Sandwalk

  An unusual science conference was held recently in Azeroth . Many of you, like me, who know where Azeroth is. It's the virtual world o...

  Gunther Stent was one of the leading figures in the 'phage group, a group of molecular biologists who transformed the science of biol...

  You've Been Left Behind is a very special website. If you are sure that you've led a good Christian life then you can expect to b...

  The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1972. "for their discoveries concerning the chemical structure of antibodies" Gerald M...

Bora Zivkovic asked this question on A Blog Around the Clock : How long does it take to synthesize a molecule of leucine anyway? . A dozen ...

  Eva Amsen is writing her thesis. It is very easy to get distracted when you are writing your thesis—everyone needs a break from time to ti...

  Come to the Centre for Inquiry's lecture by Gretta Vosper . With or Without God: Why the Way We Live is More Important than What We B...

  Name this molecule, being as specific as you can. There's a direct connection between today's molecule and a Nobel Prize. The priz...

  CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE PRESENTS The future of medicine: help, hope or hype? (download the poster) What lies in the future for medicine and heal...

  Jeff Tamblyn, the director of Kansas vs Darwin will be in town this week for the ReelHeART International Film Festival . The film will be...

  Fernando was one of ABBA's biggest hits. There's a lot of debate about which war it refers to. The song mentions crossing the Rio...

  This is a follow-up to a posting back in January where I mentioned a recently published article by Budden et al. (2008) [see Bias Against ...

  Alex Palazzo of The Daily Transcript has been in Toronto for the past few days. We were able to get together for lunch on Wednesday and f...

  Alex Palazzo of The Daily Transcript met with Eva Amsen of easternblot , John Dupuis of Confessions of a Science Librarian , and Phillip ...

  It's Friday the 13th and the bikers are gathering in Port Dover . This year they're hoping to set a new Guinness record for the mo...