Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
How RNA Polymerase Binds to DNA
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Most cells contain two forms of RNA polymerase. The "core" polymerase is the part that carries out transcription of a gene where t...
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Genetics and Race
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John Hawks has some interesting things to say about genetics and race based on a New York Times article about David Goldstein. The artic...
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Monday, September 15, 2008
DNA Binding Proteins
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Proteins that bind to DNA can be divided into two groups: those that bind to a specific DNA sequence and those that bind non-specifically. P...
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Random Genetic Drift Simulator
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Here's a nice Java applet from Kent Holsinger at the University of Connecticut [ Genetic Drift ]. Thanks to Pascal for the link.
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It's the Leader, Stupid
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Canada is in the middle of a federal election and the Liberal Party under Stéphane Dion is going to lose a lot of seats. The losses may ev...
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Monday's Molecule #88
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For this week's quiz you need to identify the top molecule. The bottom one is a hint so you can get the correct molecule. There's ...
The Michael Reiss Issue
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I agree with Michael Reiss that we should challenge creationists head-on by debunking their claims in science class. When students bring u...
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GrrlScientist on the Sandwalk
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If you send me a picture of you on the Sandwalk I'll post it here. GrrlScientist recently visited Down House and took some pictures of...
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The God Gene and Evolutionary Psychology
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Most of you have heard about the God gene by now. Strictly speaking, it isn't a God "gene" but a God allele . It's the v...
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Illustrating Random Genetic Drift
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John Hawks has been generating some graphs for his class in order to illustrate random genetic drift. See how he does it at Some genetic d...
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Sunday, September 14, 2008
Gene Genie #37
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The 37th edition of Gene Genie has been posted at The Genetic Genealogist [ Gene Genie 37: Human Genomes Are a Dime a Dozen ]. Welcome t...
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The Royal Society and Teaching Creationism
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Michael Reiss is a practicing priest in the Church of England. He is also director of education in The Royal Society. Reiss wrote an artic...
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How Should Scientific Societies Treat Religion?
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) describes itself as ... The American Association for the Advancement of Sc...
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Squirrel Smasher Ready to Go on Dec. 19, 2008
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This just in from BBspot . Dallas, TX – Scientists from the Evolutionary Acceleration Research Institute (EARI) announced that the first t...
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
Does Intelligent Design Have Merit?
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Opposing Views has posted a debate on the question Does Intelligent Design Have Merit? . Here's the complete question ... With about ...
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