The #SciFund Challenge. The SciFund Challenge is all about crowdsourcing research funding. You can go to the site, read about what science studies people are proposing to do, and donate to help support their research–even $5 helps. Even for a broke college student, $5 is typically affordable. Seriously? Forego a latte at Starbucks and make…
Epigenetics of Lifespan
For years, I’ve been telling my students that epigenetics may represent a “Lamarckian” inheritance mechanism. Small chemical modifications to DNA that do not affect the actual sequence (of A, T, G, C) can control gene expression. These markers are acquired during our lifetimes as we experience and interact with the world. Some evidence has suggested…
Pictures: Rare “Cyclops” Shark Found
Pictures: Rare “Cyclops” Shark Found.
Nature.com Blogs: Browse Blogs
Nature.com Blogs: Browse Blogs. This one is a pretty great resource for current scientific advances in Evolution in general.