From BIOSCI-REQUEST Thu Jul 2 08:18:11 1998 Return-Path: BIOSCI-REQUEST Received: (from daemon@localhost) by net.bio.net (8.6.12-r-beta/8.6.6) id IAA24559; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 08:18:11 -0700 Received: from mhub4.tc.umn.edu (relay4.tc.umn.edu [160.94.5.44]) by net.bio.net (8.6.12-r-beta/8.6.6) with SMTP id IAA24527 Received: from mhub2.tc.umn.edu by mhub4.tc.umn.edu with ESMTP; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 09:01:47 -0500 Received: from puccini.crl.umn.edu by mhub2.tc.umn.edu; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 09:01:46 -0500 Received: from puccini.umn.edu by puccini.crl.umn.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id JAA08932; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 09:06:48 -0500 Date: Thu, 2 Jul 98 07:47:10 PDT From: Les Szabo Subject: Research Position To: mycology@net.bio.net, rust-mil@net.bio.net, Greengenes X-Mailer: Chameleon ENGP1, TCP/IP for Windows, NetManage Inc. Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Geneticist/Molecular Biologist The USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) announces a position for a Geneticist or Molecular Biologist at the Cereal Disease Research Unit (formerly Cereal Rust Research Unit), St. Paul, MN. Incumbent will be a member of a team of scientists that studies host-parasite interactions and rust molecular biology. The incumbent will be involved in developing a genetic map for the wheat stem rust fungus and positional cloning of avirlence genes. Candidates should have a MS in Genetics, Molecular Biology or related disciplines or at least 1 year of related research experience at the next lower grade level. Grade level GS9 ($32,472 - $42,218 commensurate with experience). For application information, call Marilyn Stetka at (301) 504-1388 or visit the web site: www.ars.usda.gov. Announcement number ARS-S8N-8214. For position information, call Dr. Les J. Szabo (612) 625-6299. Must be a U.S. Citizen. The USDA is an equal opportunity employer. ------------------------------------- Les J. Szabo Research Geneticist USDA-ARS Cereal Disease Lab. University of Minnesota 1551 Lindig Street St. Paul, MN 55108 Internet: lszabo@puccini.crl.umn.edu Phone: (612)625-3780 Fax: (612) 649-5054 06/26/98 16:01:14 ------------------------------------- From BIOSCI-REQUEST Mon Jul 6 02:45:44 1998 Return-Path: BIOSCI-REQUEST Received: (from daemon@localhost) by net.bio.net (8.6.12-r-beta/8.6.6) id CAA21502; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 02:45:44 -0700 Received: from ipw.agrl.ethz.ch (weizen.ethz.ch [129.132.143.254]) by net.bio.net (8.6.12-r-beta/8.6.6) with ESMTP id CAA21488; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 02:45:42 -0700 Received: from ipw-path-18 (ipw-path-18 [129.132.143.18]) by ipw.agrl.ethz.ch (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id LAA26215; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 11:43:15 +0200 (MET DST) Message-Id: <199807060943.LAA26215@ipw.agrl.ethz.ch> X-Sender: elimpert@weizen.ethz.ch X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 11:47:50 -0700 To: "Bob O'Hara" From: Eckhard Limpert Subject: Re: Mla8 in Europe, replies Cc: rust-mil@net.bio.net Dear Bob, Thank you for summarizing the replies. You conclude "Presumably an allele should be considered fixed if the gene isn't polymorphic". This may be correct in a strict sense, but the term of fixation is not used like this. It is used, in contrast, if genetic polymorphism o c c u r s in a species, to denote its a b s e n c e in a population. Trying to keep things clear, the term 'fixed allele' obviously goes back to classical population genetics considering (isolated) populations of a limited number of individuals. This is very much in contrast to the pathogen populations we are looking at which are characterized by an extraordinary size and extent of gene flow, and we are just about to realize its consequences for terminology. I should also mention Antonin Dreiseitl from Kromeriz (CZ) who informed me recently that he has very much the same feeling. That's why, as further outlined in my preceeding message, the use of the term "fixed" in respect to one of our polymorphic alleles of interest should be discouraged, even if the allele is not found at a certain time and location. Looking forward to further comments from you or someone else Best regards Eckhard ************************************************************* Eckhard LIMPERT Phytopathology Institute of Plant Sciences Swiss Institute of Technology, ETH Universitaetsstr 2 CH-8092 Zurich Switzerland phone +41-1-632 33 87 fax +41-1-632 10 92 email Eckhard.Limpert@IPW.AGRL.ETHZ.CH ************************************************************** From BIOSCI-REQUEST Fri Jul 10 02:00:10 1998 Return-Path: BIOSCI-REQUEST Received: (from daemon@localhost) by net.bio.net (8.6.12-r-beta/8.6.6) id CAA12670; Fri, 10 Jul 1998 02:00:10 -0700 Received: (from biohelp@localhost) by net.bio.net (8.6.12-r-beta/8.6.6) id CAA12651; Fri, 10 Jul 1998 02:00:06 -0700 Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 02:00:06 -0700 From: BIOSCI Administrator Message-Id: <199807100900.CAA12651@net.bio.net> To: rust-mil@net.bio.net Subject: BIOSCI/bionet miniFAQ & Fundraiser (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. 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From BIOSCI-REQUEST Tue Jul 28 04:53:06 1998 Return-Path: BIOSCI-REQUEST Received: (from daemon@localhost) by net.bio.net (8.6.12-r-beta/8.6.6) id EAA09104; Tue, 28 Jul 1998 04:53:06 -0700 Received: from net.wau.nl (NET.WAU.NL [137.224.10.12]) by net.bio.net (8.6.12-r-beta/8.6.6) with ESMTP id EAA09100; Tue, 28 Jul 1998 04:53:04 -0700 From: Rients.Niks@users.pv.wau.nl Received: from vines2.wau.nl by NET.WAU.NL (PMDF V5.1-10 #23446) with SMTP id <01IZXPXL9EUQ000DSW@NET.WAU.NL> for rust-mil@net.bio.net; Tue, 28 Jul 1998 13:55:31 GMT +0100 Received: by vines2.wau.nl with VINES-ISMTP; Tue, 28 Jul 1998 13:40:58 +0200 X-Incognito-SN: 668 Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 13:43:33 +0200 Subject: spore collectors To: rust-mil@net.bio.net Errors-to: Rients.Niks@users.pv.wau.nl Reply-to: Rients.Niks@users.pv.wau.nl Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Incognito-Version: 4.11.23 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Dear colleagues, I am trying to buy some additional "cyclone" spore collectors (to be fixed on a vacuum pump) to collect rust spores. Some time (=years?) ago there were some mailing in this rust-mil net giving some addresses. I wrote down as addresses where I could buy such equipment: Canbridge Repetition Engineers Ltd (fax 00 44 1223467328; tel ... 1223364655) and: Sientific Apparatus Services, Un Minnesota (fax 00 1 6126250700; tel ... 6261474) We faxed and tried to phone them for information, types, prices etc., but the phone was not answered, and we received no reply to our faxes. Can anybody help us to contact there companies? Maybe we got the fax or telephone numbers wrong? Can anybody suggest whom in these companies we might particularly contact? Thank you in anvance for your kind help. Rients Niks Department of Plant Breeding, P.O. Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, the Netherlands tel +31 317 482508 fax +31 317 483457 e-amil: rients.niks@users.pv.wau.nl From BIOSCI-REQUEST Tue Jul 28 06:51:12 1998 Return-Path: BIOSCI-REQUEST Received: (from daemon@localhost) by net.bio.net (8.6.12-r-beta/8.6.6) id GAA23887; Tue, 28 Jul 1998 06:51:12 -0700 Received: from mhub3.tc.umn.edu (mhub3.tc.umn.edu [128.101.131.43]) by net.bio.net (8.6.12-r-beta/8.6.6) with SMTP id GAA23884; Tue, 28 Jul 1998 06:51:10 -0700 Received: from puccini.crl.umn.edu by mhub3.tc.umn.edu; Tue, 28 Jul 1998 08:48:32 -0500 Received: from [134.84.228.24] by puccini.crl.umn.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id IAA11140; Tue, 28 Jul 1998 08:53:36 -0500 Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 08:53:36 -0500 Message-Id: <199807281353.IAA11140@puccini.crl.umn.edu> From: "Mark E. Hughes" Reply-To: "Mark E. Hughes" To: rust-mil@net.bio.net Subject: spore collectors Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: POPmail 2.3b8 Rients, The spore collectors can be obtained from Geoffrey Harms (harms002@maroon.tc.umn.edu), Scientific Apparatus Services, University of Minnesota, USA. His phone number (apply appropriate international access code) is 612-625-9754 and fax is 612-625-2288. This info is also available on one of our web pages (http://www.crl.umn.edu/supplies.html). Hope this helps. Regards, Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark E. Hughes, Biologist markh@puccini.crl.umn.edu USDA-ARS, Cereal Disease Laboratory http://www.crl.umn.edu University of Minnesota phone: (612) 625-7295 1551 Lindig, St Paul, MN 55108 fax: (612) 649-5054 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From BIOSCI-REQUEST Fri Jul 31 08:38:25 1998 Return-Path: BIOSCI-REQUEST Received: (from daemon@localhost) by net.bio.net (8.6.12-r-beta/8.6.6) id IAA03382; Fri, 31 Jul 1998 08:38:25 -0700 Received: from risvm1.risoe.dk (risvm1.risoe.dk [130.226.48.29]) by net.bio.net (8.6.12-r-beta/8.6.6) with ESMTP id IAA03306; Fri, 31 Jul 1998 08:38:17 -0700 Received: from risrms1.risoe.dk by risoe.dk (PMDF V5.1-10 #28173) with ESMTP id <01J023ODXFOG8WW6BP@risoe.dk> for rust-mil@net.bio.net; Fri, 31 Jul 1998 17:12:03 +0100 Received: from RISRMS1/SpoolDir by risrms1.risoe.dk (Mercury 1.32); Fri, 31 Jul 1998 17:13:12 +0200 Received: from SpoolDir by RISRMS1 (Mercury 1.32); Fri, 31 Jul 1998 17:13:00 +0200 Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 17:12:58 +0200 From: Hanne Oestergaard Subject: post doc. position in modelling To: rust-mil@net.bio.net Message-id: <10AEC774DF@risrms1.risoe.dk> Organization: Risoe National Laboratory, Denmark. MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.54) Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: Quoted-printable Priority: normal Post doc. in Models in Population Biology A 2-year Post doc. position at Ris=F8 National Laboratory (Ris=F8), Plant Biology and Biogeochemistry Department, is available. The position is established in a collaboration between Ris=F8 and Roskilde University (RUC), Department of Mathematics and Physics (IMFUFA), implying that the work will take place in close contact with RUC. The successful candidate will join a group of scientists (in population genetics, ecology, plant pathology, and mathematics) from different Danish institutions involved in a joint program "Ecological risk assessment of transgenic disease resistant plants" within the Center on Effects and Risks of Biotechnology in Agricultural Production. The position will be with the group that works on experimental and theoretical aspects of epidemiology, population genetics, and ecology of crop plants, their wild relatives, and their mutual fungal pathogens. The candidate's primary responsibility will be to develop models of the spatial structure, genetic diversity, and coevolution of the species involved based on experimental data that are obtained in the other parts of the program. The candidate should hold a Ph D in population-biological models or related areas. Salary and employment conditions according to agreements between the Danish state and the relevant academic union. Salary depends on qualifications, approximately 270.000 DKK per year (excluding pension). Further information can be obtained from Hanne =D8sterg=E5rd, Ris=F8, phone +45-46774110 (e-mail: h.oestergaard@risoe.dk) or Viggo Andreasen, RUC, phone +45-46742542 (e-mail: viggo@fatou.ruc.dk). More information about Ris=F8 can be obtained from our homepage: www.risoe.dk. Deadline for application is 31 August 1998. Applications - including CV, publication list, and selected publications - should be marked '122/98 SMP-model' and send to: Ris=F8 National Laboratory Personel Office, Building 101 P. O. Box 49 DK-4000 Roskilde Denmark --------------------------- Hanne =D8sterg=E5rd Plant Biology and Biogeochemistry Department PBK-301 Ris=F8 National Laboratory Post Box 49 DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark Direct phone: 45 4677 4111 FAX: 45 4677 4122 Home page: http://www.risoe.dk ICQ#: 7459737 ---------------------------