Neuroscience & Mind
More Jobs for “Junk” DNA (Cont.)
IIf “junk” DNA goes toxic, does that suggest it had an original normal function? See the conclusion of this new paper.
Evolution
Engineering Language Enters Biology
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A Failed Attempt to Turn Darwin into Wilberforce
Nice try, Desmond and Moore. But criticizing Darwinian evolution does not make one a racist. The real Darwin is a far more ambiguous and conflicted figure.
Gilson: How a Teacher Wrecked Biology for Me, and How I Got Past It
His biology teacher could take an entire class period to tell Charles Darwin’s life story, and then repeat the same class, virtually verbatim.
Darwin and the “Eyre Affair”: A Speculative Tale
October 7, 1865, saw a revolt break out in Jamaica in which 18 officials and militia men were killed by members of the freed black population.
The Role of Learning in the Honey Bee Waggle Dance
Learning is largely a programmed behavior, governed by a type of algorithm, particularly for animals with limited cognitive ability.
