From theory to a model that integrates biological facts
“Just a Theory”: 7 Misused Science Words Article Excerpt: Hypothesis. Theory. Law. These scientific words get bandied about regularly, yet the general public usually gets […]
Month: August 2013
The Social Life of Genes
Biology, Brains and Behavior, Genetics Genes Aren’t Just Architects; They’re Actors by David Dobbs • August 27, 2013 Excerpt: “…we share 99% of our genome with chimpanzees, […]
How we differentiate sense and nonsense
Science 17 February 2012: Vol. 335 no. 6070 pp. 798-798 Book Review Science and the Ontology of Belief P. William Hughes Excerpt: Engaging both the […]
Understanding species differences
Biology, Brains and Behavior, Genetics Genes Aren’t Just Architects; They’re Actors by David Dobbs • August 27, 2013 Excerpt: “Robinson and others have for years been waving […]
MicroRNAs, calcium, and a clear path to genetic variation (sans mutations)
Study provides strongest clues to date for causes of schizophrenia It is important for me to note that this study focuses on the fact that […]
Single-Gene Knockout vs Double-Gene Knockdown and behavior
Single-Gene Knockout Collection Created The technique and report on it is outside my field so I hope someone will comment on my perception of a […]
Birds sniff out good mates
ScienceShot: Forget Plumage, Birds Sniff Out Good Mates 2013-08-16 16:15 1 Comment News like this about avian species, which have been used as examples that […]
Ecological variation: the raw material by which natural selection drives evolutionary divergence
Tracking niche variation over millennial timescales in sympatric killer whale lineages Article excerpt (first line): “Ecological variation is the raw material by which natural selection […]
MicroRNA (miRNAs) and survival value
In my International Society for Human Ethology (ISHE) Summer Institute poster presentation earlier this month, I offered examples of nutrient-dependent amino acid substitutions in an […]
Functional coding variants are not mutations
Rare coding variants of the adenosine A3 receptor are increased in autism: on the trail of the serotonin transporter regulome “Conclusions: Our results validate the […]