cellular and Molecular Processes, maintaine… Metabolomics Society Metabolomics Society- Details of membership, sponsor links and news of the second meeting, for six days in Boston, Massachusetts. Metabolon, Inc. Metabolon, Inc.- A company that intends to use metabolic profiling ('metabolomics') for the discovery and development of drugs and diagnostic markers. Metabolism Foundation Metabolism Foundation- Non-profit organization dedicated to the study of plant anatomy and physiology, established by Dr. Jim Bidlack, Edmond, Oklahoma. EcoCyc Encyclopedia EcoCyc Encyclopedia- Database that describes the genome and the biochemical machinery of E. coli, maintained by SRI International, Menlo Park, CA. EMBO Practical Course on Computational Molecular Evolution EMBO Practical Course on Computational Molecular Evolution- To be held 3rd-12th May, 2010 at Iraklio, Crete, for research scientists. TRP Channel 2010 Symposium TRP Channel 2010 Symposium- To be held 23 - 25 September, 2010 in Leuven, Belgium. The meeting brings together world-leading researchers that investigate the structural, functiona… The Non-Coding Genome The Non-Coding Genome- Aims to provide an interdisciplinary discussion of the roles of non-coding RNAs with the aim of enhancing understanding of gene regulation and function. 13 … The Molecular and Developmental Biology of Drosophila The Molecular and Developmental Biology of Drosophila- Workshop bringing together an international group of scientists to present their findings on gene organisation and expressio… ISMB 2004 ISMB 2004- 12th International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology, with the European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB), in conjunction with Genes, Pro… Lorne Conference on Protein Structure and Function Lorne Conference on Protein Structure and Function- Details of 30th annual meeting to be held for five days in Lorne, Australia. Genome-Wide Expression Genome-Wide Expression- Report on a project to analyze the transcriptional regulatory circuitry of the yeast cell. From the Young Lab at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Res… Teacher Guide: Gene Expression. By Ann Brokaw. Teacher Guide: Gene Expression. By Ann Brokaw.- Educational guide for teachers covering topics of gene expression, RNA structure and function, transcription, RNA processing, trans… Article on Gene Expression by Nature journal Article on Gene Expression by Nature journal- Educational article describe the concepts of gene expression and molecular regulation. Provides academic review on topic of gene expr… GenePattern GenePattern- Bioinformatics genomic analysis software platform developed by Broad Institute. Provides tools for gene expression analysis, proteomics, and common data processing ta… Genes & Expression resource from NCBI Genes & Expression resource from NCBI- Gene expression research article collection, databases and bioinformatics software provided by National Center for Biotechnology Information… Anatomy of a Comparative Gene Expression Study Anatomy of a Comparative Gene Expression Study- Description of the process of comparing the gene expression in two cell populations or tissue samples by fluorescent microarray tec… Taq DNA Polymerase Taq DNA Polymerase- Product presentation from ShineGene Molecular Biotec Inc, Shanghai. Molecular Genetics Molecular Genetics- Basic principles and experimental methods of molecular genetics, maintained at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA. JCat JCat- Bioinformatic Tool to adapt Codon Usage to sequenced prokaryotes and eukaryotes, from the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany. Reportergene Reportergene- Information and news related to reporter genes, that are used to monitor activation of genes and groups of genes. The community reviews trends in reporter genes deve… Wikipedia: RNA Splicing Wikipedia: RNA Splicing- Article on the process and pathways catalyzed by the spliceosome, in the cell nucleus of eukaryotic cells prior to translation. Computer Simulation of Molecular Biology Experiments Computer Simulation of Molecular Biology Experiments- Computer simulation of PCR amplification, AFLP-PCR and restriction digest of complete bacterial genomes. 6th International Summer School "Biocomplexity from System to Gene" 6th International Summer School "Biocomplexity from System to Gene"- Summaries and reports from a summer school in Istambul, Turkey. Laboratory of Intelligent Systems Laboratory of Intelligent Systems- Project at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) creating electronic models of the evolution of gene expression, neural developmen… Gene Expression Gene Expression- Independent forum for discussion of gene expression. Wikipedia: Signal Peptide Wikipedia: Signal Peptide- Article on the short sequences that direct the post-translational transport of proteins after synthesis. Wikipedia: Shine-Dalgarno Sequence Wikipedia: Shine-Dalgarno Sequence- Article on signals that initiate protein synthesis in bacteria. Wikipedia: Promoter Wikipedia: Promoter- Article on the sequence located upstream of a gene that enables its translation. Wikipedia: Operon Wikipedia: Operon- Article on the group of genes in primitive organisms that are controlled by one operator and one promoter to be activated together. Wikipedia: Genetic Code Wikipedia: Genetic Code- Article on the relationship between the nucleic acid base sequence and the corresponding polypeptide amino acid sequence. Wikipedia: Expressed Sequence Tag Wikipedia: Expressed Sequence Tag- Article explaining EST; short sub-sequences of genes, used in mRNA sequencing and in construction of DNA microarrays. Wikipedia: Gene Expression Wikipedia: Gene Expression- Article with overview, and linking to definitions of topics of current interest to the public. Serial Analysis of Gene Expression Serial Analysis of Gene Expression- Explanation of SAGE, a method for analysis of gene expression patterns. Gene Expression: Transcription Gene Expression: Transcription- Resource for transcription events during gene formation including schematic diagrams. Genomes to Life Genomes to Life- The US Department of Energy at Oak Ridge program for research in moleular biology: goals and results. Eukaryotic Gene Expression Problem Set Eukaryotic Gene Expression Problem Set- Multiple choice questions about post-transcriptional modification of RNA, promoters, and nuclear RNA processing. From: University of Arizon… Regulation of Gene Expression Regulation of Gene Expression- Overview of different aspects of gene expression, including transcription, chromatin modification, and analysis of whole genomes, from Massachusetts… Genlantis Genlantis- Reagents for transfection, gene expression, gene silencing, RNA interference, primary cell culture and sample preparation in proteomics research. Research Peptides Research Peptides- This resource provides a basic introduction to the field of peptide chemistry along with some applications of peptides. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education- Journal launched to promote educational aspects, with short reviews, preparation for lectures, seminars, student presentations and la… Protein Data Bank 101 Protein Data Bank 101- Educational portal of the Protein Data Bank managed by the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics. Biochemistry III: Animal Processes Biochemistry III: Animal Processes- Provides details of correspondence and online courses in biochemistry offered by ACS Distance Education. Molecular Biology Web Book Molecular Biology Web Book- Chapters include Cells and Viruses, Protein Structure and Function, Nucleic Acids, Genomics and Proteomics, Cell Signaling and Apoptosis, Biotechnology… The Biology Project: Molecular Biology The Biology Project: Molecular Biology- Problem sets and tutorials on nucleic acid, recombination and expression, with emphasis on genetics of prokaryotes, at the University of Ar… The Biology Project: Biochemistry The Biology Project: Biochemistry- Problem sets, links, and interactive activities. Medical Biochemistry Medical Biochemistry- Detailed presentation of numerous biochemistry topics from Indiana University School of Medicine. Biochemist e-volution Biochemist e-volution- News, events, announcements, book reviews, marketplace, edited by the Biochemical Society in the UK. Molecular Diversity Molecular Diversity- Literature, scientists, and companies in the fields of combinatorial chemistry, solid phase synthesis, library production and screening, automation and roboti… Microbiology Gateway Microbiology Gateway- A listing of online resources in microbiology and molecular biology.