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RSS feeds from Science Blogs- British birdfeeders split blackcaps into two genetically distinct groups [Not Exactly Rocket Science] December 3, 2009 Ed Yong none@example.com
- Paleontology references: Read this, not that [Laelaps] December 3, 2009The December 2009 issue of the journal Evolution: Education and Outreach has just been released, and among the new offerings is a paper on "Print Reference Sources about Evolution" by Adam Goldstein. It seems to be a spinoff of Goldstein's paper on evolution blogs published in the same journal earlier this year, and it stresses the importance […]Brian Switek none@example.com
- Today's Mystery Bird for you to Identify [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)] December 3, 2009tags: birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] photographed in Hermann Park Conservancy, Houston, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Joseph Kennedy, 18 November 2009 [larger view]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/640s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400 Please name at least one field mark that supports you […]"GrrlScientist" none@example.com
- Photo of the Day #781: Otter in a tree [Laelaps] December 3, 2009A small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) in a short tree, photographed at the Bronx Zoo. Read the comments on this post...Brian Switek none@example.com
- Fabulous footage [Pharyngula] December 3, 2009Read the comments on this post...PZ Myers none@example.com
- Circus of the Spineless #45 [Greg Laden's Blog] December 2, 2009Welcome to the 45th installment of the Circus of the Spineless Blog Carnival. The previous installment of this panoply of boneless metazoans was at Marmorkrebs, and the next edition will be at Life Photo Meme. Please check with the carnival's home for information on how to submit your spineless blog posts. Read the rest of this post... | Read the commen […]Greg Laden none@example.com
- Quote for the Day [EvolutionBlog] December 2, 2009I have long been a fan of Bertrand Russell, and I am endlessly fascinated by issues in science and religion, so perhaps it is surprising that I have not read Russell's book Religion and Science. Until now, that is. I have now read the first three chapters and anticipate finishing the book later this week. Chapter Three deals with evolution, and it is ju […]Jason Rosenhouse none@example.com
- Balancing amino acids for a longer life [Not Exactly Rocket Science] December 2, 2009 Ed Yong none@example.com
- Today's Mystery Bird for you to Identify [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)] December 2, 2009tags: birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] photographed in Tom Bass Regional Park, Houston, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Joseph Kennedy, 27 November 2009 [larger view]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/320s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400. Please name at least one field mark that supports your […]"GrrlScientist" none@example.com
- Next Generation DNA Sequencing Made Me Do It or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love Microarrays [Discovering Biology in a Digital World] December 2, 2009For many years, I've been perfectly content to work with small numbers of things. Working with one gene or one protein is great. Even small groups of genes are okay. I'm fine with alternatively spliced genes with multiple transcripts, or multiple polymorphisms, or genes in multi-gene families, or groups of genes in operons. But I never trusted micr […]Sandra Porter none@example.com
