Month: September 2012
Bees Can Switch Roles Epigenetically
For the first time, scientists have witnessed a behavioral change via epigenetic markers, with no change to the genes themselves.
The Bacterial Flagellum Revisited: A Paradigm of Design
In tribute to this masterpiece of design, I have just published a detailed literature review in which I describe the processes underlying its self-assembly and operations.
Science Becomes Politics
So why not address scientists as politicians? Scientific American goes there.
Princeton Historian: Falsifiability Not a Requirement of Science
“The renowned philosopher Karl Popper coined the term ‘demarcation problem’ to describe the quest to distinguish science from pseudoscience. He also proposed a solution.”
Decoding ENCODE: A Q&A with Jonathan Wells
Dr. Wells literally wrote the book on the Myth of Junk DNA. He answered some questions on the recent news from ENCODE.