Crankishness.

Crankishness.

As a brief follow up to the post about Dr. Andras Pellionisz's Google seminar, I cannot help but quote from his website: Since a US Government-mandated (and taxpayer paid) 4-year study (ENCODE, led…
Speciation in Real-Time

Speciation in Real-Time

I had lunch today with Jim Anderson, a Professor in the Department of Cell and Systems Biology at the University of Toronto.  Jim asks questions about how genetic changes over time (evolution)…
Pellionisz Google Tech presentation

Pellionisz Google Tech presentation

Those of you who read Genomicon v1 or other blogs that discuss non-coding DNA will, for better or worse, be familiar with regular commenter Andras Pellionisz. Many people have concluded that Dr.…
What Our Genes Tell Us About Race

What Our Genes Tell Us About Race

Which species is more diverse, humans or chimps? Most of us would be tempted to answer 'humans'. Unless you're a primatologist or you work at a zoo, you would likely have trouble telling one chimp…
Those Dang Transcription Factors

Those Dang Transcription Factors

Transcription factors do a lot of things for us, like make arms and legs in the right places.  It turns out they may also make us go bald. We all know that being bald runs in families.…
Junk DNA?  Anything But

Junk DNA? Anything But

Any time science  terms become colloquial, it leads to problems.    How often does someone make a speculation and call it a 'theory'?   Cars supposedly 'evolve' if their…
Have Acid Reflux?  Slc26a9 Gene May Be The Problem

Have Acid Reflux? Slc26a9 Gene May Be The Problem

University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have discovered a gene that helps control the secretion of acid in the stomach—information that could one day aid scientists in creating more efficient…