Chromosomal rearrangements and hibernation
Prepped for the Long Sleep Hibernation-related proteins are common even in non-hibernating animals, a study shows. By Jyoti Madhusoodanan | July 30, 2014 Article excerpt: “These genes clustered on […]
Month: July 2014
microRNAs differentiate neuronal cell types
microRNAs: key triggers of neuronal cell fate Excerpt: “In light of the fact that miRNAs have very precise expression patterns depending on the cell type, […]
microRNAs and species relationships
Flaws emerge in RNA method to build tree of life Study finds problems with alluringly simple way to tease out evolutionary relationships through microRNA. Amy […]
Yeast Genetics Meeting
The “Yeast Genetics Meeting” starts 7/29/14 and presenters will establish the unequivocal fact that the epigenetic landscape is linked to the physical landscape of DNA […]
Comparing scientific claims
The Christian right’s 5 worst scientific claims Excerpt: “This method of conducting science has led the Christian right to make some incredible — as in, […]
New trees of life
Untangling spider’s webs: Largest-ever study of spider genetics shows orb weaver spiders do not share common origins Emphasis: “…contrary to long-held popular opinion, the two […]
Evolution of sex differences in cell types: more pseudoscientific nonsense
Demography can favour female-advantageous alleles Excerpt: “Models with coevolution of local adaptation and dispersal very rarely include sexual reproduction [20,21], even though local variation in […]
How biodiversity arises
Effects of starvation can be passed to future generations, through small RNAs apparently without DNA involvement Excerpt: The findings have no immediate clinical application. “However, […]
Biology Developments
No one has commented on my posts to the “Biology Developments” Facebook page despite the clear indications that theories proposed by population geneticists are rapidly falling […]
Conserved microRNA editing
Conserved microRNA editing in mammalian evolution, development and disease Excerpt: “…site-specific miRNA editing is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism, which increases the functional diversity of mammalian […]