Change Makers

The Ortiz de Solorzano Lab

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet with Carlos Ortiz de Solorzano, PhD, staff scientist in the Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. His research involves doing three-dimensional quantitative analysis of cellular and structural changes in breast tissue, as it progresses from normal to malignant conditions. His lab site reads: The main goal of my lab ...

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A worthy goal

The first official issue of the Public Library of Science Biology is online. This is perhaps what you’d call an “open source” approach to science publishing. Scientists with no less prominence than Harold Varmus have been trying to wrest the control of scientific publication from a small group of publishing companies that charge very high prices (exorbitant or not is ...

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ACSU Asia 2003

The American Cancer Society University (ACSU) Asia will be held in Okaland, CA Spetember 14-20, 2003. The purpose of this international program is to aid patients and those at risk for cancer worldwide by strengthening the capacity of developing cancer societies (NGOs) and outreach programs of institutions to engage in the global fight against cancer. ACSU Asia brings together 19 ...

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