[Fedoroff, PNAS, Jun '00] Introduction: "Although it is known today that transposons comprise a significant fraction of the genomes of many organisms, they...
[Stove, Royal Institute of Philosophy, '92] Opening paragraphs: "Dolphins and some other animals have lately turned out to be more intelligent than was...
"Live One Hour Online Chat with Stuart Kauffman November 1st at 4PM Eastern US http://www.iscid.org/stuartkauffman.php Come join ISCID for a live, one hour...
[Weng, Bhalla, & Iyengar , Science, Apr '99] Introduction: "Biological signaling pathways interact with one another to form complex networks. Complexity arises...
[Morris, Cell, Jan '00] Introduction: "When discussing organic evolution the only point of agreement seems to be: "It happened." Thereafter, there is little...
[Yokoyama et al., PNAS, May '99] Abstract: "The coelacanth, a "living fossil," lives near the coast of the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Living at a...
[Nolfi, Neurocomputing, '02] Abstract: "In this paper I will show how reactive agents can solve relatively complex tasks without requiring any internal...
Letters to the Editor, Genetics, October 2000: 1) The Contribution of Bacterial Hypermutators to Mutation in Stationary Phase (John Cairns) "In their...
[Hegge, Newsletter of the Society for the Evolution of Science, '96] "Transcending Darwinism in the Spirit of Goethe's Science: A Philosophical Perspective on...
A selection of recent Press Releases and News Headlines: 1) AAAS Board Resolution Urges Opposition to "Intelligent Design" The AAAS Board recently passed a...
Contents: 1) Grandpa's diet hits descendants (Related News Item) 2) Time to take epigenetic inheritance seriously (Commentary on the Article) 3) Cardiovascular...
[Park & Kuroda, Science, Aug '01] Abstract: "The X chromosomes of mammals and fruit flies exhibit unusual properties that have evolved to deal with the...
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Science Friday, November 8th, 2002 "The Ohio Board of Education recently revised its science standards to include criticisms of evolutionary theory in biology...
[Pikaard, Trends in Genetics, Dec '01] Introduction: "Combining the genomes of two species through hybridization and chromosome doubling can create a new...
A selection of recent Press Releases and News Headlines: 1) Cellular Pathway Contains a 'Clock' That Steers Gene Activity Researchers from The Johns Hopkins...
[Marti & Bovolenta, Trends in Neurosciences, Feb '02] Abstract: "Sonic hedgehog (SHH) is a member of the hedgehog family of signalling molecules. SHH was...
"A yeast prion provides a mechanism for genetic variation and phenotypic diversity" [True & Lindquist, Nature, Sep '00] Abstract: "A major enigma in...
[Dundr & Misteli, Biochem. J, '01] Introduction: "The major functions of the cell nucleus, including transcription, pre-mRNA splicing and ribosome assembly,...
[Newman & Muller/Müller, J. Experimental Zoology, '00] Abstract: "The close mapping between genotype and morphological phenotype in many contemporary...
[Mae-Wan Ho, ISIS, '98] Preamble: "The following description of evolution concentrates on an approach that most connects with comparative psychology, and...
A selection of recent Press Releases and News Headlines: 1) Genome man to create new life-form Scientists in the United States are to press ahead with plans to...
"Phytochromes and Cryptochromes in the Entrainment of the Arabidopsis Circadian Clock" [Somers, Devlin & Kay, Science, '98] Introduction: "Circadian clocks are...
"Roles of DNA Adenine Methylation in Regulating Bacterial Gene Expression and Virulence" [Low, Weyand & Mahan, Infection and Immunity, '01] Opening paragraph: ...
[Reik & Walter, Nature, Mar '01] Introduction: "Imprinted genes in the mammalian genome are those genes for which one of the parental alleles is repressed,...
I apologize for not keeping the group better informed. My time is currently being taken up by other commitments and 'normal service' will not be resumed until...
On February 20th, 2003 at 2pm Eastern, ISCID will be hosting University of Chicago Professor James Shapiro in a live chat discussion titled: How molecular...
... Thankyou for the notification, Micah - I'm quite busy at the moment and might not have found out about it otherwise! For the benefit of Members/Visitors...