Monthly Archives: June 2011

Chromatin Meeting Coming Up – A Quick Reminder to Attendees

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

The “Dynamic DNA Packaging Across Kingdoms: Chromatin and Beyond” Meeting is coming up! We are looking forward to seeing you at Asilomar, California on July 5!  Below are several items of particular interest to you as you prepare for the … Continue reading →

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Art & Science Team Up for BJ Cover Artist Klaus Schulten

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Klaus Schulten, Swanlund Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and full-time faculty member in the Beckman Institute and director of the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group, discusses collaborating with artists from a scientist’s perspective to create the cover … Continue reading →

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Meet the Artist: BJ Author Margaret Gardel

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

This image of fluorescently labeled myosin motors contained within bundles of actin filaments. The ends of these bundles are bound to polystyrene beads with a diameter of 3 microns. This image was taken from a timelapse series during the contraction … Continue reading →

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Welcome, Students of Biophysics!

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

Eleven students from various academic and cultural backgrounds have gathered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a common goal: to spend the summer immersed in biophysics. As the fourth class of students to attend the NIGMS-funded … Continue reading →

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