Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Monday, July 23, 2012
Monday's Molecule #178
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It's the dog days ( dies caniculares ) of summer and Sirius is hard at work. I'm going to let you off easy today. Identify the fou...
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Religious Intolerance: United States Is more Tolerant than Europe
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I hate it when this happens. I read a book review in yesterday's New York Times Sunday Book Review. If the review is accurate, the book...
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Sunday, July 22, 2012
Why All the Fuss About Chromosomes?
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I've been following the latest kerfluffle on the fusion of two chromosome into one during human evolution. I understand the superficial ...
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
This Is too Weird
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Check out the meowbified version of Sandwalk at http://cat.sandwalk.blogspot.com.meowbify.com/ . The evil deed was performed at Meowbify ...
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Friday, July 20, 2012
We Called Out IDiot Jonathan Wells, and He Folded
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Carl Zimmer had the audacity to post something about the fusion of two ancestral chromosomes in primitive apes. The data is unequivocal. It ...
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Better Biochemistry: Good Enough Enzymes
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Some enzymes catalyze reactions at extremely fast rates that are only limited by the rate of diffusion of substrate molecules into the activ...
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
Do Bacteria Have Sex?
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There are three different ways for bacterial to exchange information: conjugation , transduction , and transformation . Do any of these coun...
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Where Are the Best University Teachers?
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Much to my embarrassment, the University of Toronto is promoting online courses, or MOOCs [ Online courses for anyone, anywhere ]. These cou...
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University Tuitions in Canada and the United States
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The University of Toronto is the largest university in North America (70,000 students) and one of the top 20 universities in the world 1 [ ...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Stress and Telomere Length—Do You Believe this Study?
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Healthy skepticism is an important part of science. One of the biggest differences between scientists and intelligent design creationists, f...
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Questions for Genetics Students
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Rosie Redfield has published a (deliberately) provocative article on teaching genetics in the 21st century (Redfield, 2012). I disagree stro...
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Evolution
Is
Purposeless and Unguided—Deal with It!
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Many prominent scientists get it right when they say that evolution is purposeless and unguided. The same is true for plate tectonics, super...
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Eschaton 2012
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Most of you missed the exciting Evolution Ottawa 2012 meeting earlier this month but, cheer up, you have another chance to visit Ottawa form...
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Vote for Jesus for President (of the United States)
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PZ Myers approves of this plan to cast a vote for Jesus [ An excellent suggestion for the Bible-believing Christians ]. Isn't there a ...
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Monday, July 16, 2012
Monday's Molecule #177
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This is a very important molecule. It's found in (almost?) all living species where it serves a very important function. What is the com...
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