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September 25, 2007
Key to protein folding is discovered
Key to protein folding is discovered
September 21, 2007, 01:22 AM
Hi-tech, World
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- A team of U.S. researchers has discovered a protein's interactions with water determine how it folds into a three-dimensional shape.
The team led by biophysicist Jeremy Smith of the University of Tennessee used U.S., Italian and German high-performance computers to study simulations of peptides -- the smaller chains of amino acids that make up proteins.
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Posted by Donna Braquet at 12:46 PM
September 14, 2007
Inventor of Science Citation Index
"COMMUNITY LECTURE" by Dr. Eugene Garfield, Chairman Emeritus of Thomson Scientific, will present "On The Shoulders of Giants - tracing the impacts of information retrieval systems on science policy" at the American Museum of Science & Energy. Dr. Garfield's free lecture at 7 p.m. is co-sponsored by the U. S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), within the Office of Science and the Friends of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (FORNL). Following the program, a Reception with refreshments will be hosted by Information International Associates, Inc., NCI Information Systems., and Deep Web Technologies. Lecture at 7 p.m. followed by Reception. AMSE Auditorium and Lobby. FREE Admission
http://www.amse.org/calendar.html#CLOSTI
Posted by Donna Braquet at 03:28 PM
September 11, 2007
Upcoming Database Workshops
The BASICS of Protein and Nucleotide Searching in Entrez
September 18
4:00-5:30
Hodges Library 211
Web of Science--New Interface and Features
Wednesday, September 19
3:00 - 4:30
Hodges Library 211
Cited Reference Searching in Web of Science
Tuesday, September 25
3:00 - 4:30
Hodges Library 211
The BASICS of BLAST and Structure searching in Entrez
September 25
4:30-6:00
Hodges Library 211
Posted by Donna Braquet at 10:50 AM
September 06, 2007
Microbiology Seminar
Microbiology seminar
3:30 pm
Mon, Sept 10
32 Alumni Memorial Bldg
Speaker: Gary Sayler
Topic: CEB, JIBS, Bioenergy & Beyond
For more info call 974-3441
Posted by Donna Braquet at 03:26 PM