Philosophy of Biology Cafe

Re: speciation through hybridization

Author: ben.childs
Forum: General Research Talk
Date: 2009-11-11

There is one that I know of, the hybrid iguana which is a hybrid between land and marine iguanas. Whether that's of any use, I'm not sure.

Ben

U of Utah: Intermountain West Student Philosophy Conference

Author: haber
Forum: Announcements
Date: 2009-11-11

At Utah we annually host a student conference, welcoming submissions from both graduate and undergraduate students. Though not a philosophy of biology conference per se, there are a lot of philosophers of biology at Utah that would be excited to attend your talk. I would especially recommend submitting something if you are considering applying to Utah's Masters or Ph.D. program. Details below:

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7th Annual Intermountain West Student Philosophy Conference;
To take place at the University of Utah;
Featuring Darrel Moellendorf of San Diego State University
as Keynote Speaker
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Call For Papers: IWSPC 2010
March 11-13, 2010
Paper Submissions Due Jan 10th 2010

paper submissions on any philosophical topic

Requirements (in your email to IWSPC):
[1] Word count (3,000 word limit);
[2] Presentation title;
[3] Abstract of no more than 100 words;
[4] Author's name;
[5] Academic status (Graduate or undergraduate student);
[6] Areas of philosophical interest;
[7] Academic Affiliation (College or University name and Dept.);
[8] Email address;
[9] Telephone number;
[10] Attached paper must be in .doc format and be prepared for blind
review; and
[11] Mailing address.

Send submissions and/or questions to mailto:IWSPC2010@gmail.com

Re: (Ei & ISTP indexed) Environment Conf Submission extended to

Author: junxu123
Forum: Announcements
Date: 2009-11-10

The international conference call for papers
welcome contribution

Re: (Ei & ISTP indexed) iCBBE Conf. Submission Extended to Nov.

Author: junxu123
Forum: Announcements
Date: 2009-11-10

The international conference call for papers
welcome contribution

speciation through hybridization

Author: AnastomosisJihad
Forum: General Research Talk
Date: 2009-11-10

I'm writing a paper on species concepts, and I need an example of a natural species that evolved by hybridization. I remember reading something on this board about a lizard that fits the bill, but I can't remember where I saw it.

If anybody can point me to that post or knows of another good example I would be most grateful for the help. I'd like to use a big familiar animal as an example rather than an obscure microbe or a plant, because I think people relate better to animals.

Thanks
Dan Molter

Re: beyond Endnote/Procite?

Author: basl
Forum: Useful Software
Date: 2009-11-10

Is firefox cross-platform? I know it is on mac and win, but not sure about linux. If so, Zotero is a great option. Not quite as full featured as Endnote in some respects (though the collection mechanism is fantastic). It is free, open source, and is starting to include some collaboration features.

Other than that, you could check out Mendeley which is Win/Mac. Again, not sure about linux and I'm not impressed with the cite while you write options in M, but it is a great paper collection tool.

Google Wave

Author: basl
Forum: Useful Software
Date: 2009-11-10

Hey phils of bio. I've been using google wave (wave.google.com) for a bit and find it really useful for collaborative work. I recently got some invites and wanted to share with philosophers of biology. I have at least one invite available right now.

If you want it, let me know. The way the invite mechanism works is that I add you to the invite list and google sends you an invite when they open up space on the server.

Cheers,

Basl

Re: (Ei & ISTP indexed) Environment Conf Submission extended to

Author: junxu123
Forum: Announcements
Date: 2009-11-04

All papers accepted will be indexed by Ei Compendex and ISTP.

Re: (Ei & ISTP indexed) iCBBE Conf. Submission Extended to Nov.

Author: junxu123
Forum: Announcements
Date: 2009-11-04

All papers accepted will be indexed by Ei Compendex and ISTP.

(Ei & ISTP indexed) Environment Conf Submission extended to

Author: junxu123
Forum: Announcements
Date: 2009-11-03

(Ei & ISTP indexed) Environment Conf Submission extended to Nov 20.

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Int'l conf. on Environmental Pollution and Public Health (EPPH2010) http://www.icbbe.org/epph2010
Chengdu, China June 21-23, 2010
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Topics:

1. Water quality and public health
2. Air pollution and public health
3. Other related issues

All papers accepted will be indexed by Ei Compendex and ISTP.

EPPH Organizing Committee
mailto:epph@icbbe.org

(Ei & ISTP indexed) iCBBE Conf. Submission Extended to Nov.

Author: junxu123
Forum: Announcements
Date: 2009-11-03

(Ei & ISTP indexed) iCBBE Conf. Submission Extended to Nov. 20, 2009

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Int'l conf. on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE2010)
http://www.icbbe.org
Chengdu, China June 18-20, 2010
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Within iCBBE2010 there are 4 special sessions:

1. Environmental Pollution and Public Health（EPPH）
2. Biomathematics and Biostatistics
3. Biomedical Imaging
4. Cancer Studies

All papers accepted will be indexed by Ei Compendex and ISTP.

iCBBE Organizing Committee
mailto:submit@icbbe.org

Fellowship Opportunity, University of Utah

Author: haber
Forum: Job Postings
Date: 2009-10-27

We anticipate the Tanner Humanities Center will be a co-sponsor of the ISHPSSB 2011 meeting in Salt Lake City, so this is a great opportunity for all ISHPSSB members! Please feel free to contact me with any questions:

The Obert C. and Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center, at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and in the foothills of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, announces its 2010-2011 fellowship competition. Tenured and non-tenured faculty and independent scholars are eligible to apply. Applicants must have Ph.D. in hand by August 2008; applications for projects leading to completion of an advanced degree are not eligible. Visiting Fellows receive stipends of $42,000, a fully-equipped office in our new humanities building, and library privileges. Deadline for applications is December 1, 2009. See our webpage for guidelines and application: http://www.thc.utah.edu/?pageId=227.

Re: ICBBE2010 Special Session on Cancer Studies（Ei & ISTP Indexe

Author: Anonymous
Forum: Announcements
Date: 2009-10-26

The international conference call for papers
welcome contribution

Re: IEEE international conference call for papers(iCBBE2010) hz

Author: Anonymous
Forum: Announcements
Date: 2009-10-26

The international conference call for papers
welcome contribution

Re: Young earth creationism

Author: steve1911
Forum: Evolution, Creationism, & Intelligent Design
Date: 2009-10-22

It is interesting, like the author to follow both sides of the debate. Intelligent debate is healthy rather than just berating the other side's arguments.

Re: IEEE international conference call for papers(iCBBE2010) hz

Author: junxu123
Forum: Announcements
Date: 2009-10-20

All papers accepted will be indexed by Ei Compendex and ISTP.

Re: ICBBE2010 Special Session on Cancer Studies（Ei & ISTP Indexe

Author: junxu123
Forum: Announcements
Date: 2009-10-20

All papers accepted will be indexed by Ei Compendex and ISTP.

ICBBE2010 Special Session on Cancer Studies（Ei & ISTP Indexe

Author: junxu123
Forum: Announcements
Date: 2009-10-20

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The Special Session on Cancer Studies
Ei & ISTP Indexed
CALL FOR PAPERS
http://www.icbbe.org/2010/Cancer.aspx
Chengdu, China June 18-20, 2010
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This session on Cancer Studies is a special session within the 4th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE2010).All papers accepted will be indexed by Ei Compendex and ISTP. You are welcome to submit papers to us.

The topics of this special session are related in the fields as follows:

Pharmaceutical & medical therapy development
Latest technology in cancer detection and treatment
Target identification & validation
Cancer treatment—Integrated Medicine
Scientific advances in prevention & diagnosis
Principles of cancer biology
Cancer genes and genomics
Biomarkers discovery
Cancer etiology

The deadline of full paper submission is Oct. 30, 2009
Notification of acceptance will be given by Dec. 31, 2009

For more information, please contact: mailto:submit@icbbe.org

IEEE international conference call for papers(iCBBE2010) hz

Author: junxu123
Forum: Announcements
Date: 2009-10-20

CFP: ICBBE 2010 (Bioinformatics and Biomedical Eng.) (EI Indexed)
Call for Paper: Intl’Conf on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (EI Indexed)
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The 4th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE 2010)
CALL FOR PAPERS
http://www.icbbe.org/2010/
Chengdu, China June 18-20, 2010
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The technical areas to be covered in this conference include:

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Biomedical Engineering

Special Sessions:
The Special Session on Biomedical Imaging
The Special Session on Biomathematics and Biostatistics
The Special Session on Cancer Studies

The deadline of full paper submission is Oct. 30, 2009
Notification of acceptance will be given by Dec. 31, 2009

For more information about this conference, please contact: mailto:submit@icbbe.org

The 2010 MBL-ASU Seminar in the History of Biology

Author: Andrew
Forum: Announcements
Date: 2009-10-13

It's a distinct pleasure to announce the 23rd annual MBL-ASU Seminar in the History of Biology, which will be held at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts on May 19-26. The Seminar is an intensive week-long investigation into annually varying topics, and is designed for a group of no more than twenty-ﬁve advanced graduate students, postdoctoral associates, younger scholars, and established researchers in biology, history, philosophy, and the social sciences. John Beatty, Jim Collins, and Jane Maienschein are the Directors.

This topic this year is "From Linnaeus to the Encyclopedia of Life." Organizers Andrew Hamilton, Paul Farber, and Jim Collins will lead discussions of the history and conceptual foundations of natural history, biodiversity studies, and taxonomy, with a look at the Encyclopedia of Life project that is housed at the MBL as well as some new projects in taxonomy informatics that are being pursued jointly by researchers at MBL and ASU.

For more information on the Seminar and for financial aid, see the website at http://cbs.asu.edu/mbl_seminar or send an email to Andrew Hamilton at mailto:ahamilton@asu.edu. Applications will be accepted until January 15th, 2010.