A new, less expensive, and faster method now has been developed and used to determine the DNA sequence of the male-specific Y chromosome in the gorilla. The technique will allow better access to genetic information of the Y chromosome of… Continue Reading
Published by Penguin last month in the U.S. The Book of Magic: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment, edited by Brian Copenhaver looks at the birth of modern science and its close relationship and interaction with magical practice. Both in fact were… Continue Reading
As posted on this blog last year, the lost library of John Dee is being exhibited at the Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4LE through July 29 this year. In addition to the… Continue Reading
Born out of frustration at the limited amount of data available about transgender people, the Digital Transgender Archive includes materials from over twenty collections of documents and other materials. It is the largest collection of its kind. Smithsonian tells us, “The term… Continue Reading
Eric Schulze of Ask Smithsonian tells us, “More than half of men and woman in a survey said they’d called it quits because of a lame first kiss.” Obviously, kissing is important to human beings. But did you know it’s not… Continue Reading
According to Teen Vogue: “Only 23 states and the District of Columbia require schools to teach sex ed, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Only 13 states require that lesson to include information on sexual orientation, but four of those states… Continue Reading
Now there’s a new reason to own a 3D printer. MorphoSource, launched at Duke in 2013, is the largest and most open digital fossil repository of its kind. MorphoSource is allowing professionals and amauteurs download and create fossils that they… Continue Reading
Sometimes evolution proceeds much more rapidly than we might think. Genetic analysis makes it possible to detect the earliest stages of species formation and to gain a better understanding of speciation processes. For example, a study just published in PLOS… Continue Reading
A recent find in a cave has scientists all a buzz. They found Ice Age Lion Cubs with viable DNA. Currently Russian and Korean scientists are working together to try and clone the Ice Age Lions. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/scientists-attempt-clone-ice-age-7497693
BBC.com recently reported on Fiammetta Wilson and Grace Cook, among the first women to be granted “fellowship” in the Royal Astronomical Society – not full membership mind you, but honorary membership which was an important first step in the formal acceptance… Continue Reading