Neanderthal Genome

by askewmind on Tuesday, 17th February, 2009

The entire genome of a 38,000-year-old Neanderthal, 3 billion base pairs, has been sequenced by a team of scientists in Germany at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. The group is already extracting DNA from other ancient Neanderthal bones…

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Darwin’s Bicentennial

by askewmind on Thursday, 12th February, 2009

Charles Darwin
1859 Henry Maull – Darwin

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A GREAT MAN:

Charles Darwin has contributed more to our understanding of the world around us than any other person since Plato founded the Academy or Pythagoras set…

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Technology, Entertainment, Design

by askewmind on Saturday, 7th February, 2009

Finally we are online! The first post I would like to add is in relation to a web I have been using for some time now and I think should be a must for anyone interested in the latest developments…

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