Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Monday, December 02, 2013
Monday's Molecule #225
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Last week's molecule was EF-Tu (elongation factor-thermo unstable). EF-Tu binds to all tRNA molecules in the cell and helps position the...
Sunday, December 01, 2013
Carnival of Evolution #66: The Day of the Doctor
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This month's Carnival of Evolution is hosted by none other than John Wilkins. He's a philosopher but don't let that put you off...
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Elizabeth Pennisi writes about Richard Lenski's long-term evolution experiment
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Elizabeth Pennisi has written about the long-term evolution experiment of Richard Lenski [ The Man Who Bottled Evolution ]. The experiment i...
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Saturday, November 30, 2013
Why don't people accept evolution?
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Chris Mooney (remember spin framing?) is at it again. This time he writes for Mother Jones : 7 Reasons Why It's Easier for Humans to Be...
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What do you think of Brian Pallister's statement?
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Brian Pallister is the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. Here's a statement he made the other day. I'm not p...
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Thursday, November 28, 2013
Bill Farrell and Louis C on the Sandwalk
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Here's a photo of Bill Farrell ("Doc Bill") and Louis C on the Sandwalk. They join a distinguished list of people whose vis...
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Answering ten questions from the IDiots
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On this American Thanksgiving Day, David Klinghoffer gives thanks for Richard Dawkins and Jerry Coyne [ Thank Goodness for Richard Dawkins ]...
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Natural selection may not lead to evolution?
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I recently discovered a new book called The Princeton Guide to Evolution . It looks pretty authoritative so I ordered a copy. There are ex...
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Monday, November 25, 2013
Monday's Molecule #224
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Last week's molecule was the second messenger, phosphatidylinositol 4,5- bis phosphate or PIP 2 . The winner is Dean Bruce. The undergra...
What is bioethics? Is Margaret Somerville a bioethicist or a Roman Catholic apologist?
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I had an interesting conversation with a student the other day. She's studying "bioethics" at the University of Toronto. This ...
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Sunday, November 24, 2013
You simply won't believe what the IDiots are saying now!
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Do you remember Vincent Joseph Torley (vjtorley)? He's the IDiot with a Ph.D. (2007) from the Department of Philosophy at the University...
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God Only Knows
by The Beach Boys
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The Pet Sounds album by The Beach Boys was released in 1966. The album ranks in the top ten of almost everyone's list of best albums (...
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Saturday, November 23, 2013
Little Richie Dawkins
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One thing that draws me to the ID movement is that it has the polite and understated ethic that science is supposed to have -- but does not ...
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Unchained Melody
by The Rightous Brothers
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Is it true that the music of the Baby Boomers is a whole lot better than the music of Generation-X or the Millennials (Generation-Y)? Of cou...
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A new definition of kindness and empathy? (on educating children)
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Today's version of the Toronto Star has several articles on kindness and empathy. The feature article appears on the front page of the ...
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