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Synteny -- A Semantic Debate
Category: Genomics
Terminology for gene conservation in comparative genomics.
Posted by RPM at 9:00 AM • 5 Comments
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June 27, 2008
The Evolutionary History of Birds
Category: Phylogenetics
The most comprehensive avian molecular phylogeny.
Posted by RPM at 5:30 PM • 2 Comments
Interview with Jenny Graves in PLoS Genetics
Category: Academia • Genetics • Science Education
PLoS Genetics has published an interview with Jenny Graves, a leader monotreme and marsupial genetics and an expert on the evolution of sex chromosomes.
Posted by RPM at 2:00 PM • 1 Comments
June 23, 2008
Going for a Sweep in Game 3
Category: Sports • Statistics
Dak at Fire Joe Morgan asks: I've been watching a fair amount of SportsCenter / BBTN today, and every two minutes someone mentions that there are "seven teams going for a sweep in an interleague series!", as if this is...
Posted by RPM at 9:00 AM • 4 Comments
June 18, 2008
How many genes do you share with your twentieth cousin?
Category: Genetics
It's probably more than zero. In fact, it's much more than zero. But it could also be zero depending on how you define "gene".
Posted by RPM at 3:30 PM • 17 Comments
June 15, 2008
Where I've Been the Past Couple Weeks
Category: Conferences • Out 'n About
Barcelona, SMBE, and bad blogging habits.
Posted by RPM at 2:00 PM • 1 Comments
