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Melville on Science vs. Creation Myth

From Melville's under-appreciated Mardi: On a quest for his missing love Yillah, an AWOL sailor...

Non-coding DNA Function... Surprising?

The existence of functional, non-protein-coding DNA is all too frequently portrayed as a great...

Yep, This Should Get You Fired

An Ohio 8th-grade creationist science teacher with a habit of branding crosses on his students'...

No, There Are No Alien Bar Codes In Our Genomes

Even for a physicist, this is bad: Larry Moran, in preparation for the appropriate dose of ridicule...

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Morning Science Quote

Morning Science Quote

Apr 14 2010 | comment(s)

Biology is entering a period where the science can be underlaid by explanatory and predictive principles, rather than little bits of causality swimming in a sea of phenomenology.

- Eric Davidson, quoted in Nature, 1 April 2010 issue, p. 666








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Do a network experiment, get a free book

Do a network experiment, get a free book

Apr 13 2010 | comment(s)

Albert Laszlo Barabasi is a scientist who has long been studying networks and self-organization, and he's got a new book coming out: Bursts: The Hidden Patterns Behind Everything We Do

He's setup an online experiment in networking, based on some of the ideas in the book, and he's looking for people to join:
Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi: Dhalgren

Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi: Dhalgren

Apr 02 2010 | comment(s)

Apocalyptic Sci-Fi: Dhalgren


Dhalgren is an unconventional but outstanding post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel, and New York Magazine has an excellent feature piece on the book this month:
Eat Less, Abuse Science

Eat Less, Abuse Science

Apr 01 2010 | comment(s)

Eternity Soup, by Greg Critser

Harmony Books, 2010


Scientific Blogging's own Greg Critser has tackled the science and business of eternal youth in his latest book. It's an engaging and excellent read. Critser is a fine storyteller, mixing his discussion of science with the lively personalities of the people involved. The book covers the latest science behind aging, the people who have shaped their lifestyles around that science, and the businesses that are trying to capitalize prematurely on the science.
Gene Patents Gone

Gene Patents Gone

Mar 31 2010 | comment(s)

The big news in biotech this week is the court ruling against Myriad Genetics and gene patents. As Genomics Law Report discusses, this was an overwhelming win for the plaintiffs (which included the ACLU and various research and patients' organizations). The judge issued a summary judgement, which means 1) that both sides of the case agreed on the basic facts, and 2) the law was judged to be overwhelmingly on the plaintiff's side:
Blogging As Personal RAM

Blogging As Personal RAM

Mar 31 2010 | comment(s)

I forget how I ran across this link, but this blogger reflects on how six years of blogging has helped his work as a political analyst: