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This is weird. I was a bit bored so I asked Gemini the following question: "What is the difference between junk DNA and non-coding DNA?...

There are somewhat less than 25,000 genes in the human genome and there are probably about the same number of pseudogenes. Pseudogenes are...

Can modern biologists get along with modern philosphers of biology? James DiFrisco and Steven Orzack think they can and they have suggestion...

Can modern biologists get along with modern philosphers of biology? James DiFrisco and Steven Orzack think they can and they have suggestion...

The leading edge of the baby boomer generation is turning 80 this year (that's me!). Chris Christie is a trailing edge baby boomer. C...

This is a serious question. We ( Sandwalk readers) know that there's a lot of science misinformation being spread in the popular scienc...

I've written quite a bit about the perceived conflict between science and philosophy and defended my view that science is best described...

I was intrigued by a recent article by Carlos Lozade in The New York Times : America Has Become a Dangerous Nation . The opening paragraph s...

I once participated in a discussion about introducing indigenous ways of knowing in the Ontario science curriculum. The idea was to have hig...

One of my Facebook friends posted a link to an article on genetic drift on the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy website [ Genetic Drift ]...

Happy St. Patrick's Day! These are my great-grandparents Thomas Keys Foster, born in County Tyrone on September 5, 1852 and Eliza Ann Jo...

The Genetics Society has awarded the 2026 Mendel Medal to Joe Felsenstein. Some of you may know Joe because he sometimes posts comments on...

Arlin Stoltfus wrote an excellent book where he makes the case for mutationism—the idea that the course of evolution is determined by the oc...

Getting a Ph.D. means that you become an expert in that subject and you have demonstrated that you can think critically enough to advance ou...

There have been dozens of studies on the possible harmful effects of glyphosate. There are many well-funded organizations and tons of lawyer...