Science News, 2003
Frank Reichenbacher
year in a short 1-3 sentence description. This past year, 2003, seemed
especially rich in items of interest to this newsgroup. In particular, I
noted many findings that either depended on or supported the theory of
evolution.
The format they use is a convenient way to get a sense of what happened in
the whole year. Hopefully, the good people at Science News
(http://www.sciencenews.org) will take this as more advertisement than
plagiarism.
Each note is given with a link to something close to at least one of the
original sources (some articles draw upon three or four relevant
publications) and with the issue/page number for each Science News article.
The summaries below are taken from Science News, Dec. 20 & 27, 2003, Vol.
164, Nos. 25 & 26, pages 401-410.
Scientists identified a hybrid gene that, in their view, contributed to the
evolution of apes and people. 163:389.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=151371
http://tinyurl.com/25ftl
Scientists tracked down disease-causing mutant genes, including those
responsible for some cases of atrial fibrillation, autism, and early-aging
syndrome. 163:21, 212, 260.
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/99/18/11946
http://tinyurl.com/2k2b5
A new genetic analysis bolsters the idea that musical taste, rather than
geography, split Africa's indigobirds into multiple species.
http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v424/n6951/abs/nature01863_fs.html&dynoptions=doi1073699029
http://tinyurl.com/34dyj
A snail with a shell spiraling to the right can't mate readily with a lefty,
so changes in the single gene that controls shell direction have created new
snail species. 164:243.
http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v425/n6959/abs/425679a_fs.html&dynoptions=doi1073699174
http://tinyurl.com/3bmpb
A genetic survey indicated that about 1 in every 12 men in Asia and 1 in 200
worldwide, harbors a form of the Y chromosome tied to Ghenghis Khan or the
men of his armies. 163:91. http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/97/13/6927
http://tinyurl.com/2bshe
A controversial study of the genetics of different lice forms indicated that
people first wore clothing about 72,000 years ago. 164:118.
http://www.current-biology.com/content/article/abstract?uid=PIIS0960982203005074
http://tinyurl.com/2j586
Geneticists deciphered much of a poodle's DNA sequence, enabling scientists
to compare it with human and mouse DNA. 164:197.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14512627&dopt=Abstract
http://tinyurl.com/2aybg
Canola farms in Canada now predominantly grow three herbicide-resistant
varieties of the crop, two of which were developed through bioengineering.
Farmers' fields now serve as the sites of real-life experiments in gene
flow. 164:230.
http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146%2Fannurev.ecolsys.30.1.539
http://tinyurl.com/2s94t
While genetic studies revealed that the sense of smell declined in primates
as they evolved better color vision, scientists continued to debate whether
primates originall depended on that vision for spotting red leaves or ripe
fruit against a leafy green background. 164:234.
http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v410/n6826/abs/410363a0_fs.html&dynoptions=doi1073707964
http://tinyurl.com/26cwk
Using DNA as a scaffold, researchers have devised a simple way of creating
carbon nanotube transistors-a feat that paves the way for more complex
circuits made from these nanomaterials. 164:324.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14512621&dopt=Abstract
http://tinyurl.com/2mbzj
Bacteria and yeast cells were genetically engineered to incorporate an
unnatural amino acid into their proteins, an advance that may lead to new
drugs and shed light on the origin of the genetic code. 163:53, 164:102.
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/jacsat/2003/125/i04/abs/ja0284153.html
http://tinyurl.com/2xfda
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?holding=npg&cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12920298&dopt=Abstract
http://tinyurl.com/2pwuf
Two cotton-growing centers that could hardly differ more-small farms in
India and industrial fields in Arizona-provide case studies that show the
bright side of a widespread genetically engineered crop. 163:85.
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/100/4/1519
http://tinyurl.com/2zn6n
Researchers geared up to engineer cells with computer programs hardwired
into DNA. 163:267. http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/99/26/16587
http://tinyurl.com/35p6y
http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2074_abstracts/983-92-1363.pdf
http://tinyurl.com/2gtxp
Sediment samples from New Zealand and Siberia yielded bits of DNA from
dozens of animals and plants. Some 400,000-year-old snippets were traced to
a specific plant species. 163:244.
http://abc.zoo.ox.ac.uk/web_images/DNA_from_dirt.pdf
http://tinyurl.com/2d7lt
Analyses of genetic material from fossils of large, flightless birds
called moas suggested that three types of the extinct creatures may not have
been separate species after all. 164:84.
http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_55785.htm
http://tinyurl.com/25uv4
Researchers extracted DNA from cells preserved in the desiccated dung of
an extinct ground sloth. Analysis of the genetic material may identify the
creature as a new species. 164:19.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WPN-48F5JSY-1&_coverDate=05%2F31%2F2003&_alid=139118342&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_qd=1&_cdi=6995&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=efec90571e0ace5bd7796d33dfa6bb69
http://tinyurl.com/3gn8m
Charles C.
<fr...@bio-con.com> wrote:
<SNIP> Great stuff but I have to ask. . .
>
>A genetic survey indicated that about 1 in every 12 men in Asia and 1 in 200
>worldwide, harbors a form of the Y chromosome tied to Ghenghis Khan or the
>men of his armies. 163:91. http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/97/13/6927
>http://tinyurl.com/2bshe
When did they find the time to fight?
Charles
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John Wilkins
> On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 17:34:35 +0000 (UTC), "Frank Reichenbacher"
> <fr...@bio-con.com> wrote:
>
> <SNIP> Great stuff but I have to ask. . .
> >
> >A genetic survey indicated that about 1 in every 12 men in Asia and 1 in 200
> >worldwide, harbors a form of the Y chromosome tied to Ghenghis Khan or the
> >men of his armies. 163:91. http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/97/13/6927
> >http://tinyurl.com/2bshe
>
> When did they find the time to fight?
8 hours for sleep, two hours to take care of the horses, 20 seconds
for... you know... still leaves 13 hours, 59 minutes and 40 seconds for
fighting every day.
>
>
>
> Charles
> Remove the underscores to contact me.
>
> Creationism: Sci-Fi for the soul
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> Charles C. <charles_casey@opt_online.net> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 17:34:35 +0000 (UTC), "Frank Reichenbacher"
> > <fr...@bio-con.com> wrote:
> >
> > <SNIP> Great stuff but I have to ask. . .
> > >
> > >A genetic survey indicated that about 1 in every 12 men in Asia and 1
in 200
> > >worldwide, harbors a form of the Y chromosome tied to Ghenghis Khan or
the
> > >men of his armies. 163:91.
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/97/13/6927
> > >http://tinyurl.com/2bshe
> >
> > When did they find the time to fight?
>
> 8 hours for sleep, two hours to take care of the horses, 20 seconds
> for... you know... still leaves 13 hours, 59 minutes and 40 seconds for
> fighting every day.
> >
they have Viagra in those days (did ginseng relly work?)
Alan (who's never achieved a 20 second "you know" in his life) Jeffery
> >
> >
> > Charles
> > Remove the underscores to contact me.
> >
> > Creationism: Sci-Fi for the soul
>
>
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> John Wilkins
> "And this is a damnable doctrine" - Charles Darwin, Autobiography
>
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Charles C.
(John Wilkins) wrote:
>Charles C. <charles_casey@opt_online.net> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 17:34:35 +0000 (UTC), "Frank Reichenbacher"
>> <fr...@bio-con.com> wrote:
>>
>> <SNIP> Great stuff but I have to ask. . .
>> >
>> >A genetic survey indicated that about 1 in every 12 men in Asia and 1 in 200
>> >worldwide, harbors a form of the Y chromosome tied to Ghenghis Khan or the
>> >men of his armies. 163:91. http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/97/13/6927
>> >http://tinyurl.com/2bshe
>>
>> When did they find the time to fight?
>
>8 hours for sleep, two hours to take care of the horses, 20 seconds
>for... you know... still leaves 13 hours, 59 minutes and 40 seconds for
>fighting every day.
Ouch! Give them a little more credit than 20 seconds; maybe that's the
true origins of the term "Minutemen".
Harlequin
news:eb7300p6qm9jk44v6...@4ax.com:
> On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 17:34:35 +0000 (UTC), "Frank Reichenbacher"
> <fr...@bio-con.com> wrote:
>
> <SNIP> Great stuff but I have to ask. . .
>>
>>A genetic survey indicated that about 1 in every 12 men in Asia and 1
>>in 200 worldwide, harbors a form of the Y chromosome tied to Ghenghis
>>Khan or the men of his armies. 163:91.
>>http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/97/13/6927
>>http://tinyurl.com/2bshe
>
> When did they find the time to fight?
Humor noted, but it seems that armies have plenty of time
for ... well ... interaction with the ladies.
Consider World War II. A lot of sex happened in it.
Quite a few (actually most) of the American troops had flings
in Europe (or at least a vistit to the brothel. Ever see one of
those old films of the army doctors telling the troops to
use rubbers? Enough sex was going on that sexually
transmitted diseases was a concern.
And consider what happened when countries where liberated
from the Nazis: girl friends of the German troops got
beaten up (or worse). And then there was the rapes.
As part of the pay back, the Russian troops systematically
raped German women as they advanced into Germany.
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