From owner-bio-matrix@net.bio.net Mon Oct 06 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!agate!newsfeed.kornet.nm.kr!news.maxwell.syr.edu!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!prodigy.com!prodigy.com!not-for-mail From: wila57@rocketmail.com Newsgroups: bionet.molbio.bio-matrix Subject: all==writers/876== Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 20:15:13 Organization: Prodigy Services Corp Lines: 26 Message-ID: <61bvg1$1k0k$5@newssvr09-int.news.prodigy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: port66.myer.prodigy.net Our main office is in New York. We also have two branch offices. This agency is always looking for gifted writers, both new and previously published. For submission: Fiction: send a brief synopsis, first chapter, and a self addressed, stamped envelope (SASE). Nonfiction: brief synopsis, first chapter, SASE. For Short Stories: brief synopsis, 3 pages, SASE. For Poetry: send 3 poems, SASE. Do not submit entire manuscript unless invited. 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Osceola Pkwy Suite 242 Kissimmee Fl.34743 From owner-bio-matrix@net.bio.net Fri Oct 10 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!bcm.tmc.edu!news.msfc.nasa.gov!newsfeed.internetmci.com!205.252.116.205!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!Supernews60!supernews.com!news.cis.okstate.edu!nntp.ksu.edu!not-for-mail From: Human Population and Resource Newsgroups: bionet.info-theory,bionet.metabolic-reg,bionet.microbiology,bionet.molbio.ageing,bionet.molbio.bio-matrix Subject: human population growth and resource use Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 09:38:07 -0500 Organization: Human Population and Resource Lines: 48 Message-ID: <343E3DCE.239B@climate.konza.ksu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.130.110.25 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.02Gold (Win95; I) Xref: biosci bionet.info-theory:5586 bionet.metabolic-reg:1719 bionet.microbiology:11310 bionet.molbio.ageing:3661 bionet.molbio.bio-matrix:1070 Dear Friends, If you feel that scientists’ concern about human population growth is outside the scope of this newsgroup, please ignore this message. Otherwise please read on. Signatures from all types and levels of scientists on a letter urging world leader to control human population growth are being collected. Please submit signed copies of this letter by post to: Resources and Human Population, P.O. Box 381, Manhattan, KS 66505-0381 USA. By 1 Feb 1999. Please circulate this letter to colleagues, staff and students for as many signatures as possible before mailing. A copy of the letter is found below, feel free to reproduce it by any means. The letter is available at http://climate.konza.ksu.edu/~popres/ in English, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Russian or Hindi. All interested scientists are encouraged to visit this website or email popres@climate.konza.ksu.edu for more information Open letter to world leaders: We, scientists of the world, are deeply concerned about trends in global population growth and related environmental degradation. Increasing consumption of goods in developed countries, plus rapid growth in the number of humans world wide, threatens to outstrip the resources of our planet and the ability of our technology to support people with a decent standard of living. It is becoming more difficult to feed, clothe, house, and provide health care for all people because the amount of natural resources that is potentially available for each individual is decreasing. Population increase is the root cause of much disease, malnutrition, social inequity, loss of biodiversity, and environmental destruction. These problems are inescapable despite our efforts as scientists to help solve the world's problems with new technologies. Land, water, and energy resources must be sustainably managed, consumption reduced, and a significant reduction in the quarter million people added to the population daily must occur. Clearly, we all are a part of one world and the people of each nation, along with their leaders, should develop a population policy for their nation. We hope that you will provide the leadership to initiate incentives to reduce family size and conserve natural resources in order to achieve a high standard of living for everyone. Please send letters with signatures by 1 February 1999 to: Resources and Human Population P.O. Box 381 Manhattan, KS 66505-0381 Signed, Name Title Country From owner-bio-matrix@net.bio.net Fri Oct 10 23:00:00 1997 Message-ID: <343FBB4A.6BA6@ibm.net> Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 18:45:46 +0100 From: Eirik Korsell Reply-To: eirik@ibm.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.02 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: bionet.molbio.bio-matrix Subject: Topic Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 139.92.20.109 Lines: 5 Path: biosci!bcm.tmc.edu!news.msfc.nasa.gov!europa.clark.net!4.1.16.34!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!newsm.ibm.net!ibm.net!news1.ibm.net!139.92.20.109 What is this newgroup supposed to be about? any bio-matrix? Any one up for mitochondria? From owner-bio-matrix@net.bio.net Sun Oct 12 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!agate!howland.erols.net!news.maxwell.syr.edu!eerie.fr!Cabal.CESspool!bofh.vszbr.cz!lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk!server1.netnews.ja.net!yama.mcc.ac.uk!not-for-mail From: Davs Shaw Newsgroups: bionet.molbio.bio-matrix Subject: Re: Scientific database Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 18:32:19 +0000 Organization: Sirius Cybernetics Corporation Lines: 23 Message-ID: <34426933.BAB@picr.man.ac.uk> References: <61j1e7$bpa@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: pc100.picr.man.ac.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) To: IZEMAN@fns.uniba.sk > > Igor Zeman > Department of Biochemistry > Faculty of Natural Sciences > Comenius University > Mlynska dolina CH-1 > Bratislava 842 15 > Slovakia > > E-mail: IZEMAN@FNS.UNIBA.SK HI! Igor, the old Dos standard for downloading from medline etc. is a program called "Papyrus", I think it is still available. Older versions of current Winxxxx programs such as "Endnote" and "Reference Manager" would also do. The main problem with Papyrus is that it can be awkward to establish the correct download profile, otherwise it will just ignore your references. 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If you can not find an answer to your question in this or other documentation, the BIOSCI technical support staff answers e-mail queries sent to biosci-help@net.bio.net We can only answer questions about the use of the newsgroups and mailing lists. We unfortunately do not have the staff to do Internet information searches or answer scientific questions. Please post those to the appropriate BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. Contents: -------- 0) BIOSCI NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!! 1) Using the WWW to access the BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. 2) What to do about "spams," i.e., junk mail, ads, etc. 3) Examples of subscribing and unsubscribing to the mailing lists. 4) The BIOSCI user address and research interest directory. 0) BIOSCI NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!! ------------------------------ BIOSCI's government funding has been expended, and we are now operating solely from advertising revenue that we have raised from our Web site at http://www.bio.net/. We need just a few minutes of your time to help us serve you. 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If they are interested, they can then contact us for further information at our tech support address, biosci-help@net.bio.net. 1) Using the WWW to access the BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. -------------------------------------------------------- As of 10 December 1995, all BIOSCI/bionet full newsgroups are accessible through the World Wide Web (WWW) at URL http://www.bio.net. One can read and reply publicly or privately to both recent postings and archived messages through one's Web browser if it is configured properly to send e-mail. Each newsgroup is equipped with its own WAIS index. The main BIOSCI home page also has access to the BIO-JOURNALS Table of Contents database WAIS index and the BIOSCI user address database described in another item further below. 2) What to do about "spams," i.e., junk mail, ads, etc. ------------------------------------------------------- BIOSCI is a set of parallel USENET newsgroups (the "bionet" groups), mailing lists, and a hypermail archive at URL http://www.bio.net/. The same postings are distributed on all media (except for a small number of mailing-list-only groups at net.bio.net). Unfortunately it is becoming a despicable practice on the Internet (by a few people out to make a fast buck) to do automated mass postings to thousands of newsgroups and mailing lists. These attempts to grab free advertising are refered to as "spams" in the usual, somewhat boneheaded, net terminology. USENET is more susceptible to this practice, and many spams originate on the USENET groups and then are passed on to the mailing lists. 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