Tick tock on the molecular clock
Category: Evolution
... but the party dont stop, no!
Posted by ERV at 7:53 PM • 26 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
erv
If we're made in Gods image, God's made of gag, pol, and env.
Search
Profile
Abbie Smith is a graduate student studying the molecular and biochemical evolution of HIV within patients and within populations. She also studies epigenetic control of ERVs.
Recent Posts
- HIV-2 Vpx vs Behe (everyone wants in on the action)
- XMRV Update: The science
- Measles at the Super Bowl
- Zinc supplements for severe childhood pneumonia
- Why havent we cured cancer yeeeeeeeeet?
- Shit grad students say
- Tennessee senator not concerned about dead babies, women, or men. If they were HIV+, they werent 'regular' anyway.
- Oklahoma senator concerned about dead babies in his Mountain Dew
- Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) in the bloodstream can interfere with vaccine response
- HIV Snake Oil 'cure' leads to arrests in Uganda
Recent Comments
- cthellis on Periodic Table of Swearing
- Franc Hoggle on Periodic Table of Swearing
- Justicar on Periodic Table of Swearing
- Franc Hoggle on Periodic Table of Swearing
- Justicar on HIV-2 Vpx vs Behe (everyone wants in on the action)
- Science Mom on Measles at the Super Bowl
- Justicar on Periodic Table of Swearing
- Justicar on Periodic Table of Swearing
- John C. Welch on Periodic Table of Swearing
- charles soper on HIV-2 Vpx vs Behe (everyone wants in on the action)
Archives
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
Other Information
May 31, 2010
May 29, 2010
"A princess which has a magic wand and whenever she touches something, it turns into sunshine and farts."
Category: Pop Culture
I am a huge fan of video games. Bro playing Atari is one of my first memories. Mom and Dad got Bro and I a Nintendo right when they came out. We got a Tandy 2000 when they first came...
Posted by ERV at 11:20 AM • 40 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 27, 2010
AutismOne livestream
Category: Vaccines
If you want to stab yourself in your face, AutismOne has a live-stream for their speakers available: Free live streaming by Ustream Im watching some presentation now (dial-up, w00t!). This woman (Laurette Janak, qualifications: Mom) is 'teaching' Paul Offit some...
Posted by ERV at 4:01 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
FDA warns Lenny Horowitz
Category: Skepticism/Critical Thinking
Snake-oil salesman FINALLY gets the attention of the FDA
Posted by ERV at 12:26 PM • 21 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 26, 2010
Biology and Computer Science: Sister sciences
Category: General Science
Advice for a computer scientist who loves biology?
Posted by ERV at 9:43 AM • 50 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 21, 2010
Catholic Church responds to Venter: "Hurr durr durrrrrr!"
Category: Theism
Hurr dee dur durrrrrrr!
Posted by ERV at 3:30 PM • 52 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
ARTIFICIAL LIFE WARBLGARBLE!!!
Category: General Science
Okay, Ive been trying to figure out what I can add to the OMFGTHEYMADEABACTERIAFROMSCRATCH hysteria. I cant come up with much more than 'WARBLEGARBLE!!!!!!!', but luckily, many others in the blagosphere didnt totally lose their heads and have some great...
Posted by ERV at 2:00 PM • 226 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 18, 2010
ATTN MIT kids! How to communicate science
Category: Douchebaggery!
What an opportunity!
Posted by ERV at 8:00 PM • 87 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
HIV-1 and Vpu: Behe is still really, really wrong
Category: Evolution
Hey do you guys remember Michael Behe? Massive douche, wrote books about how EVILUTION IS IMPOSSI-BLEH! Gave school boards/teachers an excuse to teach Creationism in public school classrooms and pretend they were teaching science? He was like, the cock-of-the-walk when...
Posted by ERV at 11:30 AM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 17, 2010
OKLAHOMA! F*CK YEAH!
Category: Personal
1. Mute your computer 2. Watch this video. I didnt take this video, but this was our weather in OKC yesterday. Make sure you catch the 2 minute mark: Oklahoma Hot Tub: When baseball sized hail pelts your swimming pool....
Posted by ERV at 7:21 PM • 23 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Previous
Next
