Freeing Crop Genetics through the Open Source Seed Initiative

Freeing Crop Genetics through the Open Source Seed Initiative

For millennia, seeds have been freely available to use for farming and plant breeding without restriction. Within the past century, however, intellectual property rights (IPRs) have threatened this tradition. In response, a movement has emerged to counter the trend toward increasing consolidation of control and ownership of plant germplasm. One effort, the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI, www...

PROTEIOS: an open source proteomics initiative

SUMMARY PROTEIOS is an initiative for the development of a comprehensive open source system for storage, organization, analysis and annotation of proteomics experiments. The PROTEIOS platform is based on commonly acknowledged principles for proteomics data publishing. AVAILABILITY http://www.proteios.org

The freeing of hands for open reduction and internal fixation.

Dr Lewicky is from the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Ariz. Reprint requests: Yuri M. Lewicky, MD, Dept of Orthopedic Surgery, Arizona Health Sciences Center, PO Box 245064, Tucson, Az 85724-5064. Operative repair of fractures is most effi ciently achieved when an experienced surgical team is involved. Expertise and familiarity with instrumentation as ...

Software Security through Open Source *

The last few years have shown a worldwide rise in the attention for, and actual use of, open source software (OSS), most notably of the operating system Linux and various applications running on top of it. Variousmajor companies and governments are adopting OSS. As a result, there are many publications concerning its advantages and disadvantages. The ongoing discussions cover a wide range of to...

Crop Genetics And Physiology