Embryogenesis Explained

Martin Hanczyc: martin@ifk.sdu.dk University of Southern Denmark Takashi Ikegami: ikeg@sacral.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp University of Tokyo, Komaba Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, November 24, 2010 Abstract We have developed a simple chemical system capable of self-movement in order to study the physicochemical origins of movement. We propose how this system may be useful in the study of […]

Stuart A. Newman New York Medical College Newman@NYMC.edu Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, November 10, 2010 Abstract The evolutionary origin of the egg stage of animal development presents several difficulties for conventional developmental and evolutionary narratives. If the egg’s internal organization represents a template for key features of the developed organism, why can taxa […]

B. Roy Frieden Optical Science Univ. of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 85721 roy.frieden@optics.arizona.edu Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, October 20, 2010 Abstract Living systems use information and energy to maintain stable entropy in a system that is far from thermodynamic equilibrium. However, a quantitative relationship between information and the function and growth of a living […]

Kai Lu Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry National University of Singapore lukai83@gmail.com Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, September 29, 2010 Presentation /files/presentations/Lu2010.pdf

Evgenii Rudnyi CADFEM GmbH, Germany erudnyi@cadfem.de Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, September 22, 2010 Abstract In this talk, short introduction to numerical solution of partial differential equation from an engineering viewpoint is given. We start with different discretization schemes, discuss numerical errors and then consider typical simulation process with modern simulation software. Finally we discuss system simulation. […]

Ute Deichmann Jacques Loeb Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences Ben-Gurion University of the Negev uted@bgu.ac.il Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, August 18, 2010 Abstract Dissatisfied with the descriptive and speculative methods of evolutionary biology of his time, the physiologist Jacques Loeb (1859–1924), best known for his “engineering” approach to […]

William R. Buckley Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba wrb@calevinst.org Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, August 11, 2010 Presentation /files/presentations/Buckley2010.pdf

Dr. Natalie K. Björklund-Gordon, BSc, PhD Silver Bog Research silverbogresearch@mts.net Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, July 21, 2010 Presentation /files/presentations/Bjoerklund-Gordon2010.pdf

Gerald H. Pollack Department of Bioengineering University of Washington ghp@u.washington.edu Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, July 7, 2010 Abstract School children learn that water has three phases: solid, liquid and vapor. But we have recently uncovered what appears to be a fourth phase. This phase occurs next to water-loving (hydrophilic) surfaces. It is surprisingly […]

Richard Gordon Department of Radiology University of Manitoba gordonr@cc.umanitoba.ca Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, June 30, 2010 Presentation /files/presentations/Gordon2010june.pdf

Akhlesh Lakhtakia Nanoengineered Metamaterials Group Department of Engineering Science & Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University axl4@psu.edu Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, June 16, 2010 Abstract Sculptured thin films (STFs) are assemblies of nanowires that can be fabricated from many different materials, typically via physical vapor deposition onto rotating substrates. The curvilinear–nanowire morphology of STFs is […]

Jose J Muñoz Laboratori de Càlcul Numèric (LaCàN) Dep. App. Mathematics III Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Barcelona, Spain http://www-lacan.upc.es, j.munoz@upc.edu Natalie K. Björklund, Silver Bog Research, silverbogresearch@mts.net Richard Gordon, Department of Radiology, University of Manitoba , gordonr@cc.umanitoba.ca Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, May 26, 2010 Abstract These slides correspond to handwritten notes of a […]

Jose J Muñoz Laboratori de Càlcul Numèric (LaCàN) Dep. App. Mathemtics III Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Barcelona, Spain Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, May 19, 2010 Abstract A set of equilibrium equations is derived for the stress-controlled shape change of cells due to the remodelling and growth of their internal architecture. The approach involves […]

Ramray Bhat Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, New York Medical College ramraybhat@yahoo.com Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, April 14, 2010 Abstract BACKGROUND: The skeletal elements of vertebrate embryonic limbs are prefigured by rod- and spot-like condensations of precartilage mesenchymal cells. The formation of these condensations depends on cell-matrix and cell-cell interactions, but how […]

Chris Chetland http://www.kog.co.nz chris@kog.co.nz Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, April 7, 2010 Abstract The problem of how to explain the fundamental nature of organisms for biology commonly falls under two causal systems, mechanistic and teleological. These systems however, fall into fundamental logical problems when put to the test. Many biologists also claim that these […]

Rudolf Nico Penninkhof http://evomind.com/ Penninkhof@gmail.com Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, March 31, 2010 Abstract Presentation /files/presentations/Penninkhof2010.pdf

Genaro Juárez Martínez Institute of Nuclear Sciences, UNAM, Mexico Unconventional Computing Group, UWE, United Kingdom http://uncomp.uwe.ac.uk/genaro/ Genaro.Martinez@uwe.ac.uk Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, March 17, 2010 Presentation /files/presentations/Martinez2010.pdf

Clément Vidal Centrum Leo Apostel (CLEA) Evolution, Complexity and Cognition (ECCO) http://clement.vidal.philosophons.com Clement.Vidal@philosophons.com Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, February 3, 2010 Abstract Modern science has shown that there are two trends at play in cosmic evolution. First, a tendency to produce more order, with the emergence of more and more complex systems, from galaxies, […]

Stephen A. Krawetz Wayne State University steve@compbio.med.wayne.edu Presented in the Embryo Physics Course, January 13, 2010 Related Papers Martins, R.P and Krawetz, S.A. (2005) Towards understanding the epigenetics of transcription by chromatin structure and the nuclear matrix. Gene Therapy and Molecular Biology 9:229-246. PMID: 21243045 Martins, R.P. and Krawetz, S.A. (2007) Nuclear organization of the […]