From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Wed Oct 15 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: John F. Shea Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: Site for grain beetle/tapeworm survey? Date: 16 Oct 1997 11:30:43 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 14 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <625mgj$6rd@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Hi, I'm a first year grad student who is trying to figure out my research project. I would like to do a survey of grain beetles (Tenebrio Molitor) and see how many are infected with the tapeworm Hymenolepsis diminuta. I know the beetles like to inhabit graineries (along with the definitive host of the tapeworm, the rat). However, my advisor has had difficulty convincing the owners of these graineries that he is a zoologist and not the health inspector. Thus, he has been unable to do any sort of collection/survey in these places. Does anyone have any ideas how I could get around this? Does anyone know of a site where the beetles, the rats and the tapeworm occur together? Preferably in the Midwest? -John Shea OSU: Dept of Zoology From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Thu Oct 16 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: NEWSMGR@selu.edu Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: National Biotech Register(NatBio) Date: 17 Oct 1997 15:13:17 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 21 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <628ntt$6qt@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Relay-Version: ANU News - V6.1B9 05/16/94 VAX/VMS V6.2-1H3; site alpha.selu.edu Path: alpha.selu.edu!news.lsu.edu!news.cis.uab.edu!gatech!192.26.210.166.MISMATCH!sunqbc.risq.qc.ca!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news-feed1.tiac.net!news-master.tiac.net!news@tiac.net Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: National Biotech Register(NatBio) Message-ID: <344788EF.3C35@barryinc.com> From: Property Digest Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 08:49:03 -0700 Organization: U.S. Real Estate Register NNTP-Posting-Host: p2.ts8.lowel.ma.tiac.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (Win16; I) Lines: 5 NatBio has added a new page to our web site; http://www.barryinc.com/bio This new page allows companies in the Biotech Industries to announce new products and developments. NatBio also has a page showing job listings in the Biotech fields, as well as a calendar of events page. From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Thu Oct 16 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: D.L. Knudson Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: Mosquito Genomics WWW Server Date: 17 Oct 1997 15:19:48 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 25 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <628oa4$7cd@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net The Mosquito Genomics WWW Server will be unavailable due to following planned outage at Colorado State University. > The ACNS main machine room in the Engineering E-Wing will be without > power from 8:00 AM until Noon on Sunday, October 26. > > This will take down the central campus network, dialup facilities, > Internet access, and all ACNS servers (yuma, lamar, holly, VINESLAN, > VLAN, etc.). > > Internal CS subnet traffic should not be effected. -- =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= Dr. Dennis L. Knudson, Professor of Entomology and Microbiology Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management College of Agricultural Sciences, Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA Telephone: 970 491-7255 Internet:dknudson@lamar.colostate.edu Fax: 970 491-3862 URL http://klab.agsci.colostate.edu/ =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Thu Oct 23 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: JJmueller@aol.com Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: expanding range of ae. aegipti Date: 24 Oct 1997 10:46:05 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 11 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <62qmst$mkt@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I live in Tucson Az and over the past three years we have experienced an invasion of Ae. aegipti. According to newspaper articles they appeared almost simultaneously in several communities leading to the speculation that they were "blown in by a storm". I recently talked with a business man from Hermosillo Mexico about 200 miles south and he said they appeared there about 5 years ago. It appears that they are expanding their range and I think it may be due to the warmer winters we have been experiencing in recent years. I am trying to find information about changes in the range of ae. aegipti in the western hemisphere and factors that limit its range. I would appreciate any help offered. From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Mon Oct 27 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: Third International Conference on Biotherapy (fwd) Date: 28 Oct 1997 06:09:40 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 259 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <634rn4$si0@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net ---------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu Department of Parasitology Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School P.O.Box 12272 91120 Jerusalem, Israel Tel.: 972 2 6758093 Fax.: 972 2 6757425 Internet:http://www.md.huji.ac.il/depts/parasitology/p-3-7.html ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 10:59:14 +0200 (IST) From: "Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu" To: Kosta Mumcuoglu Subject: Third International Conference on Biotherapy THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOTHERAPY MA'ALE HACHAMISHA CONGRESS CENTER, JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, MAY 24-27, 1998 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF: THE INTERNATIONAL BIOTHERAPY SOCIETY AND THE S. F. KUVIN CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF INFECTIOUS AND TROPICAL DISEASES DEPARTMENT OF PARASITOLOGY HADASSAH MEDICAL SCHOOL-HEBREW UNIVERSITY JERUSALEM FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOTHERAPY Dear Colleague: On behalf of the International Biotherapy Society, I am pleased to invite you to the Third International Conference on Biotherapy. The Conference will be held in Jerusalem, on May 24-27, 1998, at the Conference Center of Ma'ale Hachamisha. Located in the outskirts of Jerusalem, in a hillside setting of extraordinary beauty, Ma'ale Hachamisha is one of the early established kibbutzim in Israel. The first two international conferences held in Porthcawl, South Wales, UK in 1995 and 1996 under the name First and Second World Conference on Biosurgery, were extremely successful, and we plan to continue the tradition established there for the exchange of information and ideas pertaining to the treatment of human diseases using living invertebrates such as fly maggots, leeches and bees. Maggot therapy, the treatment of suppurative skin infections with the larvae of calliphorid flies, was first introduced by William Baer in 1929 and used extensively during the 30's and 40's. The method was abandoned with the commercial introduction of antibiotics. The renewed use of maggot therapy since the mid 80's made a tremendous leap forward and during the last years over 160 hospitals in Great Britain, USA and Israel have used this method for the treatment of intractable wounds. Medicinal leeches were used for bloodletting, and have been applied to congested or inflamed parts of the human body for over 2,000 years. Today leeches are used in plastic surgery, in the treatment of avulsed injuries or replanted digits and auricles in which arterial revascularization were performed but venous repairs were limited. They are also used in the treatment of various pathological states and diseases such as inflammation, peripheral venous and arterial diseases. Bee venom therapy has been known for more than twelve centuries. Currently, this method is being used extensively in China, Korea, Romania, Bulgaria and Russia. In the United States about 4,000 people suffering from multiple sclerosis have been treated by this method. In the Third International Conference on Biotherapy the clinical aspects of treatment with these organisms, as well as the scientific aspects of the healing effects will be discussed. The Conference will consist of oral and poster presentations. Enclosed please find a copy of the first announcement of this Conference. We would be very pleased if you could help us draw the attention of every physician and scientist who might be interested in this Conference. Yours Sincerely In the Name of the Organizing Committee Dr. Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu President ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Dr. Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu, Israel (President) Prof. Rachel Galun, Israel Prof. Avshalom Mizrahi, Israel Prof. Meir Rigbi, Israel INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE: Dr. George Cherry, UK Dr. John Church, UK Dr. Ronald Sherman, USA Dr. Steve Thomas, UK ADVISORY BOARD: Prof. Amiram Eldor, Israel Prof. Arieh Ingber, Israel Prof. Itamar Raz, Israel Prof. Dan Spira, Israel COOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS: Israel Society for Dermatology Israeli Diabetic Association Israel Society for Parasitology Israel Society for Entomology GENERAL INFORMATION SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM The program will highlight the most recent and exciting developments in the fields of maggot therapy, leech therapy and bee venom therapy. The main subjects of the conference will be the use of: - Fly maggots for the treatment of wounds, i.e., in diabetic feet and pressure ulcers. - Medicinal leeches for plastic surgery and peripheral venous and arterial diseases. - Bee venom therapy for chronic diseases such as arthritis, rheumatism and multiple sclerosis. Both clinical and scientific aspects will be discussed. JERUSALEM Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, is today a flourishing city of half a million inhabitants. Situated high in the Judean Hills, it overlooks the Judean Desert, the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea to the east, and the Mediterranean coastal plain to the west. Its three thousand year history is reflected in the many ancient sites, archeological remains and historic buildings found throughout the city. VENUE The Conference will be held at the Ma'ale Hachamisha Kibbutz Congress Center located in the Judean Hills near Jerusalem. Hotel guests can enjoy, free of charge, the outdoor and indoor swimming pools, wet and dry saunas and jacuzzi. There are tennis courts, treatment and massage rooms, aerobic dancing and exercise studios on the premises, and there is a regular bus service to the Jerusalem central bus station. ACCOMMODATION (in US $) Rooms can be booked in the hotel of the Ma'ale Hachamisha Congress Center on a half-board or full-board basis. Full-board Half-board Single bed room 118 108 Double bed room (per person) 74 64 REGISTRATION* (in US $) Payment before Payment after March 31, 1998 March 31, 1998 Participant 250 300 Accompanying person 150 200 *Payment in Israeli currency is subject to VAT Registration fees for participants cover participation in all conference sessions, conference kit, refreshments during breaks, and all social activities including the get-together party, gala dinner and the half-day tour of Jerusalem. Registration fees for accompanying persons cover participation in the get-together party, gala dinner and the half-day tour of Jerusalem. LANGUAGE The Conference will be conducted in English VISAS Participants from most countries do not require entry visas. The first and second announcement constitute an official invitation to participate in the Conference. Upon request the President will be ready to send an official letter of invitation to scientists who wish to attend but are not invited speakers, it being understood that the invitation is intended to help potential attendees raise travel funds or obtain a visa. This letter of invitation is not a commitment on the part of the Conference to provide any financial support. CLOTHING Informal for all occasions with the exception of the gala evening. The weather will be warm enough for summer clothes during the day. A light sweater or jacket is recommended for cool evenings. ABSTRACTS All abstracts will be distributed at the conference. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is December 31, 1997. SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT The second announcement will be sent out at the beginning of 1998 TOURS AND VISITS During the Conference there will be a half-day tour of Jerusalem. A list of pre- and post-congress tours will be sent with the second announcement. Social events will include a get-together party on May 24, and a gala evening on May 26, 1998. INTERNET LINK You can visit and download the intent form from our URL page at: http://www.md.huji.ac.il/conf/biotherapy.html THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOTHERAPY JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, MAY 24-27, 1998 NOTICE OF INTENT Please type or write in CAPITAL LETTERS and send to: Dr. Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu Department of Parasitology Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School P.O.Box 12271, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel Tel.: 972 2 675-8093, Fax.: 972 2 675-7425, E-mail:kostam@cc.huji.ac.il SURNAME:............................................................ FIRST NAME:......................................................... TITLE:.............................................................. INSTITUTION:........................................................ ADDRESS:............................................................ FAX:....................................................TEL:........ E-MAIL:............................................................. [] Please send me the Second Announcement [] I intend to participate in the Conference I plan to attend sessions on: [] Maggot therapy [] Leech therapy [] Bee venom therapy [] I wound like to present a paper / poster Title: ........................................................................ [] Names and addresses of other persons who would be interested in the Conference: ........................................................................ ---------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu Department of Parasitology Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School P.O.Box 12272 91120 Jerusalem, Israel Tel.: 972 2 6758093 Fax.: 972 2 6757425 Internet:http://www.md.huji.ac.il/depts/parasitology/p-3-7.html From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Mon Oct 27 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: R Hutchinson Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: Tabanidae Date: 28 Oct 1997 12:36:00 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 9 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <635ibg$ihp@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Hello all I'm trying to locate a geographical area which has a dense population of tabanid flies. I am attempting initially to find a site in the United Kingdom but would be glad to hear of areas outside the UK, such as Africa. If anyone knows of an area with a peak in fly numbers around the June/July period I would be very grateful. Robert Hutchinson From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Mon Oct 27 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: BIOSCI Administrator Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: BIOSCI/bionet miniFAQ & Fundraiser Date: 28 Oct 1997 06:09:53 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 234 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <634rnh$sis@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. 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From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Mon Oct 27 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: Nolan Newton Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: NIEHS workshop on malformed frogs Date: 28 Oct 1997 15:38:08 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 11 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <635t10$ek7@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net The National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences will host a workshop entitled "NIEHS Workshop on Strategies for Assessing the Implications of Malformed Frogs for Environmental Health" at Research Triangle Park, NC, on Dec. 4-5, 1997. For further information, as available, see their website: http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov or http://www.niehs.nih.gov or call 919-541-0530 or e-mail britton@niehs.nih.gov You may be aware that at least one researcher has attempted to link methoprene to these problems.