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On science | librarian in the city
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Librarian in the city. The Identity Crisis of the Librarian/Informationist/Data Scientist. More and more lately, I’m asked the question “what do you do? 8221; This is a surprisingly difficult question to answer. Often, how I answer depends on who’s asking – is it someone who really cares or needs to know? In some regards, that’s fine. Does it really matter if my mom and dad know what it means that I’ve taught hundreds of scientists R? Not really (they’re still really proud, though! What’s in a name?
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Connectomics Lesson Plan: EyeWire Edu
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Connectomics Lesson Plan: EyeWire Edu. February 26, 2015. Connectomics is the study of connectomes, the comprehensive maps of neuronal projections and connections. In order to understand connectomes it is important to have a basic understanding of structural, physiological, and chemical neuroscience. Read the following posts for your understanding:. Anatomy of a Neuron. Time: 1 hour per lesson (3 hours). For any questions, please post a new discussion to EyeWire’s Education Forum. Peripheral Nervous Syst...
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Behind the Science: The Anatomy of a Neuron
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Behind the Science: The Anatomy of a Neuron. July 25, 2014. Lodish H, Berk A, Zipursky SL, et al. Molecular Cell Biology. 4th edition. New York: W. H. Freeman; 2000. Section 21.1, Overview of Neuron Structure and Function. The network formed by the billions of neurons in your body is responsible for all five senses, controls movement and consciousness. This article explores the various substructures of the neuron to prepare the reader for a lesson on connectomics. Neurons have a wide variety of dendritic...
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Librarian in the city. To keep or not to keep: that is the question. I recently read an article in The Atlantic about people who are compulsive declutterers. I know this is a question that researchers are thinking about quite a bit, because I get more emails about this than almost any other issue. In fact, I get emails not only from users of my own library, but researchers from all over the country who have somehow found my name. What exactly do I need to keep? How many years do I need to keep this stuff?
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CITIZEN SCIENCE - Rose James' Science Classes
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Rose James' Science Classes. NGSS FOR PARENTS- WHAT IS IT, HOW DOES IT AFFECT MY CHILD? HISTORY and STORIES OF SCIENCE. TECTONICS, VOLCANOES and EARTHQUAKES. Citizen Science is the opportunity for everyday people to participate in scientific studies. There are many opportunities to participate in a wide variety of fields, depending on your interests. Here is an ever growing round-up of such resources. Here's a description from the website:. Click here to learn more. Light on our collective past. By p...
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Citizen Science in the Unexplored Terrain of the Brain - Bio-IT World
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Post a Press Release. Post a Press Release. View all Job Openings. Post a Job Opening. Broads GATK Dominates as Genomics Go-To. Aug 10, 2016. Editas, MGH Announce Exclusive Licensing Agreement. Aug 03, 2016. Legal Confusion Threatens to Slow Data Science. Aug 03, 2016. Q&A Glaxo Exec Says Bioelectronics Is Not Science Fiction. Aug 01, 2016. Bioz Launches Life Sciences Search Engine. Jul 20, 2016. With new owner the hated impact factor is overdue for change. Jul 14, 2016. Jul 12, 2016. Jul 11, 2016. Piece...
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