Life Sciences

What Genes Did We Lose To Become Human?

creating it all 10,000 years ago. There is simply no rationale based on evidence to question the fact of ...

Article - Michael White - Jan 7 2008 - 5:18pm

Is Most Of The Human Genome Functional?

the human genome initially thought to be genes are not really genes after all (Clamp et al. 2007), ...

Article - T. Ryan Gregory - Jan 20 2008 - 4:04pm

Darwin Day Book Review: Your Inner Fish, By Neil Shubin

infectiously excited about his subject, happy to show you all of the amazing stuff that scientists have been ...

Article - Michael White - Feb 20 2009 - 3:13pm

Where Do Genes Come From?

course, it is a little more complicated than this: it is possible that the ancestor of all three species ...

Article - Michael White - Jun 12 2008 - 10:49am

Evolution: Forget Random Mutation- Variation Is The Real Issue

population are responsible for almost all of the differences in running speed. Quantitative geneticists are ...

Article - Michael White - Aug 17 2008 - 10:13pm

I have faith, therefore, I have less pain:Scientists discover brain area linked to pain resistance during religious experiences

doubt that the brain and our emotions can directly affect our physical being. After all, we all know how ...

Blog Post - Catarina Amorim - Oct 1 2008 - 8:57am

Vaccine/autism Link Gets Double Shot In The Arm

recommended the immediate removal of mercury from all vaccines given to young infants. However, Offit says, ...

Article - Becky Jungbauer - Mar 31 2010 - 4:38pm

Jerry Coyne And Extended Evolutionary Synthesis

features of scientific theories in all branches of science. Physicists have been discussing how to ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - Feb 19 2009 - 12:35pm

Why I Disagree With Ken Miller

Feynman in  The Meaning of It All: "I do believe that there is a conflict between science and ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - Feb 26 2009 - 10:36am

Good News For Dieters- Center For Self Control In The Brain Identified

all the choices had been made, the researchers were able to pick out 19 volunteers who showed ...

Article - News Staff - May 8 2009 - 12:44pm