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Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Monday, March 17, 2014
Reading Books
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Yesterday we watched two episodes of House of Cards and two of our favorite TV shows; Amazing Race and The Good Wife . We also watched a s...
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On teaching creationism in American public universities
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I think that universities are places where diversity of opinion should be encouraged and where fringe ideas should be protected. I'm ver...
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Sunday, March 16, 2014
A chemist who doesn't understand evolution
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James Tour is an organic chemist. He is a Professor of Chemistry and Professor, Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science...
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Saturday, March 15, 2014
Philip Ball writes about molecular mechanisms of evolution
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It's been almost a year since I commented on an Nature article by Philip Ball [see DNA: Nature Celebrates Ignorance ]. Here's part ...
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How does molecular biology overthrow the Modern Synthesis?
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I think the hardened version of the Modern Synthesis is inadequate to describe 21st century evolutionary biology. I think that it didn't...
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Friday, March 14, 2014
Michael Egnor is an expert on cluelessness
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The war between science and religion is fought on many fronts. One of the most remarkable campaigns is the attempt by religious zealots to d...
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Thursday, March 13, 2014
The "selfish gene" is not a good metaphor to describe evolution
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Last December David Dobbs wrote an article entitled " Die, selfish gene die! " in which he promoted some really stupid ideas about...
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What is "macroevolution"?
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Denyse O'Leary on Uncommon Descent wonders Is “macroevolution” even a meaningful term? It’s time to ask. Here's the problem as c...
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Everything you thought you knew about sex is probably wrong
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The evolution of sexual reproduction is one of the great mysteries of biology. I've been teaching this to undergraduates for several dec...
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Prayer at Mississauga City Council
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I am reliably informed that meetings of the Mississauga City Council 1 still begin with a prayer. I'm not sure why city councilors feel...
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014
What did Joe Felsenstein say about sex?
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Today we talked about the evolution of sex. The take-home message is that sex is one of the most difficult problems in biology. We really do...
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Marc Garneau and the Liberal Party of Canada support basic research
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Last night I was at a small gathering of Liberal supporters at the Paramount restaurant on Yonge Street in Toronto. The event was organized ...
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Monday, March 10, 2014
Bye bye RNA world
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I think it's time we started being serious about the limitations of the RNA world as a possible explanation for the origin of life. It...
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Monday's Molecule #232
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Monday's Molecule #231 [ Monday's Molecule #231 ] was the Shine-Delgarno sequence found a few nucleotides upstream of the initiation...
Did you lose an hour of sleep?
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Saturday night was the night when most people in North American turned their clocks forward one hour for "Daylight Saving Time." 1...
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