Month: November 2014
One More Thing to Be Thankful For: Animal Research Points to Pain "Off Switch"
The tremendous potential human (and animal) good that could be derived from this research to treat pain justifies the suffering caused to the animals.
Have a Blessed Thanksgiving! Here’s How to Say "Thank You" to Your Friends at Evolution News and Views
Somewhere right now a student is looking for top-notch resources to balance what she is learning in her science class about the evolution controversy.
Protracted Unrest Between ENCODE Researchers and Junk-DNA Advocates Goes On
The ENCODE Consortium has launched a new data volley, now drawing on the mouse genome.
What the New Atheism’s Gender Gap Tells You
The stereotyped picture of a sea of ponytailed males at the atheist conference is not just a stereotype.
Mission Impossible: Trying to Explain the Feather Without Teleology
“It may seem strange to consider the fact that you, as a mammal, have all the known genes required to pattern a feather, and yet you do not look like Big Bird.”