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Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Friday, July 31, 2009
Perspectives on the Tree of Life: Day One
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The meeting began with a brief introduction by John Dupré. The first speaker was Ford Doolittle of the Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular B...
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Nova Scotia Lobster
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On Tuesday evening I met up with John Dupré . John is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Exeter (UK) and director of the ESRC Ce...
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Perspectives on the Tree of Life: Ford Doolittle
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As you read this I'll be in Halifax listening to Ford while he explains his version of the tree of life and why it conflicts with Darw...
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Science Journalism and the Two Cultures
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At the "Two Cultures" meeting in New York last May there was a panel discussion on "Science Communication." The four p...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Nobel Laureate: Roger Tsien
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008. "for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP" Roger Y. Tsien (195...
The Tree of Life
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I'm off to a meeting on Perspectives on the Tree of Life . 1 (See Perspectives on the Tree of Life: Day One , Day Two , Day Three .) ...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
What is NIH up to?
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We've been debating the appointment of a new NIH Director (Francis Collins) but ignoring the role that NIH's Office of Science Edu...
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Good Food, Bad Food
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Most of us are all too familiar with the food police. The food police are a group of self-appointed “experts" on nutrition. Not only do...
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Monday's Molecule #131: Winner
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The reaction pathway depicts the formation of the chromophore of green fluorescent protein (GFP). The light fluorescence is due to light t...
The Dutch are p*ssed as well
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You just can't make this stuff up, ... oh, wait a minute, it's Fox News. Carry on. [Hat Tip: Pharyngula
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Your polite neighbours to the North are p*ssed off
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From DAILY KOS ... Oh yes indeedy. The Shona Holmes thing? You know, the one whose story changes depending on her audience? In the commer...
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Evolution and (lack of) design
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The recurrent laryngeal nerve in humans begins in the brain then travels down into the the thorax, loops around the aorta, and travels bac...
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How Many M&M's in a Jar?
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I just had to copy this from GrrlScientist 'cause my favorite 1 daughter loves M&M's and physics. Here's the Science pa...
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Sam Harris vs Francis Collins
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Sam Harris has published an op-ed piece in The New York Times where he questions whether the religious beliefs of Francis Collins are com...
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Monday's Molecule #131
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This week we have an entire pathway to help you out. The goal is to identify the final product on the right and explain its significance. ...
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