Pattern Formation

想找一兩個人一起來念這本
Pattern Formation: An Introduction to Methods
跟一些相關的papers
(主要會是我們實驗室正在做的Min system)

目的？
當然是逼我自己唸書嘛
不不不...
是希望能共同提升對理論生物有興趣的朋友的數學能力
並促進大家的思想交流與對話XD

希望是有一點DE跟algebra基礎的
意者請推文或聯絡我

傳說中的那片湖水

真是難以想像陽明山有這樣一個地方
要是有生科系或保育社的板友知道這在哪
有空請帶我去一趟吧:)

落日微風一樹蟬

碧虹分雨半山橋，橋下春雷卷怒濤
老衲定回推戶看，隔溪開盡野櫻桃
竹屋茶香滿澗煙，綠杉深處響流泉
目前有法誰能說？落日微風一樹蟬

──元僧　惟則

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時時覺察　念念分明
聽見喧鬧生滅背後的寧靜:)

聽‧台灣

Selected Papers 101009

cell biology
Chromosome Crosstalk in Three Dimensions [review]
Kinesin superfamily motor proteins and intracellular transport [review]
Conserved Functions of Membrane Active GTPases in Coated Vesicle Formation [review]
P53 — 30 Years On [special issue]
The Tumor Suppressor p53 Regulates Polarity of Self-Renewing Divisions in Mammary Stem Cells
Global Analysis of Cdk1 Substrate Phosphorylation Sites Provides Insights into Evolution
A G Protein–Coupled Receptor Is Essential for Schwann Cells to Initiate Myelination
Spatiotemporal Patterns and Transcription Kinetics of Induced RNA in Single Bacterial Cells
Subcellular Localization of a Bacterial Regulatory RNA

cell biology, biophysics
Cell Form and Physics [special issue]

cytoskeleton
In Silico Reconstitution of Actin-Based Symmetry Breaking and Motility

prokaryotic cytoskeleton
Cell Division Ring, a New Cell Division Protein and Vertical Inheritance of a Bacterial Organelle in Anammox Planctomycetes
The Bacterial ZapA-like Protein ZED Is Required for Mitochondrial Division

developmental biology
Fgf8 Morphogen Gradient Forms by a Source-Sink Mechanism with Freely Diffusing Molecules

plant physiology, developmental biology
Signals and Prepatterns: New Insights into Organ Polarity in Plants

plant physiology
Fluorescent Chlorophyll Catabolites in Bananas Light up Blue Halos of Cell Death

computational biology
Googling Food Webs: Can an Eigenvector Measure Species' Importance for Coextinctions?

theoretical biology
Positive Interactions Promote Public Cooperation

imaging
Intracellular fluid flow in rapidly moving cells
Quantifying Cellular Interaction Dynamics in 3D Fluorescence Microscopy Data

西蓮淨苑行

獲益良多:)

The Foundations of Buddhism

趁尊者來台的殊勝因緣
推薦賴老師新近翻譯的著作《佛教基本通》

Rupert Gethin所作的這本The Foundations of Buddhism
以簡要清晰的筆法引領讀者正確理解佛法僧三寶及戒定慧三學
根據當代的學術研究成果來釐清佛教不同部派的發展
又能回歸基礎教義來理出隱含其中的佛學根本核心
可使初學者避免因視域不足而產生偏執或不當批判
BTW,
這本書解行並重
在進階義理與修行實踐上的著墨較一般入門書來得多
因此對佛教史、佛教哲學、佛學實踐有興趣的
以這本書為primer應能開展出一條通往智慧的道路:)

誠心推薦之

Selected Papers 082709

biochemistry
Biology under Construction: In Vitro Reconstitution of Cellular Function

cell biology
Chromatin Shapes the Mitotic Spindle
A Class of Dynamin-like GTPases Involved in the Generation of the Tubular ER Network
Molecular Mechanism of Membrane Constriction and Tubulation Mediated by the F-BAR Protein Pacsin/Syndapin
A Mechanism for Cell Cycle Regulation of Sporulation Initiation in Bacillus subtilis
Cyanobacterial Daily Life with Kai-Based Circadian and Diurnal Genome-Wide Transcriptional Control in Synechococcus elongatus

eukaryotic cytoskeleton
Structural Plasticity in Actin and Tubulin Polymer Dynamics [review]

prokaryotic cytoskeleton
Bacterial Cell Division: Assembly, Maintenance and Disassembly of the Z Ring [review]
Negative Membrane Curvature as a Cue for Subcellular Localization of a Bacterial Protein
Localisation of DivIVA by Targeting to Negatively Curved Membranes
The Actin-Like MreB Cytoskeleton Organizes Viral DNA Replication in Bacteria

microbiology
Helicobacter pylori Moves Through Mucus by Reducing Mucin Viscoelasticity

animal physiology
Wake Tracking and the Detection of Vortex Rings by the Canal Lateral Line of Fish

ecology
Generalized Models Reveal Stabilizing Factors in Food Webs

evolution
Evidence for an Early Prokaryotic Endosymbiosis

theoretical biology, cell biology
Defining Network Topologies that Can Achieve Biochemical Adaptation

imaging
Cryo-Electron Tomography of Bacteria: Progress, Challenges and Future Prospects

Progress

有幸認識幾個思想深刻的心靈且能略知其發展脈絡
實一大樂事也

學思歷程 by Josh Ko
學思歷程 by zhanguihan

Selected Papers 080209

biophysics
Membrane Buckling Induced by Curved Filaments
Structural Origin of Circularly Polarized Iridescence in Jeweled Beetles

biophysics, prokaryotic cytoskeleton
Self-Organization of the MinE Protein Ring in Subcellular Min Oscillations

cell biology
Paracrine Signaling in a Bacterium
Cell Fate Decision Mediated by p53 Pulses
Rab GTPases as Coordinators of Vesicle Traffic [review]

cytoskeleton, cell biology
Compression Regulates Mitotic Spindle Length by a Mechanochemical Switch at the Poles
Growth, Fluctuation and Switching at Microtubule Plus Ends [review]

cell biology, immunology
Mechanisms and Functions for the Duration of Intercellular Contacts Made by Lymphocytes [review]
Membrane Vesicles as Conveyors of Immune Responses [review]

neuroscience
Maximization of the Connectivity Repertoire as a Statistical Principle Governing the Shapes of Dendritic Arbors
How the Olfactory Bulb Got Its Glomeruli: A Just So Story? [perspective]

developmental biology
A "Latent Niche" Mechanism for Tumor Initiation
Synchronous and Stochastic Patterns of Gene Activation in the Drosophila Embryo
Follow the mRNA: A New Model for Bicoid Gradient Formation [review]

evolution, ecology
Global Patterns of Speciation and Diversity

theoretical biology
A Unified and Universal Explanation for Lévy Laws and 1/f Noises
Impact of Human Activity Patterns on the Dynamics of Information Diffusion
Complex Systems and Networks [special issue]

earth science
Formation of Evenly Spaced Ridges and Valleys

Do You Hear the People Sing

近來KMT政府做了太多看起來像是未經大腦思考的事情
真的讓人非常失望

贓官可恨，人人知之，清官尤可恨，人多不知。
贓官自知有病，不敢公然為非；
清官則以為不要錢，何所不可？
剛愎自用，小則殺人，大則誤國，吾人親眼所見，不知凡幾矣。

──《老殘遊記》

唉

The Fly

是日傍晚妄念紛飛
然則於飯後巧遇曾林二師
心生歡喜
提起正念

感此因緣之不可思議
特分享此影片與諸位共勉之

Selected Papers 071209

biochemistry
Unlimited Multistability in Multisite Phosphorylation Systems

cell biology
Noc Protein Binds to Specific DNA Sequences to Coordinate Cell Division with Chromosome Segregation

cytoskeleton, cell biology
Lateral Microtubule Bundles Promote Chromosome Alignment during Acentrosomal Oocyte Meiosis
Chromosome Congression in the Absence of Kinetochore Fibres

evolution
Adaptive Prediction of Environmental Changes by Microorganisms

theoretical biology
Locating the Transition from Periodic Oscillations to Spatiotemporal Chaos in the Wake of Invasion
Accuracy of Positional Information Provided by Multiple Morphogen Gradients with Correlated Noise
Stochastic Dynamics of Model Proteins on a Directed Graph