Monthly Archives: May 2015

I am captivate with a lot of things in life, but when i think of science fiction, automatically my mind think of two things. One is artificial intelligence and other is exotic locations. So I am thinking on a lazy summer holiday why not to combine these two science fiction. When I was living in Australia that place is so close to Southeast Asia. I get lot of influence from those Nations. I have visited that region many a times. I even stayed in Bangkok for a period of eight […]

I am a big fan of American TV dramas, I am always eager to watch them before the English subtitles have been converted into chinese. My english is not as good so I miss some of the things and wont be able to understand all the dialogues. An otaku friend of mine is a big fan of Japanese cartoons, and he learns Japanese himself so that he can watch the newest cartoons. Watching foreign TV series without translation is a real challenge for fans, especially when the characters speak more […]

Australia has grown a busy biotech sector, but what awaits bioentrepreneurs in this small, geographically isolated country. Biotechnology is a key technology of the future. It presents enormous opportunities as well as great challenges. Biotechnology holds the promise of improved health and welfare for all Australians through better understanding of disease, improved diagnosis, and treatment with more specific biopharmaceutical products. Australia has developed world class strengths in biotechnology- related medical, agricultural and environmental research. We must build on these strengths for the responsible development and management of biotechnology in Australia. […]

The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation is a leading national presence in the United States in Parkinson’s disease research, education and public advocacy. PDF funds scientific research to find the causes of and a cure for Parkinson’s. PDF also offers educational programs and support services for people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones. April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. What better time to make things happen in a bigger way. So how can you get involved? In short, challenge yourself to spend some time each day raising awareness for Parkinson’s disease. To show […]

A very different life awaits the protagonist in this week’s Futures. In Transference, Jennifer Campbell-Hicks explores the difficulties posed by moving from your old body to a new one. When she’s not wrestling with such problems, you can find her in her original body writing.She has kindly volunteered to venture onto Future Conditional to explain the inspiration behind her new tale. Transference is a phenomenon characterized by unconscious redirection of feelings from one person to another. One definition of transference is “the inappropriate repetition in the present of a relationship […]

Post-publication peer review is a reality, so what should the rules be? Scientific discussions about published papers, which used to take place in lab meetings or over coffee at conferences, now also happen on blogs (especially in their comment sections), discussion boards and Twitter. Websites such as PubPeer and BioMed Central host or aggregate these discussions, but the standards and etiquette of modern post-publication peer review remain to be codified. Blog Roll Basics What is a blog roll? A blog roll is a list of blogs you like and want to […]