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Welcome to the Biological Sciences! Join us in Celebrating Darwin's BicentennialDuring 2008–2009, Ohio State, in partnership with other higher education institutions and community organizations, is hosting a series of events celebrating science and highlighting the importance of evolutionary studies to better understanding our planet's history, human health, and the future of a biosphere confronted with unprecedented global climate change. For information on monthly events, please go to www.osu.edu/darwin/ When Fire Is a Good Thing: To Burn or not to BurnEvolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology Professor Ralph Boerner is the lead author of Earth and Fire: Forests Rely on Healthy Soils for a Well-rounded Diet. This newly-released USDA Forest Service publication is designed for forest and land managers in industry, government and non-profits, summarizing relevant research in a management-friendly manner. READ MORE > 
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Stopping Bacteria in their Tracks
Irina Artsimovitch In a recent study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, Ohio State microbiologist Irina Artsimovitch and her colleagues were able to identify for the first time exactly how a specific antibiotic sets up a road block to stop bacterial growth in its tracks. The findings, recently published in the journal, Nature, have important implications for the development of new and more effective antibacterial drugs. |
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