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Category: Genomics
Masha Gessen was faced with a terrifying choice: cut off her breasts, and possibly save herself from cancer, or use them to feed her child....
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Category: Science education
An excellent field guide to the animal rights organizations, their strategies, and the consequences for the rest of us.
Posted by Sandra Porter at 4:27 PM • 25 Comments •
Category: books
I got my copy of "A short guide to the human genome" by Stewart Scherer today from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (2008, ISBN 978-087969791-4). Usually, I would wait until...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 12:30 AM • 3 Comments •
Category: Conservation biology
Genetics textbooks abound with stories of European royalty and the hazards of having children after you've married one of your cousins. It struck me as an interesting parallel that the...
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Category: Chemistry & Biochemistry
When purified, it glows with an unearthly light. You can't go "chemical free" and try to escape it. It's part of our bones and it forms the backbone of our...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 11:14 AM • 4 Comments •
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