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Of neanderthals, species, and our feelings in science

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:57:32 +0000

In this video, I discuss an article recently printed in the June article of DIscover (I’ve noticed they release issues about two or three weeks early), and how the definition of species is a little fuzzy, or at least flawed in all our attempts to clearly define it. Even the best definitions leave something out, or fails to account for something. At the same time, things we think are the same exact…

Defending genetics, part 6- relevance vs. roundup

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:53:23 +0000

Welcome to the next installment of my series, Defending Genetics. I know there’s a couple of you who said you weren’t interested in these videos, but there was also a couple who said they did. Besides, I have to defend my territory (my future field of science). A common accusation is that biotechnology firms and investors like Monsanto inject RoundUp into the food. What’s equally funny is when som…

Defending genetics, part 5- the gmo’s

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:52:02 +0000

Part 5 in my series titled “Defending Genetics,” which is dedicated to defending genetics based science from the accusations of non-experts, especially GMO and Genomics (genetic based medicine). I realize I do a lot of defending GMO’s from the anti-GMO supporters without ever actually going into what they look like or what they do, at least not in detail. So in this episode, that’s exactly what I…

Biotech revolution 6 of 6

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:38:39 +0000

For a full playlist of all chapters, please click on: Genetics and Biotechnology promise a future of unprecedented health and longevity: DNA screening could prevent many diseases, gene therapy could cure them and, thanks to lab-grown organs, the human body could be repaired as easily as a car, with spare parts readily available. Ultimately, the ageing process itself…

Biotech revolution 5 of 6

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:37:03 +0000