10 research outputs found
Being is remembering:On Locke’s theory of consciousness, mnemohistory, and the game Remember me
No full textThis contribution discusses the concept of ‘mnemohistory’ through an analysis of the video game Remember Me. The game’s protagonist Nilin has the ability to manipulate other people’s memories by subtly changing details, which changes how they see themselves and act. The author analyses how the game connects memories to identity and consciousness based on Locke’s theory. It also explores themes of sin, temptation, paradise lost, and climate change. The contribution argues that the game shows how the past shapes the present through remembered history rather than objective facts. It raises questions about memory manipulation and who owns memories
Where Are You, Enoch? Why Can’t I Find You? Genesis 5:21–24 Reconsidered
No full textIn this article, the Enoch passage in Genesis 5:21–24 is examined both within the immediate context of Gen 5 as well as within its ancient Near Eastern context. Taking both synchronic and diachronic aspects into account, it is argued, in contrast to many other studies, that the passage is not ambiguous about Enoch’s fate. Readers in biblical times would have understood that Enoch did not die but was translocated by God to a mythological or, “supernatural” location on earth; a location like the garden in Eden
Genesis 5 and the Formation of the Primeval History: a Redaction Historical Case Study
No full textZusammenfassung:Der Artikel diskutiert die Komposition von Gen 5, das mögliche literarische Wachstum des Textes und seine Beziehung zu Gen 2–4 innerhalb der größeren Komposition der Urgeschichte. Quellen-Hypothesen, Ergänzungshypothesen und Blums priesterschriftliche Komposition werden als mögliche Erklärungen für die Beziehung zwischen Gen 5 und Gen 2–4 erwogen. Unter Berücksichtigung sowohl synchroner als auch diachroner Aspekte wird dafür votiert, Gen 5 als Entfaltung und Zusatz zu Gen 2–4 zu sehen. Im Lichte von Gen 5 bietet das Modell Blums die beste entstehungsgeschichtliche Erklärung für die Urgeschichte.</jats:p
The self-incompatibility (S) locus in Petunia hybrida is located on chromosome III in a region, syntenic for the Solanaceae
No full textSeven independent transformants were previously shown to carry T-DNA inserts that are genetically linked to the self-incompatibility (S)-locus in Petunia hybrida. These T-DNAs provided reliable targets for fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH) localisation. The T-DNA loci were found to be distributed over the entire long arm of chromosome ill. The most tightly linked T-DNA loci were located in a subcentromeric position. Independent confirmation of this assignment of the S-locus to chromosome III was obtained by RFLP analysis of a cDNA marker linked to the S-locus of potato (CP100). Tight linkage was found between CP100 and a peroxidase isozyme locus previously mapped to chromosome ill. The co-localisation of CP100, peroxidase and the S-locus in petunia reveals synteny around the S-locus between four members of the Solanaceae family. The implications of a subcentromeric localisation of the S-locus are discussed in relation to chromosome fragments associated with self-compatible mutants
The SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics' resources: focus on curated databases
No full textThe SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (www.isb-sib.ch) provides world-class bioinformatics databases, software tools, services and training to the international life science community in academia and industry. These solutions allow life scientists to turn the exponentially growing amount of data into knowledge. Here, we provide an overview of SIB's resources and competence areas, with a strong focus on curated databases and SIB's most popular and widely used resources. In particular, SIB's Bioinformatics resource portal ExPASy features over 150 resources, including UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, ENZYME, PROSITE, neXtProt, STRING, UniCarbKB, SugarBindDB, SwissRegulon, EPD, arrayMap, Bgee, SWISS-MODEL Repository, OMA, OrthoDB and other databases, which are briefly described in this article
