Tag: Research
Is Genome Grammar Just a Figure of Speech?
A paper about DNA expression refers to its grammar and syntax. How far can we take the comparison to written text?
Vincent Torley Thinks I Have Egg on My Face
I didn’t expect to be honored by a 7500-word broadside by philosopher Dr. Vincent Torley, assisted by Dr. Josh Swamidass of Washington University.
With Stunning Admission of Error, Scientific Name-Calling Suffers a Setback
The discourse of name-calling is a scourge of public life today, and it’s only getting worse.
On Prebiotic Chemistry, Synthetic Chemist James Tour Urges an Admission of Ignorance
Taking aim at biologists who assume the matter of life from nonlife is well in hand, Tour sets out this way.
Fetal Stem Cells — Another Case Study in Media Hype
This is a warning about investor trawling, media hype, and the realities attendant to regenerative medicine.