Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Saturday, August 24, 2013
John Mattick vs. Jonathan Wells
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John Mattick and Jonathan Wells both believe that most of the DNA in our genome is functional. They do not believe that most of it is junk. ...
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Friday, August 23, 2013
Reading the Entrails of Chickens
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Dan Graur has a recent post on the phylogeny of placental mammals [ The Root of the Placental Phylogenetic Tree: Are we Overlooking Somethin...
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How IDiots Would Activate the GULOP Pseudogene
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The enzyme L-glucono-γ-lactone oxidase is required for the synthesis of vitamin C. Humans cannot make this enzyme because the gene for this ...
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Best Beatles' Songs
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Jerry Coyne thinks that the Beatles are the greatest rock group ever [ Match this song! ]. I'm pleased to announce that I agree with him...
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Some Questions for IDiots
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Here's a short quiz for proponents of Intelligent Design Creationism. Let's see if you have been paying attention to real science. P...
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Goodbye Copenhagen
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We've been in Copenhagen for a few days but today is the last day of our vacation. We fly to Iceland and Toronto in a few hours.
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Sunday, August 18, 2013
Saint Petersburg
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Here are some photos of Saint Petersburg. I was happy to visit the cruiser Aurora in the Neva river. I first read about its role in the Rus...
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Saint Petersburg: Hermitage Museum
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The highlight of our Baltic cruise was the visit to Saint Petersburg, Russia. We hired a guide and driver to take us around to the various s...
A Rainy Day in Helsinki
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We visited Helsinki , Finland, a few days ago (August 14, 2013). It was a rainy day. We spent most of our time shopping and walking around t...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Stockholm: Old Town
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We visited Stockholm yesterday and toured the city with my cousin Sharon and her husband Dennis. (That’s them with Ms. Sandwalk in the third...
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45 Years Ago
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We're celebrating our 45th wedding anniversary by taking a cruise in the Baltic. We were in Oslo, Norway on our anniversary day (August ...
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Monday, August 12, 2013
University of Rostock
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The University of Rostock was founded in 1419. It’s said to be the oldest university in the Baltic Sea area. The main university building i...
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Warnemünde and Rostock
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Yesterday our boat stopped at the habor in Warnemünde, Germany. There was a lot of activity of the quay in Warnemünde because a number of ta...
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Sunday, August 11, 2013
Cruising
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We've been on this boat for three days and we'll be on it for another 8 days as we cruise the Baltic Sea. Internet access costs 70 c...
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Friday, August 09, 2013
Copenhagen Canals
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We were in Copenhagen a few days ago. Here are some pictures of the canals.
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