evolutionary biology

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  Uncommon Descent — Authority: 529
  New Zealand journalist Susan Mazur has published a fascinating book about some of the current controversies among evolutionary biologists. The book is a loosely edited collection of interviews with, and comments about, various people, including the Altenberg 16. Her favorites are the “two Stus” — Stuart Newman ...
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• Man convicted for killing and eating Chinas last Indochinese tiger

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 150
  The last Indochinese tiger in China was killed and eaten by a man who has now been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his crime. [More]
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• Velocity of Climate Change Varies from Mountain to Marsh

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 150
  Reports of maples on the march northward and butterflies flitting far afield are already flooding in, and climate scientists predict that with escalating temperature changes more species will need to either get out of dodge, or hope for emissions reductions that will help the planet dodge the climate bullet. ...
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• The sex wars of ducks

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 150
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• Plants can respond to the past

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 739
  Washington, December 23 (ANI): In a new research, scientists at the University of Michigan, US, have found that plants can respond to the past.Emily Farrer, Deborah Goldberg, and Aaron King modeled four years of population fluctuations in four species common to the Michigan dry sand prairie to determine how plants ...
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• On the horns of a dilemma: Last-ditch effort aims to save nearly extinct northern white rhino--But is it too late?

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 150
  Four of the worlds last eight surviving northern white rhinos ( Ceratotherium simum cottoni ) are now living in Africa for the first time in decades as part of a last-ditch effort to save the subspecies from extinction. [More]
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• Bird-like dinosaur used venom to subdue prey

  
  Scientific American - Observations — Authority: 126
  A fierce, feathered raptor might have been terrifying enough to small dinosaurs, lizards, birds and mammals living 128 million years ago, but add venom to its arsenal and the threat would be paralyzing--literally. [More]
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• Could ocean acidification deafen dolphins?

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 150
  As more and more carbon dioxide enters the Earths atmosphere, oceans are becoming more acidic . In fact, this acidification has been blamed for everything from killing off coral to aiding algae and even super-sizing fish ear bones . But the changing marine chemistry may also be altering the deep seas acoustic ...
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• Shining Examples: 10 Bioluminescent Creatures that Glow in Surprising Ways [Slide Show]

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 150
  Beetles whose flashes punctuate summer skies; killer fish that lure prey with an enticing light; algae that rat out their attackers with a telltale glow. These ominous organisms might seem like creatures from out of this world, but thanks to some clever chemistry , such beings are in fact abundant on our planet. ...
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• Preventing release of alarm pheromones increases homosexual pairing in bed bugs.

  
  Cheshire — Authority: 111
  I really don’t think it’s possible to write a boring post on bed bugs. The way in which they reproduce is simply one of the most bizzarre…and brutal…methods of insemination in the animal kingdom. One of my favorite webcomics, Dinosaur Comics described their reproduction quite well: I also like writing ...
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• Humans feasting on grains for at least 100,000 years

  
  Scientific American - Observations — Authority: 126
  Grains might have been an important part of human diets much further back in our history than previous research has suggested. [More]
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• ‘Atheist Mythology:’ or, Speaking Truth to Crazy

  
  kunochan.com — Authority: 112
  I have gone through several phases in my various ill-fated efforts to debate Creationists. At first, I made the freshman error of debating the facts, learning too late that theists have no interest in facts, and freely invent their own (as do conspiracy theorists and UFO believers). Then I switched to contempt ...
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• Science Pornography: You must be 18 years or older to view this blog post

  
  Greg Laden's Blog — Authority: 649
  It turns out I write academia erotica ! I can tell you that the three dimensional visual imagery in the post to which Stephanie refers was a replacement for the actual visual imagery I had in mind when I wrote it. But I couldnt use that because ... Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this ...
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• Bugs Inside: What Happens When the Microbes That Keep Us Healthy Disappear?

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 150
  Bacteria, viruses and fungi have been primarily cast as the villains in the battle for better human health. But a growing community of researchers is sounding the warning that many of these microscopic guests are really ancient allies. [More]
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• Female Fruit Flies Can Be ‘Too Attractive’ to Males, Scientists Show

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 151
  These are fruit flies courting. Females can be too attractive to the opposite sex — too attractive for their own good — say biologists at UC Santa Barbara. They found that, among fruit flies, too much male attention directed toward attractive females leads to smaller families and, ultimately, to a reduced rate of ...
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• On the Evolution of Homosexuality

  
  Sandwalk — Authority: 466
    A reader alerted me to a posting by Greta Christina on The Blowfish Blog . 1 She discusses Why Did Gayness Evolve? . This is not your ordinary posting on the topic. For one thing, she acknowledges that you can only discuss the evolution of homosexuality if theres a significant genetic component. She makes the ...
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• More coffee!! Your doctor needs to know what would have worked for someone’s hypothetical reconstruction of Stone Age man before she can treat you effectively …

  
  Uncommon Descent — Authority: 529
  Apparently, evolutionary biologists/psychologists (if there is any difference, I would be glad to know*) are trying to get jobs adding to the cost burden of medical schools, fronting their speculations to doctors in training, a friend advises. See this story by Daniel Cressey (”Groups say med school training must ...
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• The Double Life of ATP in Humans (preview)

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 150
  One of the first and most enduring facts most students learn in biology class is that all living cells use a small molecule called adenosine triphosphate (ATP) as fuel. That universal energy currency drives the biological reactions that allow cells to function and life to flourish--making ATP a crucial player in the ...
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• Gene for Disease Has Healthy Flip Side

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 150
  Sickle cell disease is a blood disorder due to a single genetic mutation. It remains in populations because the mutation has a flip side--it helps to protect against malaria. Now another mutation has been shown to afford similar protection. Deficiency in the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase, known as G6PD ...
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• Merging the IP ADR Blog with New Commercial ADR Blog

  
  Settle It Now Negotiation Blog — Authority: 461
  I’m migrating the IP ADR Blog to a new Blog Home called Commercial ADR – Business Solutions to Justice Problems .  I’ll continue to post articles to the Settle It Now Negotiation Blog on matters of general interest to negotiators, including litigators who negotiate the settlement of lawsuits. After ...
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