Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Nobel Laureate: Bernardo Houssay
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1947. "for his discovery of the part played by the hormone of the anterior pituitary lobe i...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Richard Dawkins—polite and gracious to a fault
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Some of you might remember Peter McKnight. He's a columnist for the Vancouver Sun (Canada) and he wrote a piece last year defending M...
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Monday, April 28, 2008
Should Undergraduate Programs Be Easier?
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We have a biochemistry program for undergraduates. It would be called a major at most universities but at the University of Toronto we cal...
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Who Do You Know?
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The Friendly Atheist asks ... Who is the most famous person you know (who would admit to knowing you back)? You can see my answer over th...
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Monday's Molecule #69
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This colorful molecule plays an important role in regulating carbohydrate metabolism, among other things. Your task for today is to identi...
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Gene Genie #30
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The 30th edition of Gene Genie has been posted at Gene Expression [ Gene Genie #30 ]. Welcome to the 30th Gene Genie! The beautiful logo...
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Does science make belief in God obsolete?
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The John Templeton Foundation has a website where "leading scientists and scholars" discuss the question "Does science make...
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Is Anyone Stupid Enough to Fall for This?
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I received this message today ... Dear UTORONTO.CA Email Account Owner, This message is from UTORONTO.CA messaging center 1 to all UTORON...
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
Darwin's Garden
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In order to walk on the sandwalk you have to pass through Darwin's garden behind Down House. Most visitors take advantage of the oppor...
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Ben Stein Meets Charles Darwin
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Do you remember this image from the Expelled trailer? [ Expelled: The Movie ] It's a picture of Ben Stein looking at the statue of Ch...
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Fibrin and Blood Clots
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The formation of blood clots in mammals is an example of a complex pathway that does not seem to be very well "designed." This h...
Friday, April 25, 2008
Fun with Polls
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The Expelled website has a poll asking "Do you think the theory of Intelligent Design should be taught in our education system?"...
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Do We Need Genetic Counselors?
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The blogs promoting genetic testing usually think that we don't need genetic counselors to interpret the results and advise on what to...
Top 100 Public Intellectuals
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The Foreign Policy website has a list of the top 100 public intellectuals from around the world [ The Top 100 Public Intellectuals: Bios ...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Writing with Amino Acids
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Eva has a picture of a bracelet that spells out "I am starstuff" using the structures of several amino acids and their single-le...
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