We give a treatment of the Brenner-Monsky example based on polynomial algebra and linear algebra. No prior knowledge of tight closure theory, Hilbert-Kunz theory, algebraic geometry or local cohomology is assumed.

This report profiles the keynote talks given at ISMB03 in Brisbane, Australia by Ron Shamir, David Haussler, John Mattick, Yoshihide Hayashizaki, Sydney Brenner, the Overton Prize winner, Jim Kent, and the ISCB Senior Accomplishment Awardee, David Sankov.

Machines of Systems Biology Luca Cardelli Microsoft Research IMT Lucca, 2017-03-29 http://lucacardelli.name The problem of biology is not to stand aghast at the complexity but to conquer it. Sydney Brenner.