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At least in polyploids.
So says this review of this paper. Take home message: polyploids use duplicates to buffer against mutations to important genes.
The review is brought to you by the Science Creative Quarterly. SCQ is brought to you by David Ng, who has just introduced The Filter. If you don't…
The first study that looks at telomere length in a large sample of animals from birth to death is out. Check it out.
But it would be a cool name for one. No, it's a Sci Fi book just out. I've met the author, and I assure you he's the kind of guy who would write good book. As they say. Check it out.
A bunch of good reviews on natural selection in humans are coming out, reflecting the explosion of research on how evolution has shaped our genome. See here and here. Today in Science another good one is out. What sets this one apart from the others is that it comes with a slide show with audio…
This is splendid news!
For the benefit of those who might not be aware of it, I'll mention that Grumbine's web site has long been one of the little-known gems of the technical web. For years now, I have been looking to Grumbine's FAQs on climate-related topics as one of the best sources for a summary of hard data. There's no graphics, no flash, nothing but a pile of good old ASCII with reliable information.
Now that he has put a pseudopod into the blogosphere, I expect Grumbine to improve our web experience in new ways.
Cool! That's about the last of the late 90's Usenet sci.environment global climate change regulars, isn't it? Along with Michael Tobis, Raymond Pierrehumbert, William Connolley, and no doubt others who I'm forgetting.