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AT THE CONVERGENCE OF EVOLUTION AND GENETICS
We talk about molecular population and evolutionary GENETICS and GENOMICS. You know, the caliper measurement of a gene's evolvability in moles.
Eschewing obfuscation ever since Morgan.
September 30, 2006
Category: Pop Culture
Thomas Huxley was known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his many public defenses of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Richard Dawkins has been labeled "Darwin's Rottweiler", drawing a parallel between Dawkins's current role as a popularizer of science (and...
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Category: Population Genetics
Via Yann Klimentidis come this paper comparing patterns of polymorphism in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and Y chromosomes from Native American populations. The premise is that mtDNA reveals the maternal demographic history (because mitochondria are only passed from mother to child)...
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September 28, 2006
Category: Vanity
There is a general disconnect between the people I know from blogging and the people I know in real life. I've only met a couple of my fellow SciBlings (ScienceBlogs siblings): John Lynch, Mad Mike, and Carl. I have only...
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September 27, 2006
Category: Blog Carnivals
The sixty-third edition of Tangled Bank has been posted by the Indian Cowboy. Go read yourself some science....
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September 26, 2006
Category: Academia
If it weren't for coffee, much of the research that gets done today wouldn't get done. Or so I am led to believe based on the reverence people seem to have for the sacred bean. Frankly, I'd trade a cup...
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September 25, 2006
Category: Blog Carnivals
Ever wanted a tattoo of your favorite invertebrate? I hear they're inking insects, molluscs, cnidarians, and all kinds of other spineless critters in Monterey. To get your tat, visit the newest edition of Circus of the Spineless at Deep-Sea News....
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Category: Biology
As if we didn't have enough "-omes" in biology, I have come across yet another one: the methylome. It's beginning to sound like a Hindu temple up in here. My fascination with the -ome is well documented. I was...
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September 24, 2006
Category: Vanity
I'm so vain I think I every single song is about me. Dave wants us to "make a music mix that is a reflection of your informative years." I have no idea what he means by informative years, so I'm...
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September 23, 2006
Category: Vanity
I saw him again at the supermarket today. This is the second time I've seen him at the supermarket -- and third time overall. But this is the first time I was stealth, without any identification of my alma mater....
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September 22, 2006
Category: Admin
Five nurses and one doctor have been imprisoned in a Libyan jail since 1999, accused of infecting more than 400 children with HIV. They were condemned to death in 2004, but the verdict was overturned. Their retrial is due to...
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