{"title":"Why sleep?","authors":"Jim Horne","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>All living organisms show a regular, daily period of reduced activity. But to what extent could this be sleep, and what is it for? Whatever the functions of sleep are, they probably shift in emphasis across the animal kingdom. There are fundamental differences between rodents and us. On the other hand, even human sleep has some similarities with that of the bee.</p>","PeriodicalId":39845,"journal":{"name":"Biologist","volume":"49 5","pages":"213-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22076178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Horseshoe crabs.","authors":"Mark L Botton","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Horseshoe crabs are one of evolution's success stories. These living fossils have contributed immensely to biomedical research, and their eggs are a critical link in the migration cycle of New World waders (shorebirds) Can they endure threats posed by a growing commercial fishery and the loss of essential spawning habitats?</p>","PeriodicalId":39845,"journal":{"name":"Biologist","volume":"49 5","pages":"193-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22076174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Avoiding detection: parasites and the immune system.","authors":"William Harnett","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Most invading organisms are expelled from our bodies before they can cause any permanent damage. However, some have become masters of disguise, avoiding the immune system's attack. Parasites are, arguably, kings in this field of evasion of host defences.</p>","PeriodicalId":39845,"journal":{"name":"Biologist","volume":"49 5","pages":"222-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22076180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mahogany carving a future.","authors":"Terence D Pennington","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mahogany (Swietenia marcophylla is widely regarded by conservationists as on the verge of extinction. However, throughout most of its range, it is generally regenerating well within virgin and logged forest, and is a good colonizer of abandoned farm land. It thrives on disturbance and, outside its natural range, is a good plantation tree.</p>","PeriodicalId":39845,"journal":{"name":"Biologist","volume":"49 5","pages":"204-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22076176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Metabonomics and medicine: the Biochemical Oracle.","authors":"Steve Mitchell, Elaine Holmes, Paul Carmichael","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Occasionally, a new idea emerges that has the potential to revolutionize an entire field of scientific endeavour. It is now within our grasp to be able to detect subtle perturbations within the phenomenally complex biochemical matrix of living organisms. The discipline of metabonomics promises an all-encompassing approach to understanding total, yet fundamental, changes occurring in disease processes, drug toxicity and cell function.</p>","PeriodicalId":39845,"journal":{"name":"Biologist","volume":"49 5","pages":"217-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22076179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiologistPub Date : 2002-04-01DOI: 10.4324/9781849772488-12
S. Morse, W. Buhler, E. Arthur, S. Bolton, J. Mann
{"title":"A compromised participation?","authors":"S. Morse, W. Buhler, E. Arthur, S. Bolton, J. Mann","doi":"10.4324/9781849772488-12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849772488-12","url":null,"abstract":"Agriculture in Britain has become the focus of international attention in recent years. Many have questioned the changes that have occurred in the industry, and the typical assumption is that agriculture has become increasingly unsustainable and remote form consumers. The contribution of agricultural research to all of this is also being dissected: after all, who is supposed to benefit?","PeriodicalId":39845,"journal":{"name":"Biologist","volume":"49 2 1","pages":"77-81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70480929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David J Kemp, Shelley F Walton, Pearly Harumal, Bart J Currie
{"title":"The scourge of scabies.","authors":"David J Kemp, Shelley F Walton, Pearly Harumal, Bart J Currie","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Scabies ('Itch Mite') is truly a Great Neglected Disease that inflicts misery on millions. Molecular approaches, while still in their infancy, are providing a better understanding of the parasite and will have important implications for control and prevention. It has long been thought that dogs may act as a reservoir for human infections. However, genetic studies cast doubt over this supposition.</p>","PeriodicalId":39845,"journal":{"name":"Biologist","volume":"49 1","pages":"19-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142781599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiologistPub Date : 2002-01-01DOI: 10.5840/owl198920220
J. Lee
{"title":"What's in a name?","authors":"J. Lee","doi":"10.5840/owl198920220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5840/owl198920220","url":null,"abstract":"Have you ever wondered why professionals have so many complicated names for things? Two reasons come to mind: efficient communication, but also 'show'. Connecting with a wider audience means learning to tread the fine line between perfect accuracy and being understood.","PeriodicalId":39845,"journal":{"name":"Biologist","volume":"49 2 1","pages":"92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71059185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}