Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Monday, March 19, 2012
I Rank Number One on Google
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I was searching through some old posts today and I came across I Rank Number One on Google from October 2007. The idea was to come up wi...
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Dynamics and Sloppiness in Protein Synthesis
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Protein synthesis can be divided into three stages. First, there's the initiation stage when a ribosome binds to the initiation cod...
We Are All Apes
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Richard Dawkins created a bit of a stir among the theists by claiming that he is an African ape. Someone named Vasko Kohlmayer was par...
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Monday's Molecule #162
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The last few challenges have been too easy so I'm going to make this week's molecule a bit more difficult. Not only do you have t...
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
The "Reason Rally" Will Have Everything But Reason.
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A lot of people are going to Washington next Saturday to stand 1 near the reflecting pool for eight hours listening to short speeches an...
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Friday, March 16, 2012
John Mattick Wins Chen Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement in Human Genetic and Genomic Research
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Shame on the Human Genome Organization (HUGO) . It has awarded a prestigious prize (US $10,000) to John Mattick, director of the Centre for ...
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Happy Ides!
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Today is the Ides of March a famous day in European history because of Brutus, Cassius and a bunch of other Roman dudes. Did you ever w...
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What Does a Eukaryotic Ribosome Look Like?
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There's a picture of a yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae ) ribosome on the cover of the Dec. 16, 2011 issue of Science . The paper insi...
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Monday, March 12, 2012
Monday's Molecule #161
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Some species make this molecule for a very special reason. Identify the molecule using the common name and the IUPAC name. You must also ...
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On the Sandwalk
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Here's a panoramic view of what it's like to be on the Sandwalk behind Down House (Darwin's Home). This is the stretch along t...
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How to Control Pesky Scientists
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This is from Rick Mercer, a Canadian comedian [ The Rick Mercer Report ]. [Hat Tip: Craig Smibert ]
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Friday, March 09, 2012
Should We Challenge the Beliefs of Our Students?
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Is it part of our role as university educators to challenge the beliefs of our students? You're damn right it is! That's what uni...
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Is Science Restricted to Methodologial Naturalism?
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Maarten Boudry, Stefaan Blancke, and Johan Braeckman have an article coming out in Science & Education on " Grist to the Mill of A...
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Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Pikaia is most primitive vertebrate known
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Yesterday I was talking to one of my colleagues and she asked me if I'd heard the latest news about the Burgess Shale. I confessed ig...
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Redshirting: Holding kids back from kindergarten
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Until a few minutes ago I had never heard of "redshirting" although I was familiar with the concept. Some parents want to hold t...
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