NEW ARTICLES POSTED ON ACTIONBIOSCIENCE.ORG:
BEACH CLOSINGS: SCIENCE VERSUS PUBLIC PERCEPTION
Erika T. Jensen and Sandra L. McLellan, University of
Wisconsin, illustrate that beach closings are on the rise
and suggest that the public is not being given accurate
information to help them get involved in solving the
problem.
http://www.actionbioscience.org/environment/Jensen_McLellan.html
THE STATE OF ECOSYSTEMS
Christian Samper, director of the National Museum of
Natural History, Washington DC, talks about the recent
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. The assessment shows that
humans have changed ecosystems dramatically over the past
50 years.
http://www.actionbioscience.org/environment/samper.html
EVOLUTION'S IMPORTANCE TO SOCIETY
Massimo Pigliucci, State University of New York at Stony
Brook, is interviewed about how evolution influences
everyone's life today.
http://www.actionbioscience.org/evolution/pigliucci.html
USING CASE STUDIES TO TEACH SCIENCE
Clyde Freeman Herreid, University of Buffalo, State
University of New York, examines the role of case studies
in science education and offers suggestions on variations
on the methodology.
http://www.actionbioscience.org/education/herreid.html
LESSONS FOR THE CLASSROOM:
Two new lessons are available, both written by John Ausema
of Gonzaga College High School, Washington, DC:
- How Much Is an Ecosystem Worth?
- Evolution in a Ring
All lessons can be accessed from the lesson directory:
http://www.actionbioscience.org/lessondirectory.html
NEWS: KATRINA SUPPORT NETWORK FOR BIOLOGISTS
The American Institute of Biological Sciences launched the
Katrina Support Network for Biologists as an online forum
for biologists affected by Hurricane Katrina to exchange
messages, share professional resources, and learn of other
scientific organizations' efforts.
http://www.actionbioscience.org/announcements/12-sept-2005.html
EN ESPAÑOL
Nuevos traducciones al español de artículos seleccionados:
- La Dosis Hace al Veneno ¿Cierto o No? por Nancy
Trautmann
- Servicios de los Ecosistemas: Una Introducción por ESA
- Las Patentes del ADN Crean Monopolios en los Organismos
Vivos por CRG
- Diseñando Insectos por Thomas A. Miller
- La Selección Natural: Cómo funciona la Evolución con
Douglas Futuyma
- Las Especies, la Especiación y el Medio Ambiente por
Niles Eldredge
- Biocomplejidad: La Nueva Frontera de la Biociencia con
Rita Rossi Colwell
- ¿Cómo Afectará la Sexta Extinción a la Evolución de las
Especies? por Myers y Knoll
- El Error y la Naturaleza de la Ciencia por Douglas
Allchin
- Evite los Conceptos Erróneos cuando Enseñe sobre las
Plantas por David R. Hershey
http://www.actionbioscience.org/spanishdirectory.html
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American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS).