Birkbeck Science Week

Birkbeck Science Week events include lectures by Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Professor Gabriel Waksman, Professor Helen Saibil, Dr Philip Hopley, Dr Karen Hudson-Edwards, Professor Jacqueline Barnes and Professor Denis Mareschal. Sign up here: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/science/news/Science%20Week%202011

Some new ebooks

Some new ebooks for Biological Sciences and Earth & Planetary Sciences available now via the Library catalogue:

Carter, John. B. Virology http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?446253
Dunai, T. J. Cosmogenic Nuclides http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?445682 Franklin, T.J and Snow, G.A. Biochemistry and molecular biology of antimicrobial drug action http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?445684 Lackie, J.M. Dictionary of cell and molecular biology http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?446373 McSween, H.Y. and Huss, G.R. Cosmochemistry http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?445683 Ruffell, A. and McKinley, J. Geoforensics http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?447143 Wacey, D Early life on Earth http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?442878 Walford, N. Practical statistics for geographers and earth scientists http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?447144

Sixty Symbols

Sixty Symbols is a collection of fun, easily understandable videos about the symbols used in physics and astronomy and much more, presented by scientists from The University of Nottingham.

http://www.sixtysymbols.com/index.html

Wiley-Blackwell blogs in Earth and Life Sciences

Two blogs I have recently come across from Wiley-Blackwell, the journal publishers, which could help you keep up to date with developments in these two areas:

Earth Sciences http://earth-pages.co.uk/
Life Sciences http://wisciblog.com/

Every couple of weeks a new journal article or book is highlighted and the science around it discussed and, as they are blogs, you can contribute to the discussion too.

International Year of Chemistry

2011 is the International Year of Chemistry http://www.chemistry2011.org/ with activities planned all over the world to promote the public understanding of chemistry.

Here are some of the activities planned in the UK http://www.chemistry2011.org/participate/activities?by_country=1&country=United+Kingdom

New books in the Library for Biology

New books in the Library for Biology - click on the links to see the catalogue record:

• British National Formulary 60 http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?443973
• Enzymes Vol.28 Part B: structure, function and regulation of TOR complexes from Yeasts to Mammals http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?443372
• Brown, T. A. Gene cloning and DNA analysis : an introduction 6th ed. Wiley-Blackwell http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?444496
• Cassimeris, Lynne. Lingappa, Vishwanath R. Plopper, George. Lewin's cells 2nd ed., International ed. Jones and Bartlett http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?438712
• Dale, Jeremy. Schantz, Malcolm von. From genes to genomes : concepts and applications of DNA technology 2nd ed. John Wiley http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?444486
• Davis, Martha. Scientific papers and presentations. Rev. ed. Academic Press http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?444086
• Day, Robert Adams, 1924- Gastel, Barbara. How to write and publish a scientific paper 6th ed. Cambridge University Press http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?444484
• Dewick, Paul M. Medicinal natural products : a biosynthetic approach 3rd ed. Wiley http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?414860
• Gunsalus, I.C.. The Bacteria: A Treatise on Structure and Function – the Biology of Pseudomonas. Academic Press http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?444346
• Hailman, Jack Parker, Strier, Karen B. Planning, proposing, and presenting science effectively : a guide for graduate students and researchers in the behavioral sciences and biology. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press. http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?444483
• Harmon, Joseph E. Gross, Alan G. The craft of scientific communication. University of Chicago Press ; University Presses Marketing http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?444087
• Hille, Bertil. Ion channels of excitable membranes. 3rd ed. Sinauer. http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?287587
• Hochberg, M. and Ives, A. Parasitoid Population Biology. Princeton University Press. http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?440627
• Hunt, James H. The evolution of social wasps. Oxford University Press. http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?439038
• Katz, Michael Jay. From research to manuscript : a guide to scientific writing. Springer. http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?444420
• Knisely, Karin. A student handbook for writing in biology 3rd ed. Sinauer. http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?443859
• Patrick, Graham L. An introduction to medicinal chemistry. 4th ed. Oxford University Press. http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?442702
• Pechenik, Jan A. A short guide to writing about biology. 7th ed. Longman. http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?444112
• Pinon, Ramon. Biology of human reproduction. University Science Books. http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?444115
• Ramachandran, G.H. and A.H. Reddi. Biochemistry of Collagen Plenum Press http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?444347
• Rose, S., Lewontin, R.C. and Kamin, L.J. Not in Our Genes: Biology, Ideology and Human Nature. Penguin Books http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?93276
• Starkey, Michael P. Elaswarapu, Ramnath. Genomics : essential methods. Wiley-Blackwell. http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?444485
• Stearns, S. C. Hoekstra, Rolf F. Evolution : an introduction 2nd ed. Oxford University Press. http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?439047
• Taiz, Lincoln. Zeiger, Eduardo. Plant Physiology. 5th ed. Sinauer Associates. http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?44
• Tautz, Jurgen. The buzz about bees : biology of a superorganism. Springer. http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?440973
• Walker, John M., Rapley, Ralph. Molecular biomethods handbook 2nd ed. Humana. http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?439281
• Wilson, Keith, Walker, John. Principles and techniques of biochemistry and molecular biology. 7th ed. Cambridge University Press. http://ipac.lib.bbk.ac.uk/hipres/info/permalink.html?437669
  

Nature Protocol Exchange

The Protocol Exchange is an open repository for the sharing of scientific protocols which are made freely available. Scientists can pool their experimental know-how to help accelerate research. Discover the protocols, share a protocol or join a virtual lab group. http://www.nature.com/protocolexchange