July 31, 2006
Category: Ask A ScienceBlogger
I am not a climate scientist, and I don't know enough about viticulture to offer an informed response regarding the effects of temperature changes on grape production. I do know, however, that Napa Valley wines tend to be very generic stereotypes of the European varieties they're imitating.
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Posted by RPM at 1:00 PM • 5 Comments •
Category: Genomics
A few weeks ago I introduced y'all to Genoinformatics, the hot new abbreviation for Genome Informatics (some sort of derivative of Bioinformatics). I pointed out that I have quite a few international collaborators in this research area, including people in...
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Category: Population Genetics
I have mentioned before that at one point in my life I wanted to study conservation genetics. This field can be thought of a subdiscipline of molecular ecology -- wherein researchers use molecular markers to test hypotheses regarding demography in...
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July 27, 2006
Category: Biology
I'm in the process of exhuming myself from under a mountain of work, that's why the posting's been ultra-light. My last link to cool pictures of bugs went over well, so I'm giving you a few more pictures. These come...
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Posted by RPM at 9:00 AM • 2 Comments •
July 23, 2006
Category: Biology
Check out these pictures of tiny little critters up close. Wow! Thanks to Neil for pointing this out....
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Posted by RPM at 12:00 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: Pop Culture
Have you ever wondered what's happened to the line between church and state? Are you curious as to whether the line has been blurred or erased altogether? Clay at DeadlyHippos investigates the issue by visiting a megachurch in Tennessee. The...
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Posted by RPM at 9:00 AM • 3 Comments •
July 22, 2006
Category: Academia
I just realized that the (relatively) recent ScienceBlogs addition Dynamics of Cats is authored by a faculty member from my university. It only took me two months after he came on board to notice Steinn Sigurðsson's academic affiliation. The two...
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Posted by RPM at 2:15 PM • 4 Comments •
July 21, 2006
Category: Science News
Or maybe his copy editor reads this blog. Either way, there are changes afoot at the NY Times. Three days ago I ragged on NY Times science reporter Nicholas Wade for using the word 'decode' when describing genome sequencing. In...
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Posted by RPM at 9:00 AM • 1 Comments •
Category: Blog Carnivals
The third edition of Mendel's Garden -- the genetics blog carnival -- has been posted at Viva la Evolucion. Nothing like a blog with a Spanish language flavor hosted by an Irish website. Check out los artículos de genética....
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July 20, 2006
Category: Ask A ScienceBlogger
If you could have practiced science in any time and any place throughout history, which would it be, and why? That's what they are asking us this week. And, once again, I'm going to skirt the question. You see, it...
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Posted by RPM at 1:00 PM • 4 Comments •