Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Thursday, July 10, 2008
A Gene Wiki
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The prevalence of errors and omissions in sequence databases is one of the ugly little secrets of molecular biology [ Errors in Sequence D...
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Flatfish
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Flatfish are strange looking animals that live sideways. One of their eyes has migrated to one side of the fish so that when it lies on it...
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Good Science Writers: G. Brent Dalrymple
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G. Brent Dalrymple is a geologist at Oregon State University (now retired). He received the National Science Medal in 2005. This is the U...
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Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Good Science Writers: Jacques Monod
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Jacques Monod (1910 - 1976) received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1965) for his work on the regulation of the lac operon (...
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Nobel Laureate: Peter Agre
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2003. "for the discovery of water channels" Peter Agre (1949 - ) received the 2003 Nobel Prize in ...
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The Three Fatal Flaws in the Theory of Evolution
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Thanks to PZ Myers for finding an important new website called Darwin Conspiracy . It highlights the three faltal flaws in the Theory of ev...
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Good Science Writers: Steven Vogel
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Steven Vogel is a Professor in the Biology Department at Duke University (N.C., USA). His main research interest is comparative biomechani...
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Evolution Education
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Last year the McGill Journal of Education published a special issue on teaching evolution. One of the most interesting articles was by Crai...
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"Rational" Arguments for the Existence of God
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The current issue of Christianity Today contains an article by William Lane Craig entitled God Is Not Dead Yet: How current philosophers ...
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Monday, July 07, 2008
Monday's Molecule #79
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What is this protein doing and what is its name? You don't need to identify the species. There's a direct connection between today...
Friday, July 04, 2008
The Evolution of Flowering Plants
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A lot more is known about the evolution of flowering plants than most people realize. Christopher Taylor over at Catalogue of Organisms 1 ...
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Thursday, July 03, 2008
Good Science Writers: Richard Lewontin
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Richard "Dick" Lewontin (1929 - ) is Alexander Agassiz Research Professor at Harvard University (Boston, USA). He is a well-know...
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Cuss Level
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Canadian Cynic scored 19.5% on the Cuss-O-Meter [ It's all fucking relative, isn't it? ]. This isn't a big surprise, althoug...
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Good Science Writers: Niles Eldredge
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Niles Eldredge ranks as one of the best science writers among professional scientists, in my opinion. 1 What I like about Eldredge is th...
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Henry Morgentaler Receives Order of Canada
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Dr. Henry Morgentaler is a Canadian physician who campaigned for a woman's right to choose abortion. He is responsible for overthrowin...
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