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		<title>House Science Committee Chairman and the NSF at Odds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last two months, Chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee Lamar Smith (R-TX) has been showing an extreme interest in the National Science Foundation’s grants.  It started with leaked draft legislation (The High Quality Research Act) reauthorizing &#8230; <a href="http://biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/house-science-committee-chairman-and-the-nsf-at-odds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18542197&#038;post=2183&#038;subd=biophysicalsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Biomolecular Discovery Dome Debuts New Video at Maryland Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Biomolecular Discovery Dome, which was featured at the BPS Annual Meeting in Philadelphia in February, made a return trip to the East Coast on April 27 as part of the University of Maryland’s Biophysics Program Exhibit at Maryland Day, &#8230; <a href="http://biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/biomolecular-discovery-dome-debuts-new-video-at-maryland-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18542197&#038;post=2171&#038;subd=biophysicalsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Roadblock Molecules on the BiophysJ Cover</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 18:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cover image for the 104th volume of Biophysical Journal aims to illustrate the complexity of proteins approaching and associating with DNA as they execute their regulatory genomic tasks. The question of how molecules that bind the DNA and block &#8230; <a href="http://biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/2167/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18542197&#038;post=2167&#038;subd=biophysicalsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“Sense to Synapse” Draws an Interdisciplinary Crowd</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BPS-supported “Sense to Synapse” networking event, which took place on April 11 at Columbia University in New York City, brought together scientists working on the molecular and biophysical mechanisms of perception. Attendees included students, postdocs, and faculty from New &#8230; <a href="http://biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/sense-to-synapse-draws-an-interdisciplinary-crowd/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18542197&#038;post=2161&#038;subd=biophysicalsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rally for Medical Research Makes the News</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we asked you to join the Rally for Medical Research, either in person or online, to draw attention to the importance of federal funding for medical research and the National Institutes of Health.  I am happy to report &#8230; <a href="http://biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rally-for-medical-research-makes-the-news/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18542197&#038;post=2154&#038;subd=biophysicalsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Building a New Biophysics Network in Wisconsin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BPS-supported Wisconsin Networking Event, which took place on March 23, was the first student organized biophysics conference held at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). The conference had about 45 attendees, including professionals, graduate students and undergrads from MSOE &#8230; <a href="http://biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/building-a-new-biophysics-network-in-wisconsin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18542197&#038;post=2149&#038;subd=biophysicalsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Enzymes Sliding on the New BiophysJ Cover</title>
		<link>http://biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/enzymes-sliding-on-the-new-biophysj-cover/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alfonso De Simone, an author on the latest paper to be featured on the Biophysical Journal cover, describes the background of the image below. The paper, “Substrate Dynamics in Enzyme Action: Rotations of Monosaccharide Subunits in the Binding Groove are &#8230; <a href="http://biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/enzymes-sliding-on-the-new-biophysj-cover/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18542197&#038;post=2144&#038;subd=biophysicalsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Vision for Science: It&#8217;s in the Budget!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday April 10, President Obama released his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2014. While this sounds like a rather mundane event, it is an exciting time for political junkies. Why? Because the budget gives the President a chance to &#8230; <a href="http://biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/obamas-vision-for-science-its-in-the-budget/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18542197&#038;post=2141&#038;subd=biophysicalsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Practical Guide to Winning the BPS Video Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Biophysical Society announced that they were having a video contest, I felt very excited. The challenge was to explain what biophysics is and what it means to me. I thought that it was an interesting task because it &#8230; <a href="http://biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/a-practical-guide-to-winning-the-bps-video-contest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18542197&#038;post=2137&#038;subd=biophysicalsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BPS Video Conest: There&#8217;s More to it than Prize Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, our video about the structure of collagen across the length scales won the Biophysical Society video contest. A wonderful honor, particularly for the folks at the animation studio that put a huge amount of time and effort into &#8230; <a href="http://biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/bps-video-conest-theres-more-to-it-than-prize-money/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18542197&#038;post=2132&#038;subd=biophysicalsociety&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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