Tag: biology
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NE… hmmm… “new” life!! Yeaahhhh! (boring)
Scientists thrilled to discover life in under-ice lakes! (1) Wow. I guess after discovering life in toxic environments or after realizing that some organisms can even survive space, the next big “discovery” was to find life in Antarctica. Again. “Wow”…. (booooring)
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Male, female, what’s the difference?
> Help translate the Harmonia Philosophica book in 6 new languages and get valuable perks in return! Support the Indiegogo project now! Painstaking new analysis of the genetic sequence of the X chromosome — long perceived as the “female” counterpart to the male-associated Y chromosome — reveals that large portions of the X have evolved to play…
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Biology orthodoxy, bacteria, genes…
Some scientists claim that lab conditions affect the expression of genes in bacteria, actually rendering all biology research based on them… wrong! But OK. Other scientists found that there was little evidence of adaptive genetic response. [1] Phew! Thank God genes expression is affected by the environment only in humans. And animals. And… Wait a…
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Choosing child gender – NOT so “human” invention (?!)
> Help translate the Harmonia Philosophica book in 6 new languages and get valuable perks in return! Support the Indiegogo project now! A new study led by a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine shows that mammalian species can “choose” the sex of their offspring in order to beat…
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Minimum requirements for life…
Until now scientists have a hard time defining the minimum set of genes required for life to be created… Various attempts have resulted in various sets of genes which do overlap, but are not identical.. [1] Logical. How can you define the undefined? How can you see the unseen? How can you see the stars if…
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