Molecular Biology:
Us dudes are always accused of thinking with our dicks. Perhaps it's because the genes expressed in our brains are similar to those expressed in our 'nads: Among the 17 tissues, the highest similarity in gene expression patterns was between...
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Posted on April 8, 2008 3:00 PM • 3 Comments
Your ugly face just missed making this list.
Posted on March 1, 2008 3:30 PM • 12 Comments
When you need to find out who the daddy is.
Posted on January 11, 2008 8:00 AM • 7 Comments
What the fuck is a gene?
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Posted on November 29, 2007 8:00 AM • 19 Comments
These terms get new definitions, thanks to sloppy press offices.
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Posted on November 27, 2007 8:00 AM • 0 Comments
This post is part of a series exploring the evolution of a duplicated gene in the genus Drosophila. Today, we will download the protein coding sequence from a database.
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Posted on October 3, 2007 9:00 AM • 0 Comments
If you don't have lung cancer, be thankful for your junk DNA.
Posted on August 23, 2007 1:30 PM • 1 Comments
The New York Times publishes what may very well be the worst science article ever.
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Posted on July 1, 2007 10:00 AM • 10 Comments
What role to natural selection and mutation play?
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Posted on June 16, 2007 12:00 PM • 2 Comments
The mixed and muddled metaphors about DNA sequencing and James Watson.
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Posted on June 3, 2007 9:30 AM • 7 Comments
Late last week, my PCRs stopped working. Please, help me fix this problem so I can graduate.
Posted on May 31, 2007 5:15 PM • 17 Comments
Responses to the Scientific American junk DNA kerfuffle.
Posted on April 26, 2007 8:00 AM • 10 Comments
Junk science articles make me hot.
Posted on April 24, 2007 10:30 AM • 14 Comments
Human geneticists don't know jack about model organisms.
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Posted on April 11, 2007 6:30 PM • 14 Comments
How many genes do we have and what happens when they're mutated?
Posted on March 19, 2007 5:00 PM • 0 Comments
Either all non-coding DNA lacks function or it's all really important, right?
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Posted on February 15, 2007 9:00 AM • 14 Comments