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Denyse O'Leary
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September 7, 2013
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Convergent evolution

A software engineer on convergent evolution

Denyse O'Leary
September 7, 2013
Convergent evolution
High rates of convergent evolution are only “incredible” if we simply assume as an article of faith that there is no design, and that therefore there is nothing to research. It shall remain then, forever, incredible. No matter why the design exists. A price paid, shall we say, for dogmatism killing curiosity. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
September 7, 2013
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Books of interest, Cambrian explosion, Intelligent Design, News

David Warren finds the tone of Steve Meyer’s Darwin’s Doubt “wearying”

Denyse O'Leary
September 7, 2013
Books of interest, Cambrian explosion, Intelligent Design, News
Warren: This new book shows the impossibility of that “Cambrian explosion” – in which an astounding variety of incredibly sophisticated “body plans,” including apparent precursors of all we know today, emerged during a singularly quick snip of geological time, all over the planet, starting around 525 million years ago. Read More ›
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Jonathan Bartlett
Date
September 6, 2013
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News

Popular Mechanics: 5 Ways to Become a Citizen Scientist

Jonathan Bartlett
September 6, 2013
News

I have long been a big fan of amateurs participating in science. Here is a great article from Popular Mechanics about how people can get started doing just that.

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
September 6, 2013
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Natural selection
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Open Mike: Cornell OBI Conference Chapter 13—“Selection Threshold Severely Constrains Capture of Beneficial Mutations”—Concluding Comments excerpt

Denyse O'Leary
September 6, 2013
Natural selection
Researchers: Our findings raise a very interesting theoretical problem — in a large genome, how do the millions of low-impact (yet functional) nucleotides arise? It is universally agreed that selection works very well for high-impact mutations. However, ... Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 6, 2013
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Natural selection
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Open Mike: Cornell OBI Conference Chapter 13—“Selection Threshold Severely Constrains Capture of Beneficial Mutations”—Abstract

Denyse O'Leary
September 6, 2013
Natural selection
Researchers: In all experiments that employ biologically reasonable parameters, we observe high STb values and a general failure of selection to preferentially amplify the large majority of beneficial mutations. Read More ›