Category: Biology Philosophy
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Bacteria, new opinions, old "wrong" opinions...
Levi Strauss said that people have a tendency to believe that newer thoughts are always better and more correct than older ones. And this is totally but totally wrong. In the old days we thought that species were constant and unchangeable. Now we (think we) "know" they are not. Take for example bacteria or viruses,…
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Pigeons, Ithaka, weird tales...
The mystery of the "Bermuda Triangle" of the homing pigeon world may have been solved. For years, scientists have been baffled as to why the usually excellent navigators get lost when released from a particular site in New York State. The puzzle of the vanishing pigeons began in the 1960s. Professor Bill Keeton from Cornell…
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Evolution of the Theory of Evolution: 0
How much have we misunderstood the Evolution of Species, the notion of Biodiversity and Nature in general... We believe that diversity in nature is automatically created via evolution. But at the same time the UK government has announced that five species of invasive non-native aquatic plants are to be banned from sale in an effort…
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Smoking, epigenetics, changes, decisions...
A new research in Human Molecular Genetics [1] [2] shows that smoking can be related to changes in genes of specific segments of the DNA, thus increasing cancer risk. Weird how the same changes that are supposed to lead to the evolution of species from bacteria to the humans, are in other cases considered "bad".…
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Invasive species, "invasive" species, categories...
A research suggests that an invasive species of midge has the potential to drastically alter Antarctic ecosystems that have been isolated for millions of years. That species of midge was well-suited to thrive in the extreme conditions and has managed to release large volumes of nutrients into the soil, changing the way native species live…
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