Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Identity of the Product of Mendel's Green Cotyledon Gene (Update)
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Last year I drew your attention to the identification of one of Gregor Mendel's original seven mutants [ Identity of the Product of Mend...
Monday, November 24, 2008
Monday's Molecule #98
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Name this molecule. This time we need the common name and the systematic (IUPAC) name. A Nobel Prize was awarded for discovering this mole...
A Fondness for Beetles
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By now everyone has heard the story. There are almost as many species of beetle as all the rest of the insects put together. This is what ...
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Best Canadian Sci/Tech Blog
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The Canadian Blog Awards are for "Celebrating the best in the Canadian blogosphere." Here are the nominees for Best Sci/Tech Blo...
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Saturday, November 22, 2008
Canada's New Minister of State (Science and Technology) Is a Chiropractor
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It's true. Checkout the Stephen Harper website , which incidentally, is supposed to be the Prime Minister's website. The Honourabl...
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Good IDEA?
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The Discovery Institute is promoting the IDEA Center. As part of our efforts to support academic freedom on evolution, we are teaming up w...
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Friday, November 21, 2008
Riding in the Car to Get Cherries
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Riding in the Car to Get Cherries is a painting by Kanzi who also gave it the title. The painting is part of Apes Helping Apes .
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Were Neanderthals stoned to death by modern humans?
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Were Neanderthals stoned to death by modern humans? is the provocative title of a press release reported in New Scientist . The author of...
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Creationists Fight Dirty, Scientists Don't
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Martin at The Atheist Experience has been posting about the Texas State Board of Education hearings on science standards. Several members...
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This Is Ridiculous
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The New York Times has an article by Nicholas Wade on Regenerating a Mammoth for $10 Million . It outlines a possible method for re-creat...
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Closed for the Winter
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We've just had our first significant snowfall in Toronto and the campus maintenance people have sprung into action. The main ramp lead...
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Science 2.0
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You may have heard of Science 2.0. It's the latest "revolution" in science. You can read a nice summary from the Howard Hugh...
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Reprogenetics and Genetic Variants
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Reprogenetics is a company that offers the following service. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis consists of the biopsy of a single cell p...
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Nobel Laureate: Sinclair Lewis
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1930. "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, ...
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Gene Genie #40
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The 40th edition of Gene Genie has been posted at Human Genetics Disorders [ Gene Genie Edition 40 ]. NSGC Conference exibit and MBA the...
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