Christoph Beck (1941–2017): a Chlamydomonas biologist

Philosophy of a Biologist *

A quarter century is, indeed, a rather brief period to allow for the development of a philosopher, and yet, though I make no claim to such a title, I choose to preface the little I have to say by stating that it might be termed the "philosophy of a biologist." Perhaps I should also add that I can hardly qualify as a biologist, since my activities throughout the period in question have been-conf...

The Journey of a Biologist

Christoph Engel

A. Introduction.......................................................................................................... 2 I. The Puzzle....................................................................................................... 2 II. The Potential for Institutions ............................................................................ 3 III. Related Approaches in Literature......

Christoph Tempich

Executive Summary. SWAP EU IST-2001-34103 Project Deliverable D4.5 (WP4.5) P-Up This paper describes the tool P-UP. P-UP is an extended version of the OntoScrape tool. In addition to the functionally provided by OntoScrape, P-UP is able to detect changes in the different folder structures. P-UP also enhances the user experience and is faster. Not yet fully included in P-UP is a tool which gener...

Yeast becomes a cell biologist

JCB • VOLUME 171 • NUMBER 3 • 2005 408 Yeast becomes a cell biologist ummer research collaborations at the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory have a magical way of unveiling cellular secrets. In 1982, when Alison Adams, her graduate advisor John Pringle, and John Kilmartin met up, little did they know that their attempts to visualize actin and tubulin would transform yeast from a genetics-...