Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Tangled Bank #116
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The latest issue of Tangled Bank has been published on Pro-Science [ 116th Tangled Bank ]. Welcome to the 116th edition of the Tangled B...
Balancer Chromosomes
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Monday's Molecule #92 was a depiction of an inversion in a Drosophila chromosome (right). The chromosomes shown here are the large po...
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Nobel Laureates: Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and Eric Wieschaus
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1995. "for their discoveries concerning the genetic control of early embryonic development&...
Fair Vote Canada Election Results
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Here's what the result would have been with a nation-wide proportional system from Fair Vote Canada . Conservatives - 38% of the popul...
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Nigeria Has Competition
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I just got this email message and I thought I'd share it with the rest of you. All my money is tied up in deals with Nigerians and inv...
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Move to Canada
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[Hat Tip: The Unexamined Life ]
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Bacteria Phylogeny: Facing Up to the Problems
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There are millions of species of bacteria. Sorting out their evolutionary history has been a major challenge for decades. Unlike the much bi...
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Gene Genie #38
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The 38th edition of Gene Genie has been posted at ScienceRoll [ Gene Genie: Back in Action! ]. Gene Genie is the blog carnival of clinic...
Have Fun on Voting Day
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Here's a video to keep you happy as you hold your nose and go to the polls (in Canada). There's a metaphor in it somewhere but I c...
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PZ Myers in Toronto
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Email me if you would like to meet PZ before his talk on Friday afternoon.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Strategic Voting
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Damn. The Canadian election is tomorrow and I had almost made up my mind to vote for the Liberal candidate in my riding. He's a man I ...
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Monday's Molecule #92
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Today's molecule is a cartoon drawing of an image that depicts something very important. Your task is to explain what the image shows....
Are Science and Religion Compatible?
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I've been somewhat remiss in posting for a few days as I've been catching up on some reading and discussing science and religion w...
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Activist Scientists
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We seem to have forgotten that scientists can be social activists. In my time it was common for scientist to take an active role in social...
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Why Do We Call them IDiots? (Part CCCLXVII)
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Rebecca of Skepchick writes about a YouTube fight involving a creationist. You know what’s hilarious? Seeing a jerk get schooled. You kno...
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