[Kimura, Nature, '68] "Calculating the rate of evolution in terms of nucleotide substitutions seems to give a value so high that many of the mutations involved...
... Please let me know if you would like to read "Human L1 Retrotransposition Is Associated with Genetic Instability In Vivo" (jorolat@...). Jorolat ... ...
Dear Jorolat, i would definitely like to read that. I am reading the other articles that you have been putting up, particularly the papers by Shapiro, Margulis...
... I'll email the contact info as soon as I've posted this Palash! At the moment I have quite a lot of free time, and although there are those posts which are...
A selection of recent Press Releases and News Headlines: 1) Dinosaur ancestor's vision possibly nocturnal Call it "Triassic Park": with statistics, instead of...
[Godoy et al., Genetics, Jan '00] Abstract: "We describe the mutability of the Trp- chromosomal +1 frameshift mutation trpE7999 during nonlethal selection,...
A general interest lecture, mostly about physics & the quest for a unified theory, but also containing a conventional description of biological evolution...
[Gibson, Current Biology, '00] Abstract: "Two Drosophila Hox genes involved in segmentation, fushi tarazu and bicoid, appear to have acquired these roles by...
This book has been recommended by Palash (palash_b) and will also appear in the 'Bookmarks/Books/Recommended' folder. If you would like a book included please...
[Shapiro, in press, Nov '01] Abstract: "This volume deals with the role of Epigenetics in life and evolution. The most dynamic forms of functional genome...
[Surani, Nature, Nov '01] Abstract: "Most cells contain the same set of genes and yet they are extremely diverse in appearance and functions. It is the...
[Lachmann, Jablonka, Santafe Institute, '96] Abstract: "We discuss simple models for the evolution of rates of spontaneous and induced heritable phenotypic...
[Steele, Quadrant, Mar '00] Opening paragraph: "Is it possible for an active scientist to communicate esoteric research findings in plain everyday language ?...
[Woese, PNAS, Jul '00] Abstract: "The universal phylogenetic tree not only spans all extant life, but its root and earliest branchings represent stages in the...
[Whitelaw & Martin, Nature, '01] Abstract: "Phenotypic variation in mammals is frequently attributed to the action of quantitative trait loci (QTL) or the...
A selection of recent Press Releases and News Headlines: 1) Dinosaur like chicken-rabbit cross If the Looney Tunes animators had crossed Roadrunner with Bugs...
[Grehan, Tuatara, '84] Abstract: "A concept of internally directed evolution is recognized in Croizat's panbiogeographic synthesis as being fundamental to an ...
[Locantore & Horton, Zoogoer, Aug '02] "When Koko the gorilla signals in American sign language, "Koko again bad," after biting a trainer, is she using...
[John Cairns, Genetics, Apr '98] Introduction: "It is clear that the experimental evidence supporting many currently popular hypotheses concerning mutational...
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[Mallet & Joron, Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst., '99] Abstract: "Mimicry and warning color are highly paradoxical adaptations. Color patterns in both Müllerian and...
[Carroll, TREE, Jan '00] Abstract: "New concepts and information from molecular developmental biology, systematics, geology and the fossil record of all groups...
[Gibson, Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, '99] Abstract: "Homeotic mutations in Drosophila can result in dramatic phenotypes that suggest the...
A selection of recent Press Releases and News Headlines: 1) Genes caught skipping from bacteria to beetle Researchers think they have caught a set of bacterial...
[Mattick & Gagen, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Sep '01] Abstract: "Eukaryotic phenotypic diversity arises from multitasking of a core proteome of limited...
"A concept of internally directed evolution is recognized in Croizat's panbiogeographic synthesis as being fundamental to an understanding of the evolutionary...
[Woese, PNAS, Jun'02] Abstract: "A theory for the evolution of cellular organization is presented. The model is based on the (data supported) conjecture that...