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  Have you ever wondered why so many atheists are described as "militant" atheists? Read why on Jeff Shallit's blog Recursivit...

  Today marks the 63rd anniversary of the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. British, Canadian and American forces opened the second fron...

  The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2004. "for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation" Aaron Ciechanover (1947- ), Avr...

  "What Determines Species Diversity?" is one of the top 25 questions from the 125th anniversary issue of Science magazine [ Scie...

  One might assume that only growing or reproducing cells would require new protein molecules—and therefore a supply of amino acids—but this...

  "How Does a Single Somatic Cell Become a Whole Plant?" is one of the top 25 questions from the 125th anniversary issue of Scienc...

  The 11th edition of bio::blogs, a carnival on bioinformatics, has been published at nodalpoint.org [ Bio::Blogs #11 ]. A special edition ...

  An article on the National Geographic website addresses an issue in the evolution of birds [ "Feathered" Dinosaur Was Bald, Not ...

  Today's molecule is my first example of a protein. I've given you two different views of the molecule showing most of it as a ribb...

  Visit The Daily Transcript for your complete list of summer reading, courtesy of Gregor Mendel Mendel's Garden #15 - Summer Reading E...

  This is a survey on ethics developed by workers at Carnegie Mellon University for readers of the New York Times [ Survey on Ethical Standa...

  Jim Watson has just become the first person to have his complete genome sequenced. Craig Venter's genome sequence is not far behind. W...

  The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) has established guidelines for undergraduate programs in biochemistry ...

  Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education (BAMBED) is a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the International Union of Biochemistr...

  Chris Mooney has challenged me to respond to a video (see below the fold) of a talk that he and Matt Nisbet gave on framing. Over on his b...