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From: msierp@waite.adelaide.edu.au (Michelle Sierp)
Newsgroups: bionet.jobs
Subject: subscription
Date: 2 Oct 92 18:03:38 GMT
Distribution: bionet

I would like to subscribe to your news group. Thank you. Michelle Sierp.
From: andrewh@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Andrew Hobbs)
Newsgroups: bionet.jobs
Subject: Australia-tenurable-Professorial-Biochem/Mol.Biol.
Date: 28 Sep 1992 17:06:21 +0800
Organization: The University of Westrn Australia
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Sorry about that. I am using a newsreader with which I am not familiar. 

The University of Western Australia

Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry

(Ref A49/92)

Applications are sought for a tenurable position at the level of
Associate Professor.  (Note that an Associate Professor is a
Professorial position.  In Australia, the majority of academic
positions are at the lecturer or senior lecturer level.)  However,
appointment at the level of Senior Lecturer may be considered.  It is
expected that the successful applicant will be active in research in

biochemistry or cell biology and preference will be given to those with
interests that complement those of the Department.  These are primarily
in cell biology and differentiation, clinical and comparative
metabolism and protein structure-function relationships.    The
Department has active Honours and postgraduate programmes and has
diverse teaching responsibilities in the Faculties of Science,
Medicine, Agriculture and Dentistry.  It is expected that the appointee
will play a major role in teaching and administration.  Experience in
the design and organization of undergraduate teaching programmes and in
student supervision would be advantageous.  The position will commence
in mid 1993 or as soon as possible thereafter.  Further information may
be obtained from the Head of Department, Professor N. Palmer, on
telephone (09) 380 3325 or fax (09) 380 1148 or by Email c/o A Hobbs --
 andrewh@uniwa.uwa.oz.au

Salary Range:  Associate Professor (Level D)
               $60,475 - $66,625 p.a.
               Senior Lecturer  (Level C)
               $50,225 - $57,913 p.a.

Closing Date for applications : 27th November  1992

Benefits include superannuation, fares to Perth for appointee and
dependent family (if applicable), removal allowance (if applicable),
study leave and long service leave.  

Written applications quoting reference number, telephone number,
qualifications and experience, and the names and addresses and
fax/telephone numbers of three referees should reach the Acting
Director, Personnel Services, The University of Western Australia,
Nedlands, Western Australia  6009, by the closing date  (fax (09) 380
1036.

Note that Email applications will not be accepted.  The application
must be to the above person in writing.





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From: PRICKRIL@bscf.uga.edu (BEN PRICKRIL)
Newsgroups: bionet.jobs
Subject: ? on finding recent post
Date: 30 Sep 92 19:32:38 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, USA
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Can anyone send information on a recent post in this group concerning a
position in (I believe) Cambridge MA for a biologist interested in computers
in education?  A colleague is interested, but the post has already been
removed here.  Thanks in advance!

Ben

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From: GELLMORE@PEARL.TUFTS.EDU (BIOHEAD)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: Phloem stain
Date: 29 Sep 92 13:22:00 GMT
Distribution: bionet

Dear Undergrad:
THE phloem expert in the US is Ray Evert at Wisconsin. Contact his lab

Press RETURN for more...

MAIL>

    #1          29-SEP-1992 09:18:10.55                                  
NEWMAIL
at (608)262-2678 for info. He is very enthusiastic.

Maybe before calling him, you could look up some of his papers by
checking Evert, R.F. in the BioAbstracts over the past year or two. He stil
does outstanding light microscopy, though most of his papers might be EM

As I recall, Aniline blue/black is a good stain for phloem.

good luck, George S. Ellmore
           Dept. of Biology
           Tufts University
           Medford, MA  02155
From: bwilliam@oyster.smcm.edu (Bill Williams)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: Problems shipping seeds overseas?
Date: 6 Oct 92 15:37:29 GMT
Organization: St. Mary's College of Maryland
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A colleague of mine in Asia has asked me to order some seeds for him. 
Apparently the U.S. vendor he wants to use won't ship overseas.  Am I
likely to encounter any problems or restrictions? Can I just order the
seeds and put them in the mail? 
___________________________________
William E. Williams, bwilliam@oyster.smcm.edu
Divison of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, MD 20686
From: PRAKASH@TUSK.bitnet
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN DNA FINGERPRINTING
Date: 1 Oct 92 14:00:59 GMT
Distribution: bionet
Organization: Tuskegee University

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From: WMELCHIOR@NTET.NCTR.FDA.GOV (Bill Melchior, NCTR/FDA)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: RE: Orchids discussion list
Date: 5 Oct 92 13:47:46 GMT
Distribution: bionet

>Does anybody know if, there's a discussion list about orchids or related?

According to my list of interest groups, now a year old, there's

ORCHIDS

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From: Yvan Rahbe <rahbe@jouy.inra.fr>
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: Supply of Pisatin
Date: 30 Sep 1992 08:45:15 GMT
Organization: INRA -French Agronomic Research Institute-
Distribution: world
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X-XXDate: Wed, 30 Sep 92 09:46:28 GMT

I would like to know if there is a commercial supplier of the pea
phytoalexin Pisatin.
I need a little bit more than for analytical purposes (say around 5 mg).

Thanks,

Yvan
rahbe@lyon.inra.fr (=rahbe@jouy.inra.fr)
From: adwright@iastate.edu ()
Subject: Re: Is it posible that a plant can get unsufic. CO2
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Distribution: bionet
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 15:45:35 GMT

I would like to add that the way a leaf turns yellow can often identify
the nutrient deficiency (if that is what it is) it can also be a toxicity 
due to an excess of something.
From: ajt@rri.sari.ac.uk (Tony Travis)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: Re: ethics and politics [was: plant phys use in breeding]
Date: 26 Sep 92 21:10:08 GMT
Reply-To: ajt@rri.sari.ac.uk
Distribution: bionet
Organization: Rowett Research Institute
Original-To: plantbio@uk.ac.daresbury

In article <92826004521.MIN-LHCAa06603.bionet-news@uk.ac.daresbury> you wrote:
: [...]
: Think of the above TV-model in terms of the particular biology
: science or technology that you are involved with.  Have you done a
: similar analysis of your project? (That is an audience-wide question.)

Your model is only appropriate to a particular class of problems where
a service provider decides to minimise the initial cost of equipment to
a consumer.  I'm not quite sure how it relates to my scientific work?

I can see that for the cost an inexpensive PC and modem farmers and
growers can access computerised information sources, and they already
do.  In fact some French farmers already use PC's and automatic
meteorological stations to obtain local (ie. more precise) weather
forecasts relating to the planning of their planting and harvests.

	Tony.
--
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Greenburn Road, Bucksburn,            |  other: <ajt@rri.sari.ac.uk>
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From: ajt@rri.sari.ac.uk (Tony Travis)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: Re: PR (PlantReligion) [was Re: INFORMATION-BASED FARMING]
Date: 1 Oct 92 08:47:20 GMT
Reply-To: ajt@rri.sari.ac.uk
Distribution: bionet
Organization: Rowett Research Institute
Original-To: plantbio@uk.ac.daresbury

In article <9291054658.MIN-LLNAa26899.bionet-news@uk.ac.daresbury> you wrote:
: > [ajt]
: >I, of course, design all my experiments using a dice :-)
:                                                ^   ^
:                                     singular---+   +----plural  ;^(

Ok, ok - I design all my experiments using a die :->

[On *my* research budget I can't afford dice!]

Actually, experimental design is a subject pursued with religious zeal
by some investigators and yet totally ignored by others.  I find that
the discipline of 'designing' and experiment to be at least as much
value as the statistical analysis that follows because it requires you
to formalise the questions that you are asking.

	Tony.
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Rowett Research Institute,            |  JANET: <ajt@uk.ac.sari.rri>
Greenburn Road, Bucksburn,            |  other: <ajt@rri.sari.ac.uk>
Aberdeen, AB2 9SB. UK.                |  phone: 0224-712751
From: msierp@waite.adelaide.edu.au (Michelle Sierp)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: subscription
Date: 2 Oct 92 18:04:52 GMT
Distribution: bionet

I would like to subscribe to your news group. Thank you. Michelle Sierp.
From: klier@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: Re: wheat germ
Date: 5 Oct 92 14:40:47 -0500
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

In article <1992Oct5.094021.7957@ac.dal.ca>, pcovello@ac.dal.ca writes:
> Speaking of wheat germ, does anybody know of a commercial
> source of viable (not rolled) wheat germ? We now make our
> own by grinding, sieving and floating. We germinate these
> 24h before use.

Try calling producers of commercial wheat germ.  You may be 
gifted with a lifetime supply... it's usually not worth the
paperwork to bill for a bucket of industrial product scooped
from the production lines.

Kay Klier  Biology Dept  UNI
Newsgroups: bionet.plants,soc.culture.mexican
From: samodena@csemail.cropsci.ncsu.edu (S. A. Modena)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: Re: PR (PlantReligion) [was Re: INFORMATION-BASED FARMING]
Date: 4 Oct 92 10:47:57 GMT
Distribution: bionet
Organization: Crop Science Dept., NCSU, Raleigh, NC 27695-7620

In article <1992Oct3.035006.19482@muddcs.claremont.edu> purves@jarthur.claremont.edu (Bill Purves) writes:
>In article <1992Oct1.025416.6334@ncsu.edu> samodena@csemail.cropsci.ncsu.edu (S. A. Modena) writes:
>>Well, I toss in that Vernalization, postulated by Lysenko, received
>>some "serious" attention in the West from a few plant physiologists. 
>
>Umm... although Lysenko tried to take credit for the concept of
>vernalization, it is clear that he was NOT responsible for the
>actual science involved.  He has been given a lot of undue credit
>for that one.

On the contrary, Lysenko has been given very much his due credit for
the starvation of a few millions of people and the murder of almost all 
of the Soviet Union's brilliant geneticists, including Vavilov.

>
>(bill)
>
>William K. Purves
>Department of Biology
>Harvey Mudd College
>Claremont, CA 91711

Steve
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From: rm4@st-andrews.ac.uk (Rosa Michaelson)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants,sci.econ,sci.anthropology
Subject: Re: INFORMATION-BASED FARMING
Date: 30 Sep 92 15:43:08 GMT
Organization: not St. Andrews University

Talk about 'mythic' imaginings.....

Kurosawa was FIRST with 'the seven samuri' and 'the mag 7' came
after....Hollywood doesn't lead it follows...just as there are
different ideas about 'scientific' and 'mythic' which include
the one that 'myth' is 'science' and 'science' is 'myth'. Farming
of any kind is 'science' - in that to plant, tend, harvest and
plant again shows experimentation and a 'rational' belief in
repeatability.....and it is also explained 'sceintifically' through
'myth'....
Newsgroups: bionet.plants,sci.econ,sci.anthropology
From: busey@stein.u.washington.edu (Thomas Busey)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: Plant database in Hypercard?
Date: 5 Oct 92 21:36:21 GMT
Organization: University of Washington

Does anyone know of a plant database written for Hypercard?  I'm looking
for one that will help me study for my horticulture class, that I can
add plants to.

Thanks,
Tom
busey@u.washington.edu
From: ajt@doc.ic.ac.uk (Tony Travis)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: PROPOSAL: alt.sustainable.agriculture
Date: 27 Sep 92 18:45:21 GMT
Reply-To: ajt@rri.sari.ac.uk
Organization: Dept. of Computing, Imperial College, University of London, UK.
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[ Article crossposted from alt.config,news.groups,bionet.plants,alt.co-evolution,misc.rural,rec.gardens,sci.bio,talk.environment ]
[ Author was Lawrence London ]
[ Posted on Sun, 27 Sep 1992 18:16:08 GMT ]

     I would like to propose and open discussion on alt.sustainable. 
agriculture as a new newsgroup. Establishing an alt.sustainable.* category
might serve to pave the way for other groups covering topics such as
communities, development, culture and possibly habitat and environment. 

     The term sustainable agriculture may have several definitions these
days but the one most adhering to the principles I and many others espouse
surrounds these concepts:  

: 1) A natural and wholistic system using low-input, regenerative methods 
:    working toward the creation of biological diversity and a permanent 
:    agriculture.  
: 2) Ecologically sound, socially just and economically viable.  
: 3) Encourage sustainability of animals as well as humans.  
: 4) Encourages awareness of the need for stewardship of the land.  
: 5) Promotes maximum use of on-farm resources.  

I am maintaining an FTP, mailing list site to accompany this newsgroup. 
News articles will be archived there along with other related documents,
FAQ's, lists and indexes of information kept at the site. WAIS/GOPHER 
text searches of the literature will eventually be possible. An automated
listserver will also be available.  

Site information:  
FTP to: sunsite.unc.edu 
Docs are in:
   /pub/docs/sustainable_agriculture (newsgroup archives, general info., etc.)
   /pub/docs/sustainable_agriculture/recgardens (FAQ lists)
   /pub/docs/sustainable_agriculture/miscrural (FAQ lists) 

For those without access to FTP send me e-mail with your requests and I'll
send them to you. Anyone with information to add to the collection should
FTP them directly or e-mail them to me for immediate posting (this
includes new or updated FAQ's or lists).  

Lawrence 

Chapel Hill, N.C. 
1-919-932-3115 

london@sunsite.unc.edu 
lawrence.london@bbs.oit.unc.edu
larry@wolves.durham.nc.us (send personal mail only to me at this address)
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From: pateld@carn11.alleg.edu (Dhaval Patel)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: Any advice on phloem staining techniques?
Date: 27 Sep 92 16:51:43 GMT
Organization: Allegheny College

Hi. I am an undergrad at Allegheny College working on my senior project  
which involves phloem staining.  I am specifically working on the  
heterophyllic plant, Hippuris vulgaris.  I have tried to find some  
staining techniques to visualize the phloem but I can't seem to obtain  
substantial information on the topic.
Any help or advice will be GREATLY appreciated.
Thank you.
From: pcovello@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: wheat germ
Date: 5 Oct 92 09:40:21 -0300
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Speaking of wheat germ, does anybody know of a commercial
source of viable (not rolled) wheat germ? We now make our
own by grinding, sieving and floating. We germinate these
24h before use.
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
From: samodena@csemail.cropsci.ncsu.edu (S. A. Modena)
Subject: Re: Problems shipping seeds overseas?
Organization: Crop Science Dept., NCSU, Raleigh, NC 27695-7620
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 03:05:36 GMT

In article <15930@umd5.umd.edu> bwilliam@oyster.smcm.edu (Bill Williams) writes:
>A colleague of mine in Asia has asked me to order some seeds for him. 
>Apparently the U.S. vendor he wants to use won't ship overseas.  Am I
>likely to encounter any problems or restrictions? Can I just order the
>seeds and put them in the mail? 
>___________________________________
>William E. Williams, bwilliam@oyster.smcm.edu
>Divison of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
>St. Mary's College of Maryland
>St. Mary's City, MD 20686

Ooops, I'm no more than 10 years out of date.  I make some teosinte/maize
crosses in a winter greenhouse for a UK colleague; cleaned up the
kernels (vacuuming); and dusted them with Captan (on advice from a
USDA geneticist with foreign expeience; he said: Missouri is not
regarded as a endemic area for maize diseases ).

Again, I shipped in an Air Mail packet marked: 40 kernels of maize for
laboratory experimental use: no commercial value".  The packet
had no trouble with UK Customs.

Steve
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
From: samodena@csemail.cropsci.ncsu.edu (S. A. Modena)
Subject: Re: PR (PlantReligion) [was Re: INFORMATION-BASED FARMING]
Organization: Crop Science Dept., NCSU, Raleigh, NC 27695-7620
Distribution: bionet
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 02:54:16 GMT

In article <1992Sep30.221746.2852@gserv1.dl.ac.uk> ajt@rri.sari.ac.uk writes:
>......[  ]....
>You forgot to mention the myth that science is science :->
>
>: of any kind is 'science' - in that to plant, tend, harvest and
>: plant again shows experimentation and a 'rational' belief in
>: repeatability.....and it is also explained 'sceintifically' through
>: 'myth'....
>

Well, I toss in that Vernalization, postulated by Lysenko, received
some "serious" attention in the West from a few plant physiologists. 

I think Medved's book on the course of 20th Century Soviet Agricultural
Genetics and the relationship of science, myth and firepower ought to
be required reading.  If someone needs a specific reference, I'll dig one
up.  Published in the West before the "DOWNFALL", Medved's book is
to genetics as 'The Gulag Archpellego' (sp) is to Soviet Nationalities.
'Two Billon Vodka Bootle to the Moon' is the equivalent for Soviet
AstroPhysics.  (Yes, that is a very serious title.)


>Hmmm. I thought 'science' was the cycle of observation, hypothesis,
>experiment?
>
>The psychologist Skinner proposed that all human behaviour is
>deterministic.  If that is true then, ultimately, the outcome of all
>scientific experimentation is predictable and a 'rational' belief in
>repeatability is little more than acceptance of pre-ordination.
>
>I, of course, design all my experiments using a dice :-)
                                               ^   ^
                                    singular---+   +----plural  ;^(
>
>	Tony.
>--
>Dr. A.J.Travis,                       |  Tony Travis
>Rowett Research Institute,            |  JANET: <ajt@uk.ac.sari.rri>
>Greenburn Road, Bucksburn,            |  other: <ajt@rri.sari.ac.uk>
>Aberdeen, AB2 9SB. UK.                |  phone: 0224-712751


Newsgroups: bionet.plants,sci.econ,sci.anthropology
From: purves@jarthur.claremont.edu (Bill Purves)
Subject: Re: PR (PlantReligion) [was Re: INFORMATION-BASED FARMING]
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
Distribution: bionet
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 04:43:16 GMT

In article <1992Oct7.030627.22136@gserv1.dl.ac.uk> ajt@rri.sari.ac.uk writes:
>In article <92106135825.MIN-LZDAa15305.bionet-news@uk.ac.daresbury> you wrote:
>: [...]
>: Umm... although Lysenko tried to take credit for the concept of
>: vernalization, it is clear that he was NOT responsible for the
>: actual science involved.  He has been given a lot of undue credit
>: for that one.
>
>What do you mean by "the actual science"?
>
>Do you mean that it wasn't his idea, or that he didn't do the work?

I meant that it wasn't his idea and that he didn't do the work.  He took
the credit.  I was taught that, and believed that, vernalization was his actual
contribution to science.  My developmental editor called me on this when
I mentioned it recently.  Since this issue has arisen, I'll try to
come up with the reference to an excellent book that examines Lysenko's
career in detail--it is by a Soviet scientist.  It'll take a day or
two to get the reference, but I'll post the citation and a brief
summary.

(bill)

William K. Purves
Department of Biology
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA 91711
Newsgroups: bionet.plants