Information for MOLECULAR-EVOLUTION/bionet.molbio.evolution USENET newsgroup name: bionet.molbio.evolution Status: Moderated One line Description: Discussions about research in molecular evolution. Moderation address: mol-evol-moderator@net.bio.net (mol-evol-moderator@net.bio.net is an alias for mol-evol@net.bio.net) Moderators: Jerry Learn James McInerney Mailing list name: MOLECULAR-EVOLUTION E-mail address: mol-evol@net.bio.net Newsgroup charter: Bionet.molbio.evolution is a forum for scientific discussions and a source of information for the community of scientists interested in the study of the processes of how DNA, RNA, proteins and organisms have evolved at a molecular level. Functions of the newsgroup: The newsgroup will facilitate rapid communication among research scientists, educators and other individuals interested in the study of molecular evolution. This includes, but is not limited to discussions of molecular phylogenies, methods of analysis, pointers towards sources of information, mechanisms of molecular evolution and software discussions. Finally, the newsgroup will serve as a bulletin board for announcements of meetings, conferences, job opportunities, and funding sources of interest to scientists studying molecular evolution. Subscribers are welcome from universities or any academic institutions, government agencies, hospitals and other medical institutions, and industrial or commercial organizations. Contributions within the functions outlined above are encouraged. Moderation Policy: Mass-posted commercial messages, chain letters, and similar postings not germane to molecular evolution will be deleted without comment. The newsgroup will not be used to facilitate discussions of a creationist nature. Inappropriate messages posted in good faith will be returned to the sender. Messages not strictly within the charter but likely to be of interest to many subscribers will be accepted. Appropriate messages are requests for information, announcements, or point-and-counterpoint on scientific issues, given and taken in a collegial spirit. Messages with obscenities, or messages that rely heavily on ad hominem arguments, may be rejected. Jerry Learn Research Associate Dept. of Microbiology University of Washington email: learn@u.washington.edu James McInerney Senior Scientific Officer Department of Zoology The Natural History Museum, London email: J.mcinerney@nhm.ac.uk