Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Minimum Centromere Size in Plants
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In an earlier posting we examined the structure and organization of centromere DNA. In mammals, the centromere consists of multiple tandem r...
Monday, June 02, 2008
Monday's Molecule #74
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This is an important molecule for some species but not for others. You need to identify the molecule, give its correct common name and the...
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Saturday, May 31, 2008
Godless Canadians
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According to a recent poll, 23% of Canadians do not believe in God [ Quarter of Canadians don't believe in any god, poll says ]. Here&...
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Best College Atheist Groups
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The Guelph Skeptics at the University of Guelph won $300 from the Student Secular Alliance for Best Media Appearance. They were in the cam...
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Friday, May 30, 2008
Are Science and Religion Compatible? AAAS Says Yes.
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This is a short video produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) . This is the organization that publishes...
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How Many Biochemists Does It Take ....
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... to fix a projector? At one point during yesterday's talk the projector and Lewis Kay's powerpoint presentation failed to commu...
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Biochemistry's 100th Birthday: Day 2
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Day 2 of the Department of Biochemistry 100th Anniversary Symposium began with a series of lectures by former graduates of the department...
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
Telomeres
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Telomeres are sequences at the ends of linear chromosomes that protect the essential part of the chromosome from damage following repeate...
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Biochemistry's 100th Birthday: Day 1
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Yesterday was the first day of our department's 100th birthday party celebrations [ Department of Biochemistry 100th Anniversary Sympo...
Tangled Bank #106
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The latest issue of Tangled Bank is #106. It's hosted at ars technica [ Welcome to the 106th Tangled Bank ]. Greetings, and welcome ...
Science Fiction and Intelligent Design
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Peter Kazmaier (photo, left) is a research scientist for some private company. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at Queen’s Uni...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Nobel Laureate: Wendell Stanley
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1946. "for their preparation of enzymes and virus proteins in a pure form" Wendell Meredith Stanley...
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Browser Wars: What Browser Do You Use?
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I started using Netscape about 15 years ago when it first evolved from Mosaic. I kept using the latest versions until just a few years ago...
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What's the Difference Between Female DNA and Male DNA?
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Answer: The "female" DNA sequence is incomplete because it lack DNA from the Y chromosome. A recent press release from the Leide...
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The Blue Watermelon Theory
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A reader sent me the link to this video with the following comment ... I came across this movie. It's amazing!! Please make time to wa...
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