Stacey Smith
I'm a graduate student studying the molecular and biochemical evolution of HIV within patients and within populations. I also study epigenetic control of ERVs.
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May 13, 2008
We all secretly wish for it.
We all are afraid to say it, haunted by screams of 'EVILUTION BE DED IN 10 YRZ!'.
But seriously, I think Professional Creationism is a dying profession.
1-- Inability to adapt to the genomic revolution.
Everything in biology is now 'connected'. Whats the first thing…
May 13, 2008
As PZ reported, my bestest bestest friend in all of Oklahoma has escaped from her cage again. You remember her 'HOMOZ IS GUNNA KILLLLLLL USSSS!!!' rant? That rant also included, you guessed it, "EVILUTION IS GUNNA KILLLLLL USSSSS!!!:
Another practical benefit of Christianity was the elevation of…
May 12, 2008
LOL!
After all these years, we won Einstein:
"The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change…
May 12, 2008
Before I start talking about endogenous retroviruses, there is one thing I need to make clear about exogenous retroviruses first, for anyone who deals with pseudoscientists.
When dealing with Creationists/Deniers on the topic of virology, almost immediately you will be confronted with a form of '…
May 11, 2008
There was some talk on anonymous blogging on SciBlogs a while back. I wasnt here at the time, so Im going to pipe up now.
I dont blog anon or with a pseudonym. Im Abbie Smith. I chose not to blog anon because if someone REALLY wanted to out me, it wouldnt be that hard, and 'Abbie Smith' is…
May 10, 2008
This is a repost from the old ERV. A retrotransposed ERV :P I dont trust them staying up at Blogger, and the SEED overlords are letting me have 4 reposts a week, so Im gonna take advantage of that!
I am going to try to add more comments to these posts for the old readers-- Think of these as '…
May 9, 2008
Because I grew up in rural MO, people are surprised to hear the first Creationists I started debating were Islamic Creationists. Yes, through the wonders of the intrawebz, on a forum completely unrelated to Evolution, I ran across some nutty Muslims singing praises of Harun Yoshi or Yomama or…
May 8, 2008
Teh Google Machine.
It tried to kill meh.
Now?
I PWNS TEH INTRAWEBZ!!! TOP TWO HITS FOR ERV MO FOS!
:P
May 8, 2008
I was really mad this morning. I glanced at my new issue of Discover, and noticed yet another article glorifying HIV Deniers. Its not online yet, but its a seven page spread on Peter Duesberg.
So I brought it to work with me so everyone had to vomit as much as I did. They changed my perspective…
May 8, 2008
This is a repost from the old ERV. A retrotransposed ERV :P I dont trust them staying up at Blogger, and the SEED overlords are letting me have 4 reposts a week, so Im gonna take advantage of that!
I am going to try to add more comments to these posts for the old readers-- Think of these as '…
May 6, 2008
You all need to email bomb CNN.
My HIV Denier boyfriend, Leonard 'CALL ME DOCTOR OR IM HANGING UP' Horowitz was scheduled to be on CNN earlier this week (he got bumped, but still).
How did he receive such an honor with his flat, man-like, boobless chest??
Turns out Obamas choice of crazy sky-god-…
May 6, 2008
This is a repost from the old ERV. A retrotransposed ERV :P I dont trust them staying up at Blogger, and the SEED overlords are letting me have 4 reposts a week, so Im gonna take advantage of that!
I am going to try to add more comments to these posts for the old readers-- Think of these as '…
May 5, 2008
Another fluff post. Again, I apologize, but I think I whupted todays test, so I dont feel bad :P
During tests weeks like this, I love to take study breaks by playing video games.
Not 'WoW' games that end up distracting you more than relaxing you-- Im one of those 'alternative' gamers that has…
May 4, 2008
I think me failing out of grad school would be bad PR for our side, so ugh, still studyin.
Please enjoy Arnies latest creation, a photo essay: 'NOM'.
May 3, 2008
This is a repost from the old ERV. A retrotransposed ERV :P I dont trust them staying up at Blogger, and the SEED overlords are letting me have 4 reposts a week, so Im gonna take advantage of that!
I am going to try to add more comments to these posts for the old readers-- Think of these as '…
May 1, 2008
AAAAAARG I am kicking myself for missing this today!
But if you have time tomorrow, there will be live webcasts of the presentations at a conference at Rockefeller University... on 'From RNA to Humans: A Symposium on Evolution'.
AAAAAAAAAH! LOOK AT THIS SCHEDULE!!
Gerald F. Joyce
Jack W. Szostak…
May 1, 2008
Blogger just emailed me a nice apology.
They wanted to make sure we all knew that it was an algorithm that deleted me, not a renegade Creationist janitor. They are taking the deletion seriously, and are trying to learn what happened and how to prevent it in the future.
I had a few suggestions for…
May 1, 2008
This is a repost from the old ERV. A retrotransposed ERV :P I dont trust them staying up at Blogger, and the SEED overlords are letting me have 4 reposts a week, so Im gonna take advantage of that!
I am going to try to add more comments to these posts for the old readers-- Think of these as '…
April 30, 2008
I know Im not the only one who has eagerly anticipated the Discovery Institutes response to the ADL officially denouncing EXPELLED.
Well John Kwok is not one to sit by and wait patiently for a press release. He emailed dear David Klinghoffer, 'Jew', DI fellow, to ask about his position on EXPELLED…
April 30, 2008
Its no secret I hate PETA.
They want to kill my best friend.
So I wasnt surprised that in a recent article highlighting the issue of animal shelter euthanasia, PETA was there to dance on about how they are for shelter euthanasia, but but against using dogs for life saving research, but against the…
April 29, 2008
No.
But if you read last weeks article in The Independent on HIV-1 vaccine research, you might think otherwise.
Here are my answers to The Independents questions. I have the luxury of answering these questions with more than a check mark, but be advised that my answers are tainted with the…
April 28, 2008
WHOO!
Thanks to Mark at 'Good Math, Bad Math', the old ERV is back up.
For now.
ERVs disappearance wasnt a generalized Blogger glitch.
I view it as malicious behavior, though I sympathize with the Blogger folks and the sheer volume of crap they have to deal with, so no hard feelings.
That being…
April 28, 2008
Hi SciBlogs!
Please excuse the mess as Im moving in (this blog feels so naked!), and my ridiculously formatted posts as Im learning the new blogging system-- Classes are over in a week and I will have more time to play :)
And hi to any new ERV readers! I would just post a link to the old ERV so…
April 28, 2008
Well, I wasnt planning on moving into SciBlogs until after this semester of classes was over (sometime next week), but it appears that the old ERV at Blogger has been deleted.
So while Im jumping through hoops in an attempt to get my old posts back, I figured I might as well move into ERV at…