From owner-protista@net.bio.net Mon Jun 01 23:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: Dave Lazarus Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: Job announcements: Ph.D Student and Post-Doc, Berlin Date: 2 Jun 1998 05:00:31 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 98 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: farmer@cellmate.cb.uga.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <6l0pgv$46r@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net 2 positions are available at the Natural History Museum in Berlin. Please accept our apologies for any duplicate copies you may recieve = due to cross-listing. - dl Pos. 1 - Graduate student position, evolutionary marine = micropaleontology (Project A3) A 3 year position beginning October 1, 1998 is available in the newly = founded =8CGraduate College on Evolutionary Transformations and = Faunal Boundaries=B9 to study the evolutionary reponse of the marine = plankton to climatic and impact events across the Eocene-Oligocene = boundary. The project will involve collecting new primary data on = radiolarian faunas, and synthesis of climate and other microfossil = data from the existing literature. A parallel student project on = impacts and evolution of the physical system is also planned by the = Institute of Mineralogy, and close cooperative work between the = research groups is expected. A new, broadly interdisciplinary = curriculum in earth systems and evolutionary sciences will be = included as part of the training program. Applicants should have sucessfully completed an appropriate degree = (German Diplom, US Bachelors or Masters, or equivalent) in the earth = or biological sciences. Prior knowlege of the German language is not = required, but active participation in the German language course = curriculum is expected. Please send applications (by post) to the address given below. = Applications should include: Curriculum Vitae, List of publications, = prior research experience, transcripts of classes taken and degree = certificates awarded (normal photocopies OK), short statement of = research and career interests, and the names of 3 referees (email = addresses desired). Please mention the project number on your = application. CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF ALL APPLICATIONS IS JUNE 19th, 1998! ***************************************************************** Pos. 2 - Post-Doctoral position, evolutionary marine studies (Project = A1) A 3 year position beginning October 1, 1998 is available in the newly = founded =8CGraduate College on Evolutionary Transformations and = Faunal Boundaries=B9 to study the evolutionary reponse of the marine = system across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary. The project will = involve synthesising and critically evaluating the large body of = available published data on the K/T boundary event: = micropaleontological, sedimentological, geochemical, etc. Applicants should have sucessfully completed the Ph.D. degree or = it=B9s equivalent in the earth or biological sciences. Prior knowlege = of the German language is not required, but extensive interaction = with colleagues in a primarily German language environment is = expected. Please send applications (by post) to the address given below. = Applications should include: Curriculum Vitae, List of publications, = reprints of relevant papers, prior research experience, transcripts = of classes taken and degree certificates awarded (normal photocopies = OK), short statement of research and career interests, and the names = of 3 referees (email addresses desired). Please mention the project = number on your application. CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF ALL APPLICATIONS IS JUNE 19th, 1998! -------------------------------------------------- Dr. David Lazarus david.lazarus@rz.hu-berlin.de or h0662bmt@rz.hu-berlin.de Post Address: Institut fuer Palaeontologie MUSEUM FUER NATURKUNDE Zentralinstitut der Humbolt-Universitaet zu Berlin Invalidenstrasse 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany Telephone numbers: 0049 - 30 - 2093 - 8579 (office) 0049 - 30 - 2093 - 8862 (department secretary) 0049 - 30 - 2093 - 8868 (fax) system used: Mac with Claris emailer. When sending files, please use these formats: Attachments: binhex, no compression. Text: Claris Works 3 to 5, rtf, Word 5 (Mac), Word 6 (PC/Mac) Graphics: contact me first. From owner-protista@net.bio.net Mon Jun 01 23:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: "Mark Farmer" Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: Travel to Flagstaff Date: 2 Jun 1998 14:25:54 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 42 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: farmer@cellmate.cb.uga.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <6l1ql2$kto@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Dear ISEP,PSA, & SOP members, Many questions have come up about how to get to Flagstaff from Phoenix, Arizona. Here are some suggestions: BY AIR: Southwest Airlines have several flights a day. Contact your travel agent for details and prices. BY BUS: There is a very nice, comfortable bus service,"Nava-Hopi Bus Lines" (Phone 520-774-5003) that runs from Terminal 2 at Phoenix, SkyHarbor Airport directly uphill to Flagstaff. Cost is $22. one way and brings you to downtown Flagstaff in 2.5 hrs. Buses run 3 times each day to Flag (11:30am, 5:30pm, 7:15pm). The bus departs from the East end of Terminal 2, ground level ("Meet&Greet Area"). If you arrive at Terminal 3: Just a 3 min. walk West to Terminal 2, If Terminal 4: Green shuttle buses (at ground level baggage claim area at each Terminal) will run you to Terminal 2. Bus travels from Terminal 4 > Terminal 3 > Parking Area > Terminal 2, and back. We will arrange for shuttle buses to meet arriving airport buses and take you to your hotel or dorm. BY CAR: From Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. Take Rt 10 West ~2miles to Rt 17 North. Stay on Rt 17 North for 140 miles, straight up hill to Flagstaff (~2.5 hrs, at the speed limit!). Rt 17 passes under Rt 40 in Flagstaff. 1/2 mile beyond Rt 40, Rt 17 ends at a traffic light and becomes Milton Rd. At this first traffic light, turn Left. All three hotels are within site. If, however, you remain on Milton Rd and at second traffic light turn Right, you're on the NAU campus. BY HUMMER: Head directly North from Airport. STOP at the base of the first 12,000 ft. (3600 M) mountain. -submitted by Larry Fritz From owner-protista@net.bio.net Tue Jun 02 23:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: Robert Negm Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: Strain Database Date: 3 Jun 1998 11:59:58 -0700 Organization: Boston University Lines: 58 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: farmer@cellmate.cb.uga.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <6l46fe$302@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net To whom it may concern, This is in response to the several emails last week I received asking, "I have downloaded StrainMan 1.0 from your web site at www.caesarsoftware.com, now what do I do?" Here are my answers. First, StrainMan is a relational database that manages detailed information related to microbial strains for the individual laboratory. Users may enter their strain information including PICT files into strain records and assign a precise description of the frozen culture's location in your laboratory. Therefore, once you have downloaded the installer and installed with either the Mac or Windows version of the program on your computer, then start creating strain records by pressing the new button to the right of the list and enter in the appropriate information into each field. Users can also describe the media requirement for the growth of each strain in their collection, thereby facilitating the time required to design an experiment. Second, the program allows users to customize their database by adding their own constructed plasmids, phage, transposons, antibiotics, and nutrients. This custom design allows fast development of strain records. For example, tab to "Plasmids" on the main list and create a new plasmid, then save it. Then edit an old strain record and attach the new plasmid to a strain record." Third, in addition to printing detailed reports about your strain collection, users may publish their strain collection so that by knowing the TCP address of a computer running StrainMan, you may browse or query the strain collection using an internet browser. StrainMan features a secure administrator system so that only users and guests with access privileges can view your database. If you have additional questions I will be happy to answer them, but as always all of this information is contained in the users manual. Sincerely, Robert Negm, Scientific Advisor Caesar Software LLC http://www.caesarsoftware.com From owner-protista@net.bio.net Sun Jun 14 23:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: Austin Brooks Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: Cultures available Date: 15 Jun 1998 05:14:01 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 37 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: farmer@cellmate.cb.uga.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <6m3369$od9@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net GenevaEdna Kaneshiro suggestion I contact you with the following information so that it might be considered for the next addition of the SP newsletter and/or be posted on the society website. Unfortunately we must close the Tom Cole/ Willis Johnson lab by August 1 which in fact means that all experiments must end by July 17. Tom Cole died in early April after a seven month long battle with pancreatic cancer. I promised him that I would try to find a home for some or all of his cultures. Tom's group has been maintaining a number of species of paracmecium that include: Bacteria free (P. primaurelia, P. sonnebornia, P. tetraaurelia, P. caudatum, P. octaurelia, P. dodecaurelia, P. tradeaurelia, P. multinucleatum and Tetrahymena pyriformis). Bacterized culture (P, jennings, P multimicronucleatum (3), P. caudatum, P. aurelia, P. triaurelia, P. pentaurelia, P. sexaurelia, P. sepaurelia, P. deccaurelia, P. undeaurelia, P. quadeaurelia and Euplotes aedicabtus. It will be easier to close the lab knowing that some or all of the cultures might be used. I would be most grateful if you could make this information known to the members of the society. Meetings will keep me out of the office until June should you wish to contact me. Austin Brooks Dept of Biology Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN 47933 From owner-protista@net.bio.net Sun Jun 14 23:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: BIOSCI Administrator Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: BIOSCI/bionet miniFAQ & Fundraiser Date: 15 Jun 1998 05:10:36 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 234 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: farmer@cellmate.cb.uga.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <6m32vs$o69@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net (LAST REVISION: 30-JUL-95) This BIOSCI "miniFAQ" is designed to answer the questions that come up the *most frequently*. The main BIOSCI FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is accessible on the World Wide Web at URL http://www.bio.net/. 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. You can do two important things which will take very little time for you individually and will immensely help us continue to help you. First, please use our WWW system at http://www.bio.net/ to access the archives. You can post or reply to messages via your Web browser as described in item #1 below. Your usage helps attract sponsors. If you contact any of our sponsors, please be sure to thank them for supporting BIOSCI. It is critical for them to get this feedback if they are to continue their sponsorship for the long term. Second, if you work for a company or organization that provides products or services of interest to the biology community, please pass this message on to your marketing or marketing communications department or other appropriate group. Please ask them to help support BIOSCI by sponsoring our Web site and explain the uses and benefits of the system to the biology community. 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. However, spammers also get lists of mailing addresses and hit these too, so neither medium is immune. What should you do personally if you get junk mail? --------------------------------------------------- Just delete it and move on without reading it further. Filing a protest is becoming increasingly useless because spammers are often disguising the addresses where the messages are sent from. Unless you really understand Internet mail systems, your attempt at protest by sending replies to the message will often end up being sent to the address of an innocent person that the spammer is victimizing. What can BIOSCI/bionet do to protect its newsgroups? ---------------------------------------------------- The only solution currently available is to moderate the newsgroup. If this newsgroup is already moderated, then you are in good shape. Moderation protects the USENET distribution from about 95% of the spams that are being sent to date and protects the mailing lists completely. Moderation means, however, that someone has to take the time to review each message before it goes out. We have set up software here that simply allows the moderator to forward to an address at net.bio.net messages that (s)he wishes to have distributed. This takes no more time than that needed to read the message and pass it on, say about 1 min. per message. Most newsgroups currently have a discussion leader who is responsible for their newsgroup. The discussions leaders and their e-mail addresses are listed in the BIOSCI Information Sheet which is available on the Web at http://www.bio.net/. If a newsgroup is being hit with too many junk postings, please contact the discussion leader for that group and see if there is interest in moderating the group. Please do not assume that by simply posting a complaint to the newsgroup itself, anyone on the BIOSCI staff will act on your complaint. 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From owner-protista@net.bio.net Tue Jun 16 23:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: "Mark Farmer" Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: Flagstaff Meetings Date: 17 Jun 1998 13:29:47 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 24 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: farmer@cellmate.cb.uga.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <6m98vr$rbc@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net The Flagstaff conference plans are in their final stages and a few things to consider if you haven't finalized your plans: 1. Sessions will carry on through 8 Aug morning with two interesting sessions on Physiology & Biochemistry and Systematics & Evolution. Don't plan to leave early!!! Due to the large number of abstracts, we have had to move into 8Aug. 2. There are a number of dorm rooms yet available ($45/night including 3 meals). If you are interested in the dorms, e-mail my student, Kyung Seo, at: ks24@dana.ucc.nau.edu He is handling the room requests. 3. If you have not yet registered (or paid in full), please contact Jennifer Hartin (NAU Office for Professional Develop.). She can be reached at jennifer.hartin@NAU.EDU She is handling registration matters and will complete your registration. See you in August... Larry Fritz Lawrence.Fritz@NAU.EDU From owner-protista@net.bio.net Thu Jun 25 23:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: AMBID Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: M.Sc. Applied Molecular Biology of Infectious Diseases Date: 26 Jun 1998 05:34:32 -0700 Organization: LSHTM Lines: 28 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: farmer@cellmate.cb.uga.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <6n04go$qhp@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net MSc in the Applied Molecular Biology of Infectious Diseases London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Applications are invited for entry to this course in September 1998. Minimal entry requirements are of a class 2:2 degree or appropriate training and experience. The course provides a thorough understanding and practical experience of molecular biology for students who wish to use this approach in clinical diagnosis, epidemiological investigations, or laboratory research on infectious diseases. A high proportion of students subsequently enter PhD programmes. For more information and an application form contact: The Deputy Registrar, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT. Telephone: +44 (0) 171 927 2239. Fax: +44 (0) 171 323 0638. Email: registry@lshtm.ac.uk Enquiries for course organiser: Email: m.miles@lshtm.ac.uk; Telephone: +44 (0) 171 927 2249/2639; Fax: +44 (0) 171 636 8739. M. A. Miles The School is an exempt charity dedicated to providing excellence in teaching, learning and research for the benefit of health worldwide, and is an equal opportunities employer From owner-protista@net.bio.net Fri Jun 26 23:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: "Dr. Morgan L. Vis" Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: Flagstaff meeting Date: 27 Jun 1998 14:50:16 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 19 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: farmer@cellmate.cb.uga.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <6n3peo$oum@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Hello, The Program and an overview schedule for the Flagstaff meeting has been posted on the PSA web site at the following URL (http://jupiter.phy.ohiou.edu/psa/Meeting/meeting.html). Cheers, Morgan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Morgan L. Vis Environmental & Plant Biology Ohio University Athens OH 45701 USA Phone 740 593-1134 Fax 740 593-1130 E-mail vis-chia@ohiou.edu Internet www.plantbio.ohiou.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Be sure to check out algal images at http://www.plantbio.ohiou.edu/epb/instruct/phycology/algaeindex.htm and the latest Phycological Society of America information at http://www-as.phy.ohiou.edu/psa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~