Yep, they won't let it die...

By Crobar in Neurognosis

When I saw this article headline, I knew I was right...they won't let it go.  They want to perpetuate the mystery, latching onto every little term of possible ambiguity such as "possibly" or "most likely" instead of the absolute language ...

Just when I think the idiocy has subsided...

By Crobar in Neurognosis

I see something that infuriates me and is nothing more than an overt perversion of legislation meant to protect not prosecute horny teens.  It's nice to know that there is some semblance of logic in Georgia by having his sentence ...

...and the results are in!

By Crobar in Neurognosis

I'm not really one to toot my own horn but I did make a post a bit ago saying that the results of the DNA testing from the "chupacabras" in Cuero would come back with the genus of Canis. Well, ...

Rebutting Neanderthal Claims

By Crobar in Neurognosis

One of the continuing claims in the attack upon palaeoanthropology is that Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) specimens were actually AMHs (Anatomically Modern Humans) afflicted with RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis).  It is also claimed that the orbital torus is simply just due to ...

Men, have a deep voice? You might be more attractive to women.

By Crobar in Neurognosis

An atricle in the journal Biology Letters surveyed a group of hunter-gatherers in Tanzania (to control for items such as birth control).  They found that voice pitch was a good determinant of number of offspring the individual would have - ...

Superbugs and evolution in action

By Crobar in Neurognosis

People often ask me for proof of evolution "in action" or "happening now".  After reading current stories in newspapers and online about the new deadly strain of anti-biotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus, it makes my job in those instances easier - ...

A bit about homology...

By Crobar in Neurognosis

Homologous structures are explained by shared ancestors which can be seen in the fossil record, is supported by genetic study, comparative morphology et al.  Homologous structures are just one line of evidence that supports a common ancestry. Evolutionary lineages may be ...

Own a piece of scientific history

By Crobar in Neurognosis

Or at least a scanned electronic version of one.  What am I talking about?  Well one of the world's oldest scientific societies, the Royal Society has made available some of its notable papers. They include papers by Newton, Crick and ...

Old Drug + Old Problem = New Solution?

By Crobar in Neurognosis

Another older post from November of last year.  It's almost a year old but I still think the research findings on this subject were fascinating I'm sure most people have seen the commercials for several antidepressants or even recognize many ...

Natural Selection's Fingerprints on the Human Genome

By Crobar in Neurognosis

This is an old post from my MySpace blog I did back in July: Some recent research in the open access, peer reviewed online journal PLoS Genetics has provided empirical support to propositions made by scientists previously.  The study done ...