************************************************ % Answers to Frequently Asked Questions on % % Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. % % AIM-FAQ % ************************************************ Version 0.9 Part 2 of 4 **************************************************************************** [6] AIM RELATED INTERNET RESOURCES This list is compiled mainly from the entries in the internet list of lists, plus a few entries contributed by readers of the ai-medicine mailing list. We have tried to put together a list to get you started finding resouces related to AIM on the Internet. This list is by no means comprehensive, which you will find to be the case when you start searching the Internet. Other resources are available via the gopher information system. Be sure to check out this invaluable resource. In addition for this release, we have made no attempt to verify these resources to date. We do plan to verify each one for future versions of the AIM-FAQ. Original version of section created by: Serdar Uckun, 10/21/92, Updated 3/3/1993 Current version created by: David A. Tong, 07/29/93 Send submissions and corrections to: David A. Tong tong@sones.vahsc.uokhsc.edu Recommended Submission Format: TITLE: ADDRESS: DESCRIPTION: CONTACT: SECTION INDEX [6.1] INTERNET/BITNET HEALTH SCIENCES RESOURCE [6.2] THE INTERNET LIST OF LISTS [6.3] ADV-INFO [6.4] AI-CHI [6.5] THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR DEVELOPMENT GROUP (AIDev) [6.6] ANEST-L [6.7] ANNEAL [6.8] THE BIOSCI ELECTRONIC NEWSGROUP NETWORK INFORMATION SHEET [6.9] BIONAUTS [6.10] BIO-SOFTWARE NEWSGROUP [6.11] BIOMEDICAL ETHICS MAILING LIST [6.12] THE BIOTECHNOLOGY MAILING LIST [6.13] CADUCEUS [6.14] CANCERNET [6.15] THE CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS MAILING LIST [6.16] EBCB BULLETIN BOARD [6.17] FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD [6.18] GENETICS [6.19] HEALTH SCIENCES INFORMATION NETWORK - HSLC HEALTHNET [6.20] HL-7 [6.21] HSPNET-L [6.22] HUMAN-GENOME-PROGRAM NEWSGROUP [6.23] IAMEX-L [6.24] INCLEN-L [6.25] INFO-GCG [6.26] INTUDM-L [6.27] IRLIST [6.28] MEDCONS [6.29] MEDINF-L [6.30] MEDLIB-L [6.31] MEDNETS [6.32] MEDNEWS [6.33] MEDSTU-L [6.34] ML [6.35] NEURON [6.36] NL-KR [6.37] RNA [6.38] SIMULATION [6.39] SMDM-L [6.40] SNURSE-L [6.41] SOUTHEAST FLORIDA AIDS INFORMATION NETWORK [6.42] TELEMED [6.43] VIRTU-L [6.44] VISION-LIST **************************************************************************** [6.1] INTERNET/BITNET HEALTH SCIENCES RESOURCE ADDRESS: ftp.sura.net DESCRIPTION: A rather comprehensive list of on-line resources available to people interested in the Health Sciences. The list is compiled by Lee Hancock, who tries to update the list 4-5 times per year. The list is available via anonyous FTP from the address listed above and is located in /pub/nic as the file medical.resources.xx-xx, where xx-xx represents the date of the release. Please send any comments, suggestions, corrections, additions, deletions to Le07144@Ukanvm or Le07144@Ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu. Thanks to Paul Kleeberg for telling us about this resource. CONTACT: Lee Hancock Le07144@Ukanvm Educational Technologist Le07144@Ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu Educational Techology A Division of Dykes Library University of Kansas Medical Center 66160-7181 (913) 588-7342 [6.2] THE INTERNET LIST OF LISTS ADDRESS: ftp.nisc.sri.com DESCRIPTION: This is a listing of special interest group mailing lists available on the Internet. This file is available via anonymous ftp on ftp.nisc.sri.com in netinfo/interest-groups. A compressed version is available in netinfo/interest-groups.Z. It may also be obtained through e-mail by sending a message to mail-server@nisc.sri.com with "send netinfo/interest-groups" in the body of the message. A hardcopy, indexed version of this list is available from Prentice Hall under the title "Internet: Mailing Lists". The ISBN number for this book is 0-13-327941-3. It is available in many bookstores, and may be ordered directly from Prentice Hall by calling 515-284-6751. To submit updates for the description of an existing mailing-lists or to add a new listing, send a message to interest-groups-request@nisc.sri.com. New versions of this list are typically issued on a quarterly basis. PLEASE NOTE: The general convention is that for administrivia about a list (like getting added or deleted, asking about archive files, etc.) you write to list-REQUEST@host (e.g., 386USERS-REQUEST@UDEL.EDU). This gets you to the Coordinator, rather than to the membership of the entire mailing list. Please look carefully at the entry for each list you are interested in, to see if a -REQUEST address has been provided. SRI tries keep entries current. However, since information is provided by the list maintainers, some entries may be out of date. [6.3] ADV-INFO [Last Update 11/92] ADDRESS: LISTSERV@UTFSM.BITNET DESCRIPTION: ADV-INFO is a list to discuss the latest advances in computing. To access the archives of ADV-INFO send the command INDEX to LISTSERV@UTFSM. To subscribe, sent the following command to LISTSERV@UTFSM.BITNET via mail or interactive message. SUB ADV-INFO your full name For example: SUB ADV-INFO Francisco Fernandez CONTACT: Owner: Francisco Javier Fernandez ( FFERNAND@UTFSM.BITNET) [6.4] AI-CHI ADDRESS: wiley!ai-chi@LLL-LCC.LLNL.GOV DESCRIPTION: Unmoderated mailing list intended for discussion on the subjects related to AI applications to Human-Computer interface design. This could include user modeling, self-adaptive interfaces, intelligent user agents, multi-modal I/O (Natural Language, graphics, speech), intelligent user-interface management systems, intelligent on-line advising, task modelling, and any other related issues. Announcements of books, papers, conferences, new products, public domain software tools, etc. are also encouraged. A limited archive of the most recent messages is available by request from wiley!ai-chi-request@LLL-LCC.LLNL.GOV. All requests to be added to or deleted from this list, problems, questions, etc., should be sent to wiley!ai-chi-request@LLL-LCC.LLNL.GOV. CONTACT: Coordinator: Dr. Sherman Tyler [6.5] THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR DEVELOPMENT GROUP (AIDev) ADDRESS: AIDEV@AISB.ED.AC.UK DESCRIPTION: The Artificial Intelligence for Development group (AIDev) was initiated in 1990 in the University of Edinburgh to encourage communication and cooperation between people interested in the practical applications of Artificial Intelligence in and for developing countries. The group now has a large and expanding international mailing list, has established a worldwide computer bulletin board and produces an occasional newsletter. In addition both literature and software libraries of relevant materials are maintained. Two practical research projects are currently under way. The AIDev group aims to - Provide a skills and materials resource on AI for development in the form of literature, software, knowledge and experience. - Support the initiation of AIDev projects by providing advice on feasability, design, management, funding and evaluation. - Identify and publicise AI techniques and their relevance to development problems. - Encourage communication between AI people, `experts' and people with a problem in order to match these techniques to real needs in developing countries . CONTACT: Kathleen King Tel: (01) 44 31 650 2726 Department of Artificial Intelligence Fax: (01) 44 31 225 9370 University of Edinburgh Email: kk@uk.ac.ed.aisb 80 South Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1HN U K [6.6] ANEST-L [Last Update 28-January-1992] ADDRESSES: LISTSERV@UBVM.BITNET LISTSERV@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU DESCRIPTION: This list was formed to serve as a vehicle for (1) discussion of topics related to anesthesiology and (2) collection of any information related to anesthesiology. Archives of ANEST-L and related files are stored in the ANEST-L FILELIST. To receive a list of files send the command INDEX ANEST-L to LISTSERV@UBVM or LISTSERV@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU as the first line in the body of a mail message (not the Subject: line). To subscribe to ANEST-L, send the command SUB ANEST-L yourfirstname yourlastname to LISTSERV@UBVM or LISTSERV@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU via a mail message (again, as the first line in the body of the mail, not the Subject: line). For example: SUB ANEST-L John Doe CONTACT: Owner: Andrew M. Sopchak BITNET: sopchaka@snysyrv1 Internet: sopchaka@vax.cs.hscsyr.edu Department of Anesthesiology SUNY Health Science Center 750 East Adams Street Syracuse, NY 13210 [6.7] ANNEAL ADDRESS: ANNEAL@CS.UCLA.EDU DESCRIPTION: Discussion of simulated annealing techniques and analysis, as well as other related issues (stochastic optimization, Boltzmann machines, metricity of NP-complete move spaces, etc). Membership is restricted to those doing active research in simulated annealing or related areas. Current membership is international, and about half of the members are published authors. The list itself is unmoderated. Requests to be added to or deleted from the list, problems, questions, etc., should be sent to ANNEAL-REQUEST@CS.UCLA.EDU. CONTACT: Coordinator: Daniel R. Greening [6.8] THE BIOSCI ELECTRONIC NEWSGROUP NETWORK INFORMATION SHEET ADDRESS: BIOSCI@NET.BIO.NET DESCRIPTION: This is the BIOSCI information sheet for the Americas and Pacific Rim countries. If you are located in Europe, Africa, or Central Asia, please request that version of the BIOSCI information sheet by sending e-mail to the Internet address: biosci@net.bio.net. New users of BIOSCI/bionet may want to read the "Frequently Asked Questions" or "FAQ" sheet for BIOSCI. The FAQ provides details on how to participate in these forums and is available for anonymous FTP from net.bio.net [134.172.2.69] in pub/BIOSCI/biosci.FAQ. It may also be requested by sending e-mail to biosci@net.bio.net (use plain English for your request). The FAQ is also posted on the first of each month to the newsgroup BIONEWS/bionet.announce immediately following the posting of the BIOSCI information sheet. Introduction ------------ The BIOSCI newsgroup network was developed to allow easy worldwide communications between biological scientists who work on a variety of computer networks. By having distribution sites or "nodes" on each major network, BIOSCI allows its users to contact people around the world without having to learn a variety of computer addressing tricks. Any user can simply post a message to his/her regional BIOSCI node and copies of that message will be distributed automatically to all other subscribers on all of the participating networks, including the Internet, USENET, BITNET, EARN, NETNORTH, HEANET, and JANET. E-mail Subscription Requests and other Information -------------------------------------------------- If you need to receive BIOSCI messages by e-mail, please send all subscription requests, subscription cancellations, or any other questions about using BIOSCI to the Internet address biosci@net.bio.net As your request will be read by a human, there is no need for special syntax in your message. Simply select the newsgroups from the list below to which you would like to subscribe. ********************************************************************** DO NOT, REPEAT, DO NOT POST SUBSCRIPTION REQUESTS DIRECTLY TO ANY OF THE NEWSGROUP ADDRESSES. PLEASE USE ONLY THE ADDRESS biosci@net.bio.net Your posting could go to several thousand people. Supposing that each person spends a couple of seconds to figure out that you did this, before they go on to the next message. You will have wasted the equivalent of several hours of one person's time, not to mention the computer time and disk storage that are wasted. ********************************************************************** PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO USENET NEWS YOU DO NOT NEED AN E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION!! Simply read and post to the newsgroups in the "bionet" newsgroup heirarchy using your USENET news software (e.g., readnews, rn, vnews, ANU-NEWS, postnews). WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ALL INTERESTED USERS TO EXPLORE GETTING USENET NEWS SOFTWARE AT YOUR SITE. THE SOFTWARE IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, AND YOU WILL FIND IT MUCH MORE CONVENIENT THAN SUBSCRIBING TO NEWSGROUPS BY E-MAIL. Please consult your systems manager or contact biosci@net.bio.net for assistance if needed. List of BIOSCI Newsgroups ------------------------- NEWSGROUP NAME TOPIC -------------- ----- AGEING Discussions about ageing research AGROFORESTRY Discussions about agroforestry research ARABIDOPSIS Newsgroup for the Arabidopsis Genome Project BIOFORUM Discussions about biological topics for which there is not yet a dedicated newsgroup BIOLOGICAL-INFORMATION- THEORY-AND-CHOWDER-SOCIETY Applications of information theory to biology BIONAUTS Question/answer forum for help using electronic networks, locating e-mail addresses, etc. BIONEWS ** General announcements of widespread interest to biologists BIO-JOURNALS Tables of Contents of biological journals BIO-MATRIX Applications of computers to biological databases BIO-SOFTWARE Information on software for the biological sciences CHROMOSOME-22 Mapping and Sequencing of Human Chromosome 22 COMPUTATIONAL-BIOLOGY ** Mathematical and computer applications in biology EMBL-DATABANK Messages to and from the EMBL database staff EMPLOYMENT Job opportunities in biology (see BIOSCI FAQ *before* posting commercial job openings) GDB Messages to and from the Genome Data Bank staff GENBANK-BB Messages to and from the GenBank database staff GENETIC-LINKAGE Newsgroup for genetic linkage analysis HIV-MOLECULAR-BIOLOGY Discussions about the molecular biology of HIV HUMAN-GENOME-PROGRAM NIH-sponsored newsgroup on human genome issues IMMUNOLOGY Discussions about research in immunology JOURNAL-NOTES Practical advice on dealing with professional journals METHODS-AND-REAGENTS Requests for information and lab reagents MOLECULAR-EVOLUTION Discussions about research in molecular evolution NEUROSCIENCE Discussions about research in the neurosciences N2-FIXATION Discussion about biological nitrogen fixation PLANT-BIOLOGY Discussions about research in plant biology POPULATION-BIOLOGY Discussions about research in population biology PROTEIN-ANALYSIS Discussions about research on proteins and messages for the PIR and SWISS-PROT databank staffs. PROTEIN-CRYSTALLOGRAPHY Discussion about crystallography of macromolecules and messages for the PDB staff RAPD Discussions about Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA SCIENCE-RESOURCES Information from/about scientific funding agencies TROPICAL-BIOLOGY Discussions about research in tropical biology VIROLOGY Discussions about research in virology WOMEN-IN-BIOLOGY Discussions about issues concerning women biologists ** Note that newsgroups flagged with ** are moderated, i.e., postings are directed to a moderator (editor) who later forwards messages (possibly edited or condensed) to the newsgroup. Posting Messages to Newsgroups ------------------------------ The lists below include the addresses for posting messages and also the names of the corresponding UNIX USENET newsgroups. Messages can either be posted into the USENET newsgroups using "postnews" or similar software or they can be submitted by electronic mail to the mailing addresses given below. In most cases, messages are posted directly to the newsgroups without editorial intervention. USENET users who use the "postnews" or similar software on their local computer should be sure to set the message distribution to "world" or "bionet" or else your message may not be distributed beyond your local computer. USENET newsgroups are read using, e.g., the "readnews," "rn," or "vnews" software on UNIX systems. USENET news software is in the public domain and is available for most UNIX systems. A public domain USENET news software package named ANU-NEWS is also available for VAX/VMS systems. Your local BIOSCI node can point you towards acquiring the software for use on your computer system. Those who use e-mail to post messages should send their mail to the following Internet addresses in the USA: NEWSGROUP NAME Mailing Address -------------- ---------------- AGEING ageing@net.bio.net AGROFORESTRY ag-forst@net.bio.net ARABIDOPSIS arab-gen@net.bio.net BIOFORUM bioforum@net.bio.net BIO-INFORMATION-THEORY + bio-info@net.bio.net BIONAUTS bio-naut@net.bio.net BIONEWS ** bionews@net.bio.net BIO-JOURNALS bio-jrnl@net.bio.net BIO-MATRIX biomatrx@net.bio.net BIO-SOFTWARE bio-soft@net.bio.net CHROMOSOME-22 chrom-22@net.bio.net COMPUTATIONAL-BIOLOGY ** comp-bio@net.bio.net EMBL-DATABANK embl-db@net.bio.net EMPLOYMENT biojobs@net.bio.net GDB gdb@net.bio.net GENBANK-BB genbankb@net.bio.net GENETIC-LINKAGE gen-link@net.bio.net HIV-MOLECULAR-BIOLOGY hiv-biol@net.bio.net HUMAN-GENOME-PROGRAM gnome-pr@net.bio.net IMMUNOLOGY immuno@net.bio.net JOURNAL-NOTES jrnlnote@net.bio.net METHODS-AND-REAGENTS methods@net.bio.net MOLECULAR-EVOLUTION mol-evol@net.bio.net NEUROSCIENCE neur-sci@net.bio.net N2-FIXATION n2fix@net.bio.net PLANT-BIOLOGY plantbio@net.bio.net POPULATION-BIOLOGY pop-bio@net.bio.net PROTEIN-ANALYSIS proteins@net.bio.net PROTEIN-CRYSTALLOGRAPHY xtal-log@net.bio.net RAPD rapd@net.bio.net SCIENCE-RESOURCES sci-res@net.bio.net TROPICAL-BIOLOGY trop-bio@net.bio.net VIROLOGY virology@net.bio.net WOMEN-IN-BIOLOGY womenbio@net.bio.net + full name is BIOLOGICAL-INFORMATION-THEORY-AND-CHOWDER-SOCIETY ** Note that newsgroups flagged with ** are moderated, i.e., postings are directed to a moderator (editor) who later forwards messages (possibly edited or condensed) to the newsgroup. List of USENET newsgroups ------------------------- BIOSCI messages are distributed on the following USENET newsgroups in the "bionet" heirarchy. Contents of the USENET newsgroups and the e-mail distributions listed above are the same, i.e., messages sent in by e-mail are also forwarded to USENET and messages posted to USENET newsgroups are also distributed to e-mail subscribers. NEWSGROUP NAME USENET Newsgroup Name -------------- --------------------- AGEING bionet.molbio.ageing AGROFORESTRY bionet.agroforestry ARABIDOPSIS bionet.genome.arabidopsis BIOFORUM bionet.general BIO-INFORMATION-THEORY + bionet.info-theory BIONAUTS bionet.users.addresses BIONEWS ** bionet.announce BIO-JOURNALS bionet.journals.contents BIO-MATRIX bionet.molbio.bio-matrix BIO-SOFTWARE bionet.software CHROMOSOME-22 bionet.genome.chrom22 COMPUTATIONAL-BIOLOGY ** bionet.biology.computational EMBL-DATABANK bionet.molbio.embldatabank EMPLOYMENT bionet.jobs GDB bionet.molbio.gdb GENBANK-BB bionet.molbio.genbank GENETIC-LINKAGE bionet.molbio.gene-linkage HIV-MOLECULAR-BIOLOGY bionet.molbio.hiv HUMAN-GENOME-PROGRAM bionet.molbio.genome-program IMMUNOLOGY bionet.immunology JOURNAL-NOTES bionet.journals.note METHODS-AND-REAGENTS bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts MOLECULAR-EVOLUTION bionet.molbio.evolution NEUROSCIENCE bionet.neuroscience N2-FIXATION bionet.biology.n2-fixation PLANT-BIOLOGY bionet.plants POPULATION-BIOLOGY bionet.population-bio PROTEIN-ANALYSIS bionet.molbio.proteins PROTEIN-CRYSTALLOGRAPHY bionet.xtallography RAPD bionet.molbio.rapd SCIENCE-RESOURCES bionet.sci-resources TROPICAL-BIOLOGY bionet.biology.tropical VIROLOGY bionet.virology WOMEN-IN-BIOLOGY bionet.women-in-bio + full name is BIOLOGICAL-INFORMATION-THEORY-AND-CHOWDER-SOCIETY ** Note that newsgroups flagged with ** are moderated, i.e., postings are directed to a moderator (editor) who later forwards messages (possibly edited or condensed) to the newsgroup. BIOSCI "prototype" newsgroups ----------------------------- To assist areas of research in developing their own electronic communication forums, BIOSCI at net.bio.net will set up on request a mailing list *without* an associated USENET newsgroup. The mailing list is created only at net.bio.net, the U.S. BIOSCI node, and all subscription requests must be sent to biosci@net.bio.net regardless of one's geographical location. There is no charge for this or any other BIOSCI service, as usual. This procedure waives the rule that requires each new newsgroup proposal to be put to a vote of the readership first (see BIOSCI/bionet FAQ II, mentioned at the beginning of this document, for details on creating new full-fledged newsgroups and prototype newsgroups). Each mailing list ("prototype newsgroup") must have a scientist volunteer to serve as its discussion leader. The prototype newsgroup has six months to build up its readership after which time it is put out for a vote for full newsgroup status (i.e., to have both a mailing list *and* parallel USENET newsgroup created at both BIOSCI nodes in the U.S. and U.K.). If you are interested in establishing such a forum for your research specialty, please contact biosci@net.bio.net. The current prototype newsgroups are listed below. Please send subscription requests to biosci@net.bio.net and NOT to the newsgroup posting addresses. Prototype newsgroups are *not* archived, so please be sure to save any messages that you may want to refer to again. Posting Address Purpose --------------- ------- autoseqs@net.bio.net Discussions about automated DNA sequencing btk-mca@net.bio.net Discussions about biothermal kinetics FURTHER QUESTIONS??? Please address them to biosci@net.bio.net. [6.9] BIONAUTS ADDRESS: LISTSERV@IRLEARN.BITNET DESCRIPTION: A mailing list for BIONAUTS has been established at IRLEARN The main purpose of the list is to facilitate communications between life scientists. This list will have three main functions. 1. It can be used to ask questions about networking addresses of scientists in the biological life sciences. e.g. I need to get in contact with some one at EMBL who should I send mail to. 2. If you have small databases of E-mail addresses related to your particular field of interest they can be uploaded onto BIO-NAUT for the benefit of others. Special interst groups welcome. e.g. Numerical taxonomists, Culture Collections, etc. 3. If you subscribe you will be asked to send one message to BIO-NAUT which gives a brief outline of who you are and your main interests. Instructions on the format of this MESSAGE will be sent to all subscribers individually. To subscribe to the BIOSCI Bionauts distribution service at IRLEARN, send the following command as one line in the body of a mail message to LISTSERV@IRLEARN.BITNET saying just SUBSCRIBE BIO-NAUT forename surname Those of you who are directly on EARN or BITNET can also subscribe with an interactive message, e.g. TELL LISTSERV AT IRLEARN SUB BIO-NAUT forename surname (on an IBM running VM/CMS) or SEND LISTSERV@IRLEARN SUB BIO-NAUT forename surname (on a VAX running VMS) When you have done that, you will get an acknowledgement that you now belong to the distribution list. Once subscribed, you can send mail messages to BIO-NAUT@IRLEARN.BITNET and they will be AUTOMATICALLY redistributed to all the other subscribers. They (and you) can then reply to that address and everyone will see the answers. Remember The SUB command for subscribing goes to LISTSERV@IRLEARN.BITNET (LISTSERV%IRLEARN.BITNET@VM1.NODAK.EDU for Internet users) Your mail messages for others to see go to BIO-NAUT@IRLEARN.BITNET (BIO-NAUT%IRLEARN.BITNET@VM1.NODAK.EDU for Internet users) CONTACT: Moderator: Rob Harper [6.10] BIO-SOFTWARE NEWSGROUP ADDRESSES: BIO-SOFTWARE%NET.BIO.NET@VM1.NODAK.EDU bio-soft@IRLEARN.UCD.IE Ireland EARN/BitNet bio-soft@UK.AC.DARESBURY U.K. JANET bio-software@BMC.UU.SE Sweden Internet bio-software@NET.BIO.NET U.S.A. BitNet bio-soft@NET.BIO.NET U.S.A. BitNet DESCRIPTION: The BIO-SOFTWARE newsgroup replaces three previous newsgroups on BIOSCI: OLD BBOARD NAMES BITNET/EARN Name USENET Newsgroup Name -------------------- ---------------- ----------------------- CONTRIBUTED-SOFTWARE SOFT-CON bionet.software.contrib PC-COMMUNICATIONS SOFT-COM bionet.software.pc.comm PC-SOFTWARE SOFT-PC bionet.software.pc -------------------- ---------------- ----------------------- NEW BBOARD NAME BITNET/EARN Name USENET Newsgroup Name -------------------- ---------------- ----------------------- BIO-SOFTWARE BIO-SOFT bionet.software -------------------- ---------------- ----------------------- The BIO-SOFTWARE newsgroup is not moderated. Questions, answers, and discussions are welcomed about software related to the biological sciences (or even about problems with other software that scientists might use in the course of their work such as word processors or communications software). To subscribe to this newsgroup, please send your subscription request to one of the following addresses; if you previously received e-mail from any of the three superceded groups, then you should have been subscribed to BIO-SOFTWARE. If you have any questions or doubts about this, please contact the applicable BIOSCI address below: Subscription Addresses Location Network -------------------------------- -------- ----------- biosci%net.bio.net@VM1.NODAK.EDU Internet biosci@net.bio.net U.S.A. BitNet biosci@irlearn.ucd.ie Ireland EARN/BitNet biosci@uk.ac.daresbury U.K. JANET biosci@bmc.uu.se Sweden Internet Users on the BIONET DEC 2065 computer may subscribe (i.e., be shown all new messages at login) by entering DO BIO-SOFTWARE after the @ prompt. CONTACT: Coordinator: Dave Kristofferson kristofferson@BIONET-20.BIO.NET [6.11] BIOMEDICAL ETHICS MAILING LIST ADDRESS: BIOMED-L%NDSUVM1.BITNET@VM1.NODAK.EDU DESCRIPTION: Mailing list for discussion on the topic of Biomedical Ethics. Since the field of medicine and medical technology are rapidly changing and the field is so broad, it is difficult to have clearly delineated rules as to what should and should not be discussed, but possible topics might include: Paternalism, Fetal Cell Transplant, The Right to Die, AIDS, Suicide, Patient Autonomy, Abortion, Drug Legalization, Euthanasia, Respirator Withdrawal, Transplants, Allocation of scarce resources and many others too numerous to list here. The discussions may be ethical, philosophical, religious, political, social or even, in some cases, personal. Open discussion, disagreement, and dissent is encouraged. Open flames are most certainly *not*. To subscribe to BIOMED-L send the following command to LISTSERV@NDSUVM1: SUBSCRIBE BIOMED-L your_full_name where your_full_name is your real name, not your userid. Non-BitNet users can subscribe by sending the above command in the text/body of a message to LISTSERV%NDSUVM1.BITNET@VM1.NODAK.EDU. CONTACT: Coordinator: Bill Sklar <86730%LAWRENCE.BITNET@VM1.NODAK.EDU> [6.12] THE BIOTECHNOLOGY MAILING LIST ADDRESSES: BIOTECH%UMDC.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU BIOTECH@UMDC.UMD.EDU DESCRIPTION: The Biotechnology mailing list is open for: software/hardware issues, announcements, submission of bulletins, exchange of ideas and data. Previous bulletins are archived on BIOSERVE server disk. The server accepts commands from the Subject: line of a message. The request for information and previous bulletins can be sent to BIOSERVE%UMDC.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU or BIOSERVE@UMDC.UMD.EDU. All requests to be added to or deleted from this list, problems, questions, etc., should be sent to BIOTECH%UMDC.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU or BIOTECH@UMDC.UMD.EDU. CONTACT: Coordinator: Deba Patnaik DEBA%UMDC.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU [6.13] CADUCEUS ADDRESSES: CADUCEUS@Beach.Gal.UTexas.EDU CADUCEUS@UTMBEACH.BITNET DESCRIPTION: CADUCEUS is a moderated discussion group organized for the members of the Association of Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences, and other individuals interested in medical history collections. The purpose is to provide a forum for the exchange of information about the administration of special collections in medical history. CADUCEUS is not on a Listserver. To subscribe, send a message to: CADUCEUS@UTMBeach (Bitnet) or CADUCEUS@Beach.Gal.UTexas.Edu (Internet) CONTACT: Moderator: Inci Bowman, Moody Medical Library The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX 77555-1035 Phone: 409/772-2397 [6.14] CANCERNET - NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, NIH ADDRESS: cancernet@icicb.nci.nih.gov CancerNet is a quick and easy way to obtain, through electronic mail, recommended treatment guidelines in English or Spanish from the National Cancer Institute's Physician Data Query (PDQ) system. CancerNet also lets you request information about PDQ, PDQ distributors, and other products and services from the NCI, including a list of patient publications available from the Office of Cancer Communications. You can access CancerNet through a number of different networks including BITNET and Internet. There is no charge for the service unless your local computer center charges for use of e-mail. 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CONTACT: CancerNet representative Cheryl Burg Internet: cheryl@icicb.nci.nih.gov Building 82, Room 103A Phone: (301) 496-8880 Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Fax: (301) 480-8105 [6.15] THE CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS MAILING LIST ADDRESSES: CYBSYS-L@BINGVAXU.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU CYBSYS-L%BINGVMB.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU CYBSYS-L@BINGVMB.BITNET The Cybernetics and Systems mailing list is an open list serving those working in or just interested in the interdisciplinary fields of Systems Science, Cybernetics, and related fields (e.g. General Systems Theory, Complex Systems Theory, Dynamic Systems Theory, Computer Modeling and Simulation, Network Theory, Self-Organizing Systems Theory, Information Theory, Fuzzy Set Theory). The list is coordinated by members of the Systems Science department of the Watson School at SUNY-Binghamton, and is affiliated with the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS) and the American Society for Cybernetics (ASC). 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Our thanks to their management and staff for permission to use their system for the list and for assistance in setting it up. The list is sponsored by the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center. Questions may be directed to David John Marotta. CONTACT: David John Marotta Internet: djm5g@virginia.edu Senior Computer Systems Enginerr Bitnet: djm5g@virginia Strategic Planning Group IBM US Mail: USUVARG8 Health Science Center voice: (804) 982-3718 The University of Virginia messages: (804) 924-5261 Charlottesville, VA 22903 fax: (804) 296-7209 (804) 295-2471 [6.21] HSPNET-L ADDRESS: HSPNET-L on LISTSERV@ALBNYDH2 DESCRIPTION: HSPNET-L provides consultation, a monthly digest, and a data base of hospital networks. It emphasizes restoration and extension of consulting for rural hospitals by connection to major medical centers. All aspects (hardware, software, staff training, confidentiality of patient data, etc) will be covered. 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CONTACT: Jane Peterson, National Center for Human Genome Research JP2@nihcu.bitnet [6.23] IAMEX-L ADDRESS: LISTSERV@TECMTYVM (BITNET) LISTSERV@TECMTYVM.MTY.ITESM.MX (INTERNET) DESCRIPTION: I am glad to inform you that we just opened a list of artificial intelligence, with the purpose to change ideas from Latinoamerica and the rest of the world, this list will look general topics (medicine, mechanical engineering, games, electronics, administration, etc), we will show applications, discussions, ideas of AI in this areas. We will be glad if you decide to join us. Some information of the list: Artificial Intelligence list of ITESM. Artificial Intelligence is a very powerful tool, and still very new. Some Thoughts about this topic are very dissapointed, the reason of it, it is that AI is a unknown area for most of the people, or it seems to them that artificial intelligence is more theorical than practical. The purpose of this list is to present to the people, there is a practical use for this science, and its technics are very useful for the understanding of the knowledge. Letting knowing to the people how we are developing this area in Mexico, and other countries. This will be done in the following way: 1) Answering questions (doubts about a topic from a class, project,etc) 2) Presenting and discussion of interviews from experts 3) Presenting and discussion projects around the world 4) Sending out a periodical general information about a topic 5) Sending out information about simposiums, meetings, bibliography, etc. This project is administrated by the AI Invetigation Center in Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) in Monterrey, N.L. The people who are interesting about subscribing this list must fill these requirements: 1: Be a student, investigator, profesor who are interesting and have some knowledge of this area 2: Must fill the registration form, please ask for it to owners. To Be Added to the List Please Contact one of the Owners: CONTACT: PL500368@TECMTYVM.BITNET (Juana Maria Gomez Puertos) PL157961@TECMTYVM.BITNET (Fernando Careaga Sanchez) [6] AIM RELATED INTERNET RESOURCES (continued in part 3 of FAQ)