Olfaction, ecology, and intelligence
“I should think we might fairly gauge the future of biological science, centuries ahead by estimating the time it will take to reach a complete […]
adaptations
RNA-mediated “repurposing” is nutrient-dependent and pheromone-controlled
Evolutionary resurrection of flagellar motility via rewiring of the nitrogen regulation system Excerpt: The fast-spreading strain AR2F had acquired an additional point mutation in the […]
Imagining that data historically supports evolutionary theory
1) Arguments in the evo-devo debate: say it with flowers! Abstract excerpt: A key question in evolutionary developmental biology is how DNA sequence changes have […]
Military combat training to fight disease (2)
See: Military combat training to fight disease In the quantum world, the future affects the past Excerpt 1) “It’s not clear why in the real […]
Unified nutritional and molecular mechanisms
Endogenous Hydrogen Sulfide Production Is Essential for Dietary Restriction Benefits Article image: Excerpt: “…unifying nutritional and molecular mechanisms remain elusive.” Reported as Molecular mechanism behind […]
Atoms to ecosystems: Evolutionary theory vs the coelacanth
Biodiversity: Life – a status report “Species are disappearing quickly — but researchers are struggling to assess how bad the problem is.” I want to […]
Jumping back: Science or Pseudoscience? (2)
See: Jumping back: Science or Pseudoscience? European Science’s Great Leap Backward inferred that evolutionary theory is evidence-based science: Excerpt: “… the U.S. can claim no […]
Thermodynamic constraints and ecological adaptations sans evolution
Relationship between protein thermodynamic constraints and variation of evolutionary rates among sites Excerpt: “…a two-variable model that combines stability and stress signi ficantly improves predictions. Therefore, […]
Nothing new under the sun, except pseudoscientific nonsense
On the Importance of Being a Methodological Naturalist Posted on November 5, 2014 by David Sloan Wilson Excerpt: “…consider the flying spaghetti monster, a deity invented […]
Intelligent viruses and cancers?
The Very Intelligent Ebola Virus Takes Front and Center Excerpt 1) “Ebola doesn’t enter the nucleus. It uses the cell’s machinery of ribosomes and transfer […]