Month: July 2012
WaPo on the Big Science “Pyramid Scheme”
Yes, as always it’s all about the pursuit of government money. Oh, and prestige too.
With New Research, the Genetic Code Looks More and More Like a Deliberate Choice
If humans add a base pair to the DNA code, is that intelligent design?
Must Scientists Credit Violent Anarchists’ “Legitimate Concerns”?
You have to be way over on the political extreme to get away with this sort of deference toward the indefensible.
“What Would Disprove Evolution?”
For a change of pace, Jerry Coyne at Why Evolution Is True turns his attention to the issue of evolution.
Machine Revolution: More Details Emerge on ATP Synthase and Its Exquisite Design
With atomic force microscopy, scientists have resolved some features down to 5 angstroms. A striking projection map shows the rotor c-rings arranged in tissue with an uncanny resemblance to gears.