Monthly Archives: January 2013

In remembrance of Dr Kuan-Teh Jeang

Teh

Dr Kuan-Teh Jeang, Editor-in-Chief of Retrovirology, passed away on 27th January. We understand that Teh was well known and well liked by his friends and colleagues, so we would like to invite you share your memories and add your messages of condolences to this post. Below is a message about Teh from Dr Gottesman of… Read more »

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Building a framework for effective community based conservation

Community based conservation (CBC) initiatives seek to unite the aims and purposes of projects working towards economic and ecological goals. They generally aim to promote socio-economic growth through the sustainable use of natural resources which are also of important conservation value. In this way, natural resources can be protected from overuse by an increased community… Read more »

Biology

Kuan-Teh Jeang M.D., Ph.D.

All at BioMed Central are shocked and saddened by the news that Kuan-Teh Jeang, M.D., Ph.D. passed away suddenly on the evening of the 27th January 2013. Teh was a prominent figure in research on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the human tumor virus HTLV, and published prolifically on the disease-causing mechanisms of both… Read more »

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Special issue on pretreatment and fractionation of biomass for biofuels/biorefining

Biotechnology for Biofuels is pleased to announce a special issue from the NSERC Bioconversion Network – a collaboration of academic and industry leaders, aimed at developing bio-based chemical and fuel products from forest biomass. Edited by Jack Saddler and Linoj Kumar, the special issue brings together findings from a recent workshop, focusing on the pretreatment… Read more »

Biology

Special issue on pretreatment and fractionation of biomass for biofuels/biorefining

Biotechnology for Biofuels is pleased to announce a special issue from the NSERC Bioconversion Network – a collaboration of academic and industry leaders, aimed at developing bio-based chemical and fuel products from forest biomass. Edited by Jack Saddler and Linoj Kumar, the special issue brings together findings from a recent workshop, focusing on the pretreatment… Read more »

Biology

The Global Virus Network Action Activities

GVN’s Three Action Platforms 1. Support for cutting edge research GVN supports its scientists through small grants that allow new lines of research to move forward. To ensure that medical virologists are in place to address future, yet unimagined viral challenges, GVN provides training fellowships for tomorrow’s leaders. GVN scientists share ideas and information to… Read more »

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'It's just a gut feeling': connecting mouse enterotypes to inflammatory bowel disease

Mouse

In 2011 Arumugam et al. described for the first time characteristic patterns of human gut microflora composition, which were seemingly preserved world-wide, across different nations and cultures. These patterns, named enterotypes, were defined by the significantly higher abundance of one of three bacterial genera: Bacteroides (enterotype 1), Prevotella (enterotype 2) and Ruminococcus (enterotype 3). This… Read more »

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New journal Cancer & Metabolism launches today

New journal Cancer & Metabolism launches today with a selection of articles that highlight the altered metabolic pathways that drive cancer. Altered glucose metabolism of tumor cells was first noted by Otto Warburg in the 1920s, for which he won the Nobel Prize. In later years, the discovery of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes transformed… Read more »

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