11+ hour, 7+ min ago  (407+ words) Thomas Woodward compares the epigenetic system to a supercomputer where information is written everywhere " on the hardware, the screen, and even the keys. Source A second revolution is underway in biology today. DNA isn't the whole story for the development…...

16+ hour, 19+ min ago  (257+ words) I welcome Coyne's reply " the free will debate is vitally important to our understanding of ourselves and of our society. I believe that we have libertarian free will. That is, we can freely choose our actions to a substantial extent....

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1703+ words) This brings us, at last, to the remaining "cyclic" proposal, that of Roger Penrose, which is perhaps the most quixotic of all. Source This is the third installment in my discussion of bouncing and cyclic cosmologies, and the first of…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (390+ words) But honesty is rare these days in these matters. At Sentient Media, Seth Millsteintells usthat a "New Report Casts Doubt on the Buzz Around Insect Food." He notes that, while insects have a lot of protein, the industry faces an…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (365+ words) The book was published yesterday and is already Amazon's #1 bestseller in genetics. Source Many of us have heard about one of the biggest discoveries in modern biology: the discovery of the information code embedded in DNA. But perhaps an even…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (438+ words) The jerky motions of the ship give way to a steadier, more stately motion. "Okay," your tour guide says, "go ahead and open your eyes." When you do, there before you, on the other side of the submarine's main viewing…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (366+ words) New fossil discoveries from China are being hailed as evidence that could reshape our understanding of the origin of complex animal life. Source New fossil discoveries from China are being hailed as evidence that could reshape our understanding of the…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (659+ words) At Templeton Ideas, science writer Graham Phillipstakes aim at the theory of many universes, the lazy materialist's dodge for getting away from the reality of thefine-tuningof the universe for life. The concept, as you know, is that there are countless…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (194+ words) The Story of Everything is available now on Amazon Prime in the U. S. , UK, Canada, Mexico, and Spain, with more countries to come. The Telegraph in Britain picked up on the Amazon release with an unusual and thoughtful review by senior…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (974+ words) Much of the information employed to build biological form is situated in epigenetic architecture beyond the reach of random genetic mutations. Source In 1953 Watson and Crick ignited the genetics revolution with their discovery of the double helix. Today a second…...