The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America by Daniel J. Boorstin
Flags of Our Fathers by Barry Bostwick
“The Bartleby.com edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings - many in color - from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn.“
“This spiral represents the 23 stages occurring in the first trimester of pregnancy and every two weeks of the second and third trimesters. Use the spiral to navigate through the 40 weeks of pregnancy and preview the unique changes in each stage of human development.”
This article, part of Nature’s coverage marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of the structure of DNA, examines the image of the double helix and how it has already become an integral part of our cultural iconography. Includes a brief listing of DNA/genetic artists.
“No molecule in the history of science has reached the iconic status of the double helix of DNA. Its image has been imprinted on all aspects of society, from science, art, music, cinema, architecture and advertising. This review of the Mona Lisa of science examines the evolution of its form at the hands of both science and art.“
“History has thrown up a few super-images, which have so insinuated themselves into our visual consciousness that they have utterly transcended their original context. This is epitomized by the Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo da Vinci around 1503. The double helix of DNA is unchallenged as the image epitomizing the biological sciences. Both images speak to audiences far beyond their respective specialist worlds, and both carry a vast baggage of associations.”
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Slightly off topic but…
“Have you ever wished you could be alerted as soon as something new gets posted in your specialty on Medscape? Would you like to have a way to browse everything we post in your specialty in one, easy-to-read format? Now you can, with our new Medscape Headlines Feed in RSS format.“
Some insight into the thinking behind this move from Tales of Hoffman, the weblog of Steve Hoffman, VP of Product Management at Medscape.
From presentations.com, an in-depth article by Julie Terberg on creating and using multiple slide masters in PowerPoint XP. We’ve all been waiting for this feature for a very long time.
“Nearly every presenter knows the pain of having to merge presentations from different sources.“
“This Gallery of Data Visualization displays some examples of the Best and Worst of Statistical Graphics, with the view that the contrast may be useful, inform current practice, and provide some pointers to both historical and current work. We go from what is arguably the best statistical graphic ever drawn, to the current record-holder for the worst.“
Lots of Tufte here as well as other interesting material. The examples in the “Bright Ideas” section are especially worth checking out.
Health officials on Friday announced plans aimed at reducing the time and cost of bringing new drugs, vaccines and medical devices to the U.S. market.
Concerned by a drop in the number of applications filed and new drugs approved in recent years, the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) said it will strive to avoid sending products through multiple review cycles, a major cause of delays.
Worried about a serious slowdown in the creation of novel drugs, the government is taking steps it hopes will speed medical innovation, largely by making clearer how companies can prove a new product works before they waste time researching the wrong thing.
Any weblog this enthusiastic about Andreus Vesalius and gross anatomy should be on the TEHI blogroll. Beth Skwarecki, the site owner, is going for a PhD in computational molecular biology. She’s also in the process of scanning over 300 illustrations from a 19th century review of bizarre, unusual, and unfortunate medical conditions: Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine.
