The specialist-generalist dilemma: Is evolutionary theory dead?
Science and the Humanities (1971) “Schrödinger closes his discussion of the specialist-generalist dilemma with the following words: [(147), p. 112]: Never lose sight of the […]
Month: April 2014
Creation of genes enables ecological adaptations
NY Times Science The Continuing Evolution of Genes By CARL ZIMMER APRIL 28, 2014 Excerpt: ” As genes duplicate over millions of years, they can grow into so-called […]
Vitamin C and Tet-mediated changes
Timothy W. Bredy’s group just made a giant step forward from ‘Dynamic DNA methylation: a prime candidate for genomic metaplasticity and behavioral adaptation.’ With publication […]
Nutrition, pheromones and cancer: Relay for life (2014)
With other motorcycle enthusiasts from Fannin Regional Hospital and from Riverstone Medical Campus, I helped to organize a “Rumble for Relay” charity motorcycle ride in […]
Genetic mutations in healthy blood
Morphofunctional characterization and antibacterial activity of haemocytes from Octopus vulgaris see also: Hundreds of genetic mutations found in healthy blood of a supercentenarian Here’s the problem […]
Bird song and speech
Evo-devo, deep homology and FoxP2: implications for the evolution of speech and language Excerpt: “Particular single nucleotide polymorphisms are associated with core deficits of children […]
Limitations of Human Senses
Limitations of Human Senses & Memory – 7 Commonly Held Illusions Excerpt: “Occasionally, all of us are victims of our misperceptions, commonly held pseudo-facts, and […]
Epigenetic control of genes from yeasts to humans
Large-Scale Genetic Perturbations Reveal Regulatory Networks and an Abundance of Gene-Specific Repressors Summary excerpt: “Systematic transcription factor classification shows a surprisingly high abundance of gene-specific […]
Sensing and secreting: Darwin’s ‘conditions of life’
Combinatorial Communication in Bacteria: Implications for the Origins of Linguistic Generativity Excerpt: “…in order to understand the evolutionary origins of human communication and language, the most […]
Ecologically linked adapted ants and brains
Ants Swarm Like Brains Think A neuroscientist studies ant colonies to understand feedback in the brain. By Carrie Arnold April 24, 2014 Excerpt: “The behavior […]