issues in new frontiers

bioscience literacy for all

Error and the Nature of Science by Douglas Allchin
Why Should You Be Scientifically Literate? by Robert M. Hazen
African Agriculture and Medicine: Modern Orphans in a Globalizing World by Thomas R. Odhiambo
Improving Science Literacy and Conservation in Developing Countries by Carlos L. de la Rosa

evolution and the future

Rewilding Megafauna: Lions and Camels in North America? an interview with Interview with Connie Barlow
The Sixth Extinction by Niles Eldredge
How Will the Sixth Extinction Affect Evolution of Species? by Norman Myers and Andrew Knoll
Evolutionary Biology: Technology for the 21st Century by Jim J. Bull

global threats

NEW! The Evolution of Emerging Viruses an interview with Eddie Holmes
Why Do We Need an Amphibian Ark? by Kevin Zippel
Biomedical and Biodefense Uses for Ricin an interview with Ellen Vitetta
Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: A Global Problem an interview with Stephen S. Morse
Plant Genebanks: Food Security by Geoffrey C. Hawtin and Jeremy Cherfas
Agricultural Bioterrorism by Radford G. Davis
International Water Facility by Mohamed Kassas
Microbes: What They Do & How Antibiotics Change Them by Maura Meade-Callahan
Bioterrorism: Are We Prepared? an interview with Joseph M. Henderson

origins

What is the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA)? by Anthony M. Poole
My Name is LUCA—The Last Universal Common Ancestor by Anthony Poole
The Endless Universe: Introduction to the Cyclic Universe by Paul J. Steinhardt
Were Bacteria the First Forms of Life on Earth? by Daniel Jeffares and Anthony Poole

science and technology in the 21st century

Genomic Puzzles Old and New by T. Ryan Gregory
Primer on Ethics and Crossing Species Boundaries by Françoise Baylis and Jason Scott Robert
Ethical Issues in Genetic Engineering and Transgenics by Linda MacDonald Glenn
Biocomplexity: The New Bioscience Frontier an interview with Rita Rossi Colwell
Microbial Forensics by By Abigail A. Salyers
Microbes in Court: The Emerging Field of Microbial Forensics by Abigail A. Salyers
Primer on Ethics and Human Cloning by Glenn McGee
Genetic Engineering & Xenotransplantation by Shane T. Grey
Nanotechnology: It's a Small, Small, Small, Small World by Ralph C. Merkle

space biology

Looking for Life on Mars and Beyond by Abigail A. Salyers
Counterpoint Commentary on the Original Paper "Evolution of Life: A Cosmic Perspective" by Max Bernstein
Life from Space: An Emerging Paradigm by N. Chandra Wickramasinghe
Evolution of Life: A Cosmic Perspective by N. Chandra Wickramasinghe and Fred Hoyle

students speak out

Antibiotic Resistance: New Approaches to a Historical Problem by Sean S. Kardar
Strategies for Building Community Trust in Nanotechnology by Andrea F. Biondo
The Ethics of Biowarfare by Daniel Reyes
Biodiesel: The Clear Choice by Brittany Ekre
The Ethics of Nanotechnology by Andrew Chen
Cooking Up a Molecular Ruler by Jayanta Fowler Mohanty