Monthly Archives: March 2018

Title: Virus found to adapt through newly discovered path of evolution. Source: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180329141037.htm Petrie and colleagues found that a single gene sometimes yields multiple different proteins. The lambda virus evolved a protein sequence that was prone to structural instability that … Continue reading →

Where did the news go telling us that we are all going to die of zika? It has served its purpose and is no longer required in the news. City council’s everywhere are buying pesticides and aerial spraying but hiding … Continue reading →

Monsanto is going beyond GMOs and investing in the gene-editing startup Pairwise. The deal could herald the arrival of the first Crispr produce. Source: Monsanto is on the verge of producing the first fruit made with a blockbuster gene-editing tool … Continue reading →

Pesticides from California’s Central Valley farms are found in Pacific chorus frogs living in pristine Sierra Nevada national parks. Source: Pesticides Contaminating Critters in California’s National Parks Scientists first noticed sharply declining frog populations in the Sierra Nevada starting in … Continue reading →

So a good friend of mine asked me a very interesting question the other day: what would the evolutionary advantage of morning sickness be? I think that this is a great question because; as he points out, the woman loses … Continue reading →

Source: A brief outline of various ways to measure the rate of photosynthesis – including measuring photosynthesis via the uptake of carbon dioxide (e.g. using immobilised algae), via the production of oxygen in pondweed, via the increase in dry mass, … Continue reading →

The lighter-colored streets actually reflect the sun’s rays and help keep LA cool. Source: Los Angeles is spending $40,000 per mile to paint streets white — and it could have a surprising ripple effect on the city Wow and downtown … Continue reading →

World Water Day, an annual celebration initiated by the United Nations to raise awareness about water scarcity and how to preserve and use it safely. Even though water covers almost three-fourths of the Earth’s surface, there are many regions that … Continue reading →

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/21/health/mumps-vaccine-study/index.html Well I seem to be posting a lot on Immunology. And unfortunately this is such a hot-button issue that even scientists can’t seem to approach it rationally. I’ve been posting to some extent because I’ve been taught a … Continue reading →

He wanted to play God, so he cracked the human genome. Now he wants to play Darwin and collect the DNA of everything on the planet. Source: Craig Venter’s Epic Voyage to Redefine the Origin of the Species I just … Continue reading →