Events

• Kurt Haas: In vivo imaging of neural circuit structural and functional development in the awake embryonic brain
  Monday, November 9, 2009, 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
  101 Nat Sci Annex
  
• Science & Justice Working Group--Vicki Kirby: Language, models, mediation--"the two cultures" revisited
  Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
  599 Engineering 2
  
• Dr. Dula Man: microRNA profiling technique using DNA charge transfer principle
  Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
  280 Engineering 2 Building
  
• Camilla Forsberg: High- (and not so high) throughput analysis of stem cell function
  Thursday, November 12, 2009, 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
  305 Physical Sciences Building
  
• Lisa Petrella: Distinguishing germline and somatic cells-- competition between the MES and synMuv chromatin modifiers
  Friday, November 13, 2009, 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
  101 Nat Sci Annex
  
• Biology and Mathematics in the Bay Area
  Saturday, November 14, 2009, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
  Kresge Town Hall, UC Santa Cruz
  

News

	Scientists propose a "genome zoo" of 10,000 vertebrate species. An international consortium of scientists co-led by David Haussler plans to assemble a genomic zoo--a collection of DNA sequences for 10,000 vertebrate species, approximately one for every vertebrate genus.
	Baskin School of Engineering will showcase groundbreaking research on Thursday, October 22 Keynote speaker, Mark Pinto, CTO, Sr. VP, and GM of energy and environment solutions at Applied Materials will discuss opportunities for new solutions in the field of clean energy.
	Popular Science taps anthropologist Nathaniel Dominy for "Brilliant 10" issue Dominy's contributions to the study of human evolution focus on acquisition and consumption of food.
	Nanopore project wins $1.1 million NIH grant With the goal to develop nanopore technology as a fast and inexpensive method for DNA sequencing, Mark Akeson and David Deamer, the UCSC nanopore group wins grant from the National Institute of Health to help achieve it.