Making sense of quotes scattered across disciplines
Speaking of Science November 2014’s selection of notable quotes By The Scientist Staff | November 1, 2014 My comment: The quotes are scattered from across […]
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De novo DNA methylation?
Epigenomics and the control of fate, form and function in social insects Excerpt: “De novo DNA methylation is critical for developmental divergence of female larvae […]
No understanding of biodiversity
No single explanation for biodiversity in Madagascar Excerpt: “The study is part of a larger body of research aimed at identifying the climate, geology and […]
Physics, Chemistry, and Molecular biology (PCMb)
Physics, Chemistry, and Molecular biology (PCMb) link ecological variation to ecological adaptations via a model of gene-cell-tissue-organ-organ system complexity that I first presented in 1992. […]
Do mutations and natural selection lead to neuronal organization?
Neuronal organization of olfactory bulb circuits Excerpt 1): “…new neuronal types and connections are often not taken into account in building a model of the […]
Some neuroscientists think a mutation led to human language development
Neuroscientists identify key role of language gene Excerpt: “Neuroscientists have found that a gene mutation that arose more than half a million years ago may […]
A microRNA-mediated mechanism that is epigenetically inherited
Pregnancy Stress Spans Generations The stressors a female rat experiences during pregnancy can have repercussions for her granddaughters, a study shows. By Anna Azvolinsky | August 7, 2014 […]
Nutrient-dependent chromatin organization?
Snf2h-mediated chromatin organization and histone H1 dynamics govern cerebellar morphogenesis and neural maturation open access Conclusion: “…delineating the epigenetic regulation of neuronal development is crucial to […]
Adaptive radiations vs pseudoscientific nonsense
Rates of Dinosaur Body Mass Evolution Indicate 170 Million Years of Sustained Ecological Innovation on the Avian Stem Lineage Excerpt: ‘One possible explanation of how […]
Epigenesis vs mutagenesis: Who’s a mutant?
Epigenesis: What People Don’t Understand about Epigenetics Epigenetics is about how DNA determines development, not the contrary. Published on February 8, 2014 by Christopher Badcock, Ph.D. in The […]