Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
Monday's Molecule #213
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Last week's molecule was 6-phosphogluconolactone, the first intermediate in the pentose phosphate pathway. The winner was Brian Shewchuc...
James Hood (1776-1859)
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We were at a wedding in Orillia (Ontario) on the weekend with my son and his wife. On the way home we took the long route and stopped at the...
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Thursday, August 29, 2013
Richard Lenski's Classic Papers: Luria and Delbrück, 1943
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Richard Lenski has joined a number of other biologists and blogged about classic "must-read" papers. His first example is Luria an...
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Core Misconcept: Epigenetics
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Sarah C.P. Williams is a science writer. She published an article in PNAS last February: Epigenetics . Here's the opening paragraphs ......
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What Happens When a Creationist Argument Is Refuted?
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A few days ago, Jonathan McLatchie published an article on evolution News & Views (sic) where he claimed that humans embryos synthesize...
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
An Example of a Very Bad Press Release
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Cornelius Hunter is gloating over another study that disputes the notion of junk DNA [ More Functions For “Junk” DNA , and More Functions Fo...
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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...
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