Alcohol In China And Enzyme Evolution

Alcohol In China And Enzyme Evolution

In China, drinking alcohol is often still a vital part of doing business. Science is important in China, which has become the scientific leader in several ways, but science is business of course. At…
Racked Up A Million: Should I Retire?

Racked Up A Million: Should I Retire?

No, not a million of those... I am talking about page hits. And no, there is no reason for retiring: the next million is awaiting! I didn't give much thought to page hits when I started blogging. And…
Science's Parasitic Overlords?

Science's Parasitic Overlords?

[Their] monopolistic practices make Walmart look like a corner shop and Rupert Murdoch a socialist - George Monbiot Want to know where a huge amount of taxpayers' money invested into science…
God Of The Grant Gaps

God Of The Grant Gaps

A new study has used an interesting metric to highlight their concern about a disconnect between government funding of biomedical research and young investigators; Nobel Prizes.  As has been…
Chesterton and Evolution

Chesterton and Evolution

As some of you are aware, I am a fan of the writings of G.K.Chesterton. In 1903, in an essay The Return of the Angels, he came out with this surprising statement: Of the thousands of brilliant and…
What does one mean by equality?

What does one mean by equality?

One nice features of Science 2.0 is the way it links to Science Codex and Real Clear Science.  The latter of these sometimes directs me to a journal called The Atlantic, in which I read What…