perfect pitch and just temperament |
One gene may be key to coveted perfect pitchA tantalizing headline for a musical biologist, about a new study published in PNAS:Dichotomy and perceptual distortions in absolute pitch abilityE. Alexand...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:24:00 GMT |
nannerls special blend |
Here's a delicious tea for a summer afternoon:2 parts bai mu dan white tea leaves1 part mint, dried leaves & broken stems1 part dried rosebuds, slightly crumbleddash of stevia for sweetnessPrepare...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:38:00 GMT |
more dangers of creationism |
I wonder if the current resistance to acknowledging a human role in climate change in the US is related to the lack of acceptance of evolution. Studying evolution entails: challenging the mind to cont...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:39:00 GMT |
a misplaced debate |
The debate between evolutionists and creationists is alive and well, and seem to be never-ending, as neither side has any desire to be converted to the other way of thinking. Science is a process of i...
Posted by on Fri, 18 May 2007 10:49:00 GMT |
A time for change |
Cancer: is it due to spontaneous genetic mutations or to karyotype and tissue disorganization? Inborn genetic factors or external environmental factors?AIDS: a new disease resulting from HIV infection...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:19:00 GMT |
Calling all Canadians! |
I came across the Council of Canadians website by accident the other day, and found their articles on Deep Integration to be very disturbing. This refers to the harmonization of Canada/US policies in ...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:20:00 GMT |
my little mutant |
Last week I found what looks a homeotic mutant in my drosophila stocks. She had only one wing, with her head on the side of the thorax where the other wing should have been. She seemed otherwise healt...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:27:00 GMT |
singing mice |
Did you know mice can sing? Most songs are above the range of human hearing. Look here for an article about the serenade a boy makes when a girl is nearby, complete with audio files, pitch-shifted int...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 15:42:00 GMT |
The Dreaded Shrinks! |
Here is a letter I sent recently to CBC news, in response to a disturbing article based around Bush's recent medical examination:Your recent article 'shrinking through the ages' (www.cbc.ca/news/backg...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:04:00 GMT |
21st century alchemy |
A colleague asked me the other day what I thought was the raison d'etre of molecular biology. Though it had never occurred to me before, one possible answer was immediately clear: immortality. The ack...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:53:00 GMT |
