April 28, 1999
Neuromodulation of Cortical Memory Circuits
Presenter: Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Yale University School of Medicine
April 26, 1999
Opening the Mind Through Neurobiology
Presenter: Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Yale University School of Medicine
January 13, 1999
Genomics, Proteomics and Systems Biology
Presenter: Leroy Hood, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, University of Washington
January 11, 1999
Genes, Genomes, and Society
Presenter: Leroy Hood, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, University of Washington
May 19, 1998
The Uses of Cloning in Biology and Medicine
Presenter: Ian Wilmut, Roslin Institute
May 18, 1998
Are There Any Limits to the Cloning of Animals?
Presenter: Ian Wilmut, Roslin Institute
April 22, 1998
AIDS and the Brain
Presenter: Floyd E. Bloom
April 20, 1998
Knowing About Knowing About the Brain
Presenter: Floyd E. Bloom
May 6, 1997
Molecular Mechanism of the Yeast PMA1 ATPase
Presenter: Carolyn W. Slayman, Yale University School of Medicine
May 5, 1997
Cation Pumps: How They Evolved and What They Do
Presenter: Carolyn W. Slayman, Yale University School of Medicine
April 16, 1997
Protein Glycosylation and Folding in the Endoplasmic Reticulum
Presenter: William J. Lennarz, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, State University of New York at Stony Brook
April 14, 1997
Sperm Meets Egg: The Molecules Involved
Presenter: William J. Lennarz, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, State University of New York at Stony Brook
February 5, 1997
Genetics and the Origin of Bird Species
Presenter: Peter R. Grant, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
February 3, 1997
The Adaptive Radiation of Darwin's Finches
Presenter: Peter R. Grant, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
April 9, 1996
The Struggle for Water and the Quest for Peace in the Middle East
Presenter: Daniel Hillel, University of Massachusetts
April 8, 1996
Civilization and the Life of the Soil
Presenter: Daniel Hillel, University of Massachusetts
March 6, 1996
The Protein Import Machine of Mitochondria
Presenter: Gottfried Schatz, University of Basel, Switzerland
March 4, 1996
How Cells Build Mitochondria
Presenter: Gottfried Schatz, University of Basel, Switzerland
October 18, 1995
Ecology and the Human Ovary
Presenter: Peter T. Ellison, Department of Anthropology: Peabody Museum, Harvard University
October 16, 1995
Ecology and Human Fecundity
Presenter: Peter T. Ellison, Department of Anthropology: Peabody Museum, Harvard University
May 3, 1995
Differentiation and Development in Skin
Presenter: Elaine V. Fuchs, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago
May 1, 1995
Of Mice and Men: Genetic Disorders of Keratin
Presenter: Elaine V. Fuchs, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago
February 8, 1995
Metabolite and CO2 Fluxes Between Cells: Compromises and Trade-offs for Efficient C4 Photosynthesis
Presenter: Hal Hatch, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry
February 6, 1995
The Story of C4 Photosynthesis: How, Why and When
Presenter: Hal Hatch, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry
November 2, 1994
Neural Calcium Signaling and Synaptic Plasticity
Presenter: Michael J. Berridge, The Babraham Institute, Laboratory of Molecular Signaling
October 31, 1994
Spatiotemporal Aspects of Calcium Signaling
Presenter: Michael J. Berridge, The Babraham Institute, Laboratory of Molecular Signaling
April 21, 1994
The Pandemic of AIDS: The Transmission Dynamics and Evolution of HIV
Presenter: Roy Malcolm Anderson, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford
April 20, 1994
The Ecology of Viral Infections in Human Communities and the Evolution of Virulence
Presenter: Roy Malcolm Anderson, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford
April 18, 1994
Populations, Infectious Diseases, and Immunity: A Very Non-Linear World
Presenter: Roy Malcolm Anderson, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford
March 3, 1994
Adapting Genes and Genomes: AIDS and Some other Retroviral Epidemics
Presenter: Stephen J. O'Brien, National Cancer Institute
March 2, 1994
Retracing the Natural History of Endangered Species: Lessons from The Big Cats
Presenter: Stephen J. O'Brien, National Cancer Institute
February 28, 1994
Evolving Genes and Genomes: The Mammalian Radiations
Presenter: Stephen J. O'Brien, National Cancer Institute
January 27, 1994
Properties of Synthetic Peptide-MHC Conjugates
Presenter: Philippa Marrack, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine
January 25, 1994
T Cell Selection and Tolerance, A Continuing Saga
Presenter: Philippa Marrack, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine
January 24, 1994
Superantigens
Presenter: Philippa Marrack, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine
April 15, 1993
Clinical Applications of Angiogenesis Research
Presenter: Judah Folkman, Harvard Medical School: The Children's Hospital Boston
April 14, 1993
How Tumors Become Angiogenic
Presenter: Judah Folkman, Harvard Medical School: The Children's Hospital Boston
April 12, 1993
The Search for the 'Blood Vessel Factor'
Presenter: Judah Folkman, Harvard Medical School: The Children's Hospital Boston
February 4, 1993
Recent Studies on Primordial Germ Cells in Mice
Presenter: Anne McLaren, Wellcome/CRC Institute
February 3, 1993
The Germ-Cell Cycle: A Circuitous Journey That Ends Up Where It Began?
Presenter: Anne McLaren, Wellcome/CRC Institute
February 1, 1993
Sex Determination in Mammals: A Thirty Year Quest
Presenter: Anne McLaren, Wellcome/CRC Institute
November 19, 1992
The Design of Biological Information Processing Circuits
Presenter: Melvin I. Simon, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology
November 18, 1992
Signal Transduction in Complex Cellular Systems
Presenter: Melvin I. Simon, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology
November 16, 1992
How Bacteria Think
Presenter: Melvin I. Simon, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology
April 16, 1992
Cooperation and Conflict Between Parents and Offspring
Presenter: Patrick Bateson, Sub Department of Animal Behavior, University of Cambridge
April 15, 1992
How Do We Know Whether and What an Animal Feels and Thinks?
Presenter: Patrick Bateson, Sub Department of Animal Behavior, University of Cambridge
April 13, 1992
Behavioral Imprinting and Neural Nets
Presenter: Patrick Bateson, Sub Department of Animal Behavior, University of Cambridge
February 6, 1992
Limb Deformity: A Gene Involved in Embryonic Pattern Formation in the Mouse
Presenter: Philip Leder, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
February 5, 1992
Understanding Cancer: Studies in Transgenic Mice II
Presenter: Philip Leder, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
February 4, 1992
Understanding Cancer: Studies in Transgenic Mice I
Presenter: Philip Leder, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
November 21, 1991
Distinguishing History From Natural Selection
Presenter: Richard C. Lewontin, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
November 20, 1991
Patterns of Constraint on Genes and Proteins
Presenter: Richard C. Lewontin, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
November 18, 1991
What's Wrong With Evolutionary Explanations?
Presenter: Richard C. Lewontin, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
May 30, 1991
Anima: Cell Motility and Meiotic Sex
Presenter: Lynn Margulis, University of Massachusetts
May 29, 1991
Symbiogenesis: Origins of Evolutionary Novelty
Presenter: Lynn Margulis, University of Massachusetts
May 28, 1991
GAIA: The Living Surface of the Third Planet
Presenter: Lynn Margulis, University of Massachusetts
January 31, 1991
The Price: How Performance Costs Energy
Presenter: Thomas A. McMahon, Harvard University
January 30, 1991
Running Away From Problems: Terrestrial Locomotion
Presenter: Thomas A. McMahon, Harvard University
January 28, 1991
Some Basic Ideas: What the Physicists Know and What They Don't
Presenter: Thomas A. McMahon, Harvard University
November 7, 1990
Visual Awareness
Presenter: Francis Crick, The Salk Institute
November 6, 1990
The Visual System
Presenter: Francis Crick, The Salk Institute
November 5, 1990
The Psychology of Vision
Presenter: Francis Crick, The Salk Institute
March 1, 1990
Regulation of the Anthocyanin Biosynthetic Pathway in Zea Mays
Presenter: Heinz Saedler, Molecular Plant Genetics, Max-Planck-Institut fur Zuchtungsforschung
February 27, 1990
Molecular Analysis of Flower Development in Antirrhinum Majus (Snapdragon)
Presenter: Heinz Saedler, Molecular Plant Genetics, Max-Planck-Institut fur Zuchtungsforschung
February 26, 1990
Plant Transposable Elements and Their Role in Evolution
Presenter: Heinz Saedler, Molecular Plant Genetics, Max-Planck-Institut fur Zuchtungsforschung