Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Friday, July 31, 2009
Nova Scotia Lobster
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On Tuesday evening I met up with John Dupré . John is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Exeter (UK) and director of the ESRC Ce...
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Perspectives on the Tree of Life: Ford Doolittle
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As you read this I'll be in Halifax listening to Ford while he explains his version of the tree of life and why it conflicts with Darw...
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Science Journalism and the Two Cultures
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At the "Two Cultures" meeting in New York last May there was a panel discussion on "Science Communication." The four p...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Nobel Laureate: Roger Tsien
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008. "for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP" Roger Y. Tsien (195...
The Tree of Life
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I'm off to a meeting on Perspectives on the Tree of Life . 1 (See Perspectives on the Tree of Life: Day One , Day Two , Day Three .) ...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
What is NIH up to?
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We've been debating the appointment of a new NIH Director (Francis Collins) but ignoring the role that NIH's Office of Science Edu...
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Good Food, Bad Food
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Most of us are all too familiar with the food police. The food police are a group of self-appointed “experts" on nutrition. Not only do...
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Monday's Molecule #131: Winner
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The reaction pathway depicts the formation of the chromophore of green fluorescent protein (GFP). The light fluorescence is due to light t...
The Dutch are p*ssed as well
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You just can't make this stuff up, ... oh, wait a minute, it's Fox News. Carry on. [Hat Tip: Pharyngula
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Your polite neighbours to the North are p*ssed off
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From DAILY KOS ... Oh yes indeedy. The Shona Holmes thing? You know, the one whose story changes depending on her audience? In the commer...
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Evolution and (lack of) design
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The recurrent laryngeal nerve in humans begins in the brain then travels down into the the thorax, loops around the aorta, and travels bac...
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How Many M&M's in a Jar?
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I just had to copy this from GrrlScientist 'cause my favorite 1 daughter loves M&M's and physics. Here's the Science pa...
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Sam Harris vs Francis Collins
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Sam Harris has published an op-ed piece in The New York Times where he questions whether the religious beliefs of Francis Collins are com...
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Monday's Molecule #131
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This week we have an entire pathway to help you out. The goal is to identify the final product on the right and explain its significance. ...
Sunday, July 26, 2009
What Does the Roman Catholic Church Believe about Evolution?
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As I'm sure you all know by now, the "official" position of the Roman Catholic Church is theistic evolution. Humans evolved ...
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